About Me:

I (born June 1986) obtained B.Sc. (2006), M.Sc. (2008), and M. Phil. (2009) degree from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur and later moved to National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune. I did Ph.D. (2010 - 2014) in Chemistry at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune and further pursued Post-doctoral Research at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore. My research interest is to investigate proton conducting materials, electrolytes and polymer membranes for energy applications.

Ph.D. Thesis: Atomistic Investigation of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Nanostructure and Dynamics of Molecular Transport in Fuel Cells. Weblink

[Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Arun Venkatnathan]  

Education:

• M. Sc., Physical Chemistry (2006-2008)
  Department of Chemistry,  University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
   
• M. Phil., Energy (2008-2009)
  Center for Non-Conventional Energy Resources, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
   
• Ph. D., Chemistry (2010-2014)
  Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune.

Professional Experience:

• Assistant Professor (DST INSPIRE Faculty) (19.07.2017 - till date)
  Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer
   
• Assistant Professor, DST INSPIRE Faculty (06.07.2015 - 17.07.2017)
  Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh
   
• Assistant Professor, DST INSPIRE Faculty (11.03.2015 - 03.07.2015)
  Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shekhawati University, Sikar
   
• ​Post-doctoral Research Associate (03.02.2014 - 10.03.2015)
  Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
   
• Project Assistant (26.08.2009 - 16.12.2009)
  Polymer Science & Engineering Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune

Awards & Fellowships:

• Best Poster Presentation Award (2019) in Theoretical Chemistry Symposium TCS-2019 held at BITS Pilani from Feb. 13-16, 2019.  
   
• SERB - International Travel Support (2016) for EMN Meeting on Fuel Cell held at Jeju, KOREA-ROK.
   
• DST INSPIRE Faculty Award (2014) by Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi.
   
• Rajat Jayanti Science Communication Fellowship (2011) by National Council of Science & Technology, DST, New-Delhi.
   
• UGC-Junior and Senior Research Fellowship (2010-2014)
   
• GATE Fellowship in Chemical Science (2009)

Memberships:

• Life Time Member of Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) [LM 1847].
• Member of American Chemical Society [Annual Membership - 2017]