About PI
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Bachelor of Science Aug, 2007 - July, 2010; Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira (Belurmath), University of Calcutta
Master of Science Aug, 2010 - July, 2012; Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science
Doctor of Philosophy Aug, 2012 - Sep, 2017; Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science
Research Associate Sep, 2017 - Jun, 2018; Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science
Postdoctoral RA Jul, 2018-April, 2021, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Gottingen, Germany
Postdoctoral RA Sep, 2021-Sep, 2023; Department of Chemistry, UVA and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, USA.
AWARDS/ FELLOWSHIPS
1. Awarded with “Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE Fellowship)” from the Indian govt. (DST) in 2007-2010 for top ranking in 10th and 12th standards.
2. Secured rank 26 (All India Ranking) in the IIT JAM-2010 exam and was selected for the MSc program in Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.
3. Selected for the Integrated Ph.D.-2010 program at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.
4. Selected for the Integrated Ph.D.-2010 program in Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore.
5. Secured rank 90 (AIR) in the “Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (NET-CSIR)” exam in 2012. The CSIR National Eligibility Test (NET) is a test to determine eligibility for college and university-level lectureships and the award of a Junior Research Fellowship.
6. Awarded with “Junior Research Fellowship” in 2012 for Ph.D. at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
7. Awarded with “Senior Research Fellowship” in 2014 for Ph.D. at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
8. Awarded with “Bhaskara Advanced Solar Energy Fellowship (BASE)” from the Indian government (DST, IUSSTF) in 2015. To nurture future innovators in Solar Energy, the BASE fellowship - a dynamic and transformative program has been developed to foster contacts between students and scientists from India and the USA.
9. Selected for the 67th Nobel Laureates Meeting held on 25-30 June 2017 in Lindau, Germany. The aim is to bring together Nobel laureates and young scientists to foster scientific exchange between different generations and cultures.
10. Awarded with “IdEx Bordeaux International Post-doctoral fellowship-2018” from the University of Bordeaux, France, for postdoctoral research in Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal (Declined).
11. Awarded with “Alexander Von Humboldt research fellowship-2019” from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s for postdoctoral research in the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Göttingen, Germany.