Education:

•   Ph. D (Nanotechnology), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India. July,2005- March, 2011.

Ph.D thesis: Spectroscopic Studies of Diameter Dependent Properties, Defects and Defect Engineering in Single-walled and Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes.

•   M. Sc (Physics, Spl. Cond. Matt. Phys), Ranchi University, Ranchi, 1^st Div.  Aug, 2002 - July, 2005.

Master thesis: Quantum confinement in a cylindrically symmetric finite wall potential well

•   B. Sc  (Phy-Honors ),  St. Xavier’s college, Ranchi  1^st Div, July, 1999-Aug, 2002.

Experience / Position held

[1]        Assistant Professer, Department of Physics, Birla Insitute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi  (June-2017 – at present).

[2]        DST-Inspire Faculty (Assistant Professer), Division of Material Physics and Engineering, National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi (Jan-2014 – June, 2017).

              [3]        Brain-Korea21 Post-doctoral Fellow, Nano-Optics group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, People Republic of Korea (June, 2011- Jan, 2014).

Fellowships / Awards:

1. Inspire Faculty Award (Physical Science), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India (2013).

2. Brain-Korea 21 Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Nano-Optics Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Korea. June, 2011-Feb, 2013.

3. Senior Research Fellowship, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India. October 2008 - September 2010.

Member:

1. American Physical Society (APS) – Annual member

2. Indian Carbon Society – Life member

3. Material Research Society of India (MRSI)- Life member

3. Electron Microscope Society of India – Life member

4. Plasma Science Society of India (PSSI)- Life member

5. Ion-beam society of India (IBS) – Life Member