Education:

2014 - Ph.D, National University of Singapore, Singapore

2009 - M.Sc, University of Hyderabad, India

2006 – B.Sc, Kakatiya University, India


Professional Appointments:

2022 – present: Presidential Fellow, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

2019 – 2022: Ramsay Memorial Fellow, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

2016 – 2019: Research Associate, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

2013 – 2016: Max-Planck Institute postdoctoral fellow, Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research,  Mainz, Germany

2006 – 2007: Senior Executive, Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories, Hyderabad, India


Memberships of Societies:

- Member of Royal Society of Chemistry

- Member of Society of Chemical Industry

- Member of Materials Research Society (MRS, USA)



Awards and honours:

2021     - IUPAC Young Observer, to participate at the 51st IUPAC General Assembly

2021     - Invited to participate in 4th World Laureates Forum as a young scientist

2020    - Researcher of the year, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

​2020    - Presidential Fellowship, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

2019     - Ramsay Memorial Fellowship from the Ramsay Memorial trust and Society of Chemical Industry, UK

2016     - DST-INSPIRE faculty fellowship from DST, India

2015     - Young scientist - Max Planck Fellow award, Max Planck Institute, Germany

2013     - Max Planck Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany

2009    - NanoCore-NUSNNI Graduate Fellowship from National University of Singapore, Singapore