Academic Highlights

2006 to till date          Senior Scientist, Fuel Cell Materials Center, National Institute of Materials Science, Japan

2004 to 2006              ICYS fellow, National Institute of Materials Science, Japan

2000 to 2003:             Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (November 2003)

                                    Title: ‘Pore size engineering and characterization of modified    SBA-1, SBA-15, MCM-41 and mesoporous carbon molecular sieves: A study of protein adsorption’

1998 to 1999              Honors in Diploma of Computer Applications, Computer Software Centre, Chennai, India

1996 to 1998:             Master of Science in General Chemistry from Manonmaniam Sundarnar University, Tirunelveli, India

1993 to 1996:             Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Manonmaniam Sundarnar University, Tirunelveli, India

1991 to 1993:             HSC (Higher Secondary Certificate – XII^th standard) from Government Higher Secondary School, Arumanai, Tamil Nadu, India

1990 to 1991:             SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate – X^th standard) Government Higher Secondary School, Arumanai, Tamil Nadu, India 

Experience_______________________________________________________

Research

June 2003 to January 2004: Worked as a Post doctoral Researcher at Kaiserslautern University of Technology, Germany.

January 2001 to June 2003: Worked as Research Scientist at Kaiserslautern University of Technology, Germany

October 1999 to January 2001: Worked as Junior Research Fellow in the Sponsored Research Project entitled‚ ‘‘Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity of mesoporous aluminophosphate-based molecular sieves’’, sponsored by Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai, India

Internship

July 2002 to Sept. 2002: Selected for the Global European Research Internship Programme 2002 as Excellent Research fellow, to get a deeper insight into the Research and Development work done at Procter & Gamble, Germany. The training exposure encompasses the Presentation Skills, Time Management, Quality Management and Safety Training.

Dec. 1999 to Jan. 2000: Attended the Orientation Programme in Catalysis Research sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, IIT, Chennai, India

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