Education

Academic Position

Associate Professor: NIT Rourkela (February 2020 - Present)

Assistant Professor: NIT Rourkela (May 2012 - January 2020)

University Education

  • Ph. D. in Bioorganic-Physical Chemistry with Prof. Werner M. Nau at Jacobs University Bremen (Germany) (2003-2006)

  • M. Tech. in Corrosion Science & Technology at NIT Durgapur (West Bengal, India) (2000-2002)

  • M. Sc. in Physical & Nuclear Chemistry at Utkal University (Odisha, India) (1998-2000)

  • B. Sc. in Chemistry (Hons.) at Utkal University (Odisha, India) (1995-1998)

Research and Teaching Positions

  • Guest Scientist with Prof. Carsten Werner at Max-Bergmann Centre, Dresden (Germany) (2011/2012)

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate with Prof. Petra Schwille at Technical University Dresden (Germany) (2010-2011)

  • Postdoc with Prof. Lila M. Gierasch at University of Massachusetts-Amherst (USA) (2007-2009)

  • Postdoc with Prof. Werner M. Nau at Jacobs University Bremen (Germany) (2006/2007)

  • Visiting Research Scholar with Dr. Uwe Pischel at University of Porto (Portugal) (2005)

  • Research Student with Prof. Claus A. M. Seidel at Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (Goettingen, Germany) (2002/2003)

  • Research Student with Prof. (Late) Surendra Nath Malhotra at Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai (Maharashtra, India) (2001/2002)

Conferences and Seminars

Memberships

  • Member of Orissa Chemical Society

  • Member of Who' Who in Fluorescence

  • Member of American Chemical Society

  • Member of Protein Society

  • Member of Biophysical Society