Sep. 2024 - Present
Postdoctoral fellow
Haifa,
Israel.
Lady Davis Postdoctoral Fellowship
Material Sciences and Engineering Faculty, Technion Israel Institute of Technology.
Advisor: Prof. Avner Rothschild, FRSC
Project Title: Waste to fuel- Conversion of organic solvents to valuable products electrochemically
Sep.2023 - Aug. 2024
Postdoctoral Fellow
Haifa,
Israel.
Technion Postdoctoral Fellowship
Material Sciences and Engineering Faculty, Technion Israel Institute of Technology.
Advisor: Prof. Avner Rothschild, FRSC
Project Title: ERC project - Decoupled water electrolysis for green hydrogen production.
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Worked on the cathode part to develop an efficient electrode for decoupled water electrolysis.
Jan. 2018 - May 2021
Ph.D. in Nanoscience and Technology
Coimbatore,
Tamil Nadu, India.
DST - SERB Research Fellow
Department of Science and Technology (DST) - Department of Science and Engineering Board (SERB), Govt. of India and Bharathiar University.
Advisor: Prof. N. Ponpandian, FRSC, FASCh
Project Title: Au-supported WO3/Graphene Nanohybrids as Highly Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitter for Hydrogen Production.
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A strong background in the Chemical synthesis technique - hydrothermal to achieve fascinating morphologically tuned metal-oxide structures from 0D to 3D.
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Sound knowledge of electrochemistry techniques required to study the Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) for overall water splitting.
Dec. 2015 - Apr. 2016
M.Sc. in Nanoscience and Technology
Hyderabad, Telengana, India.
Project Fellow
Defense Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL) - Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Govt. of India.
Advisor: Dr. Adiraj Srinivas, Scientist ‘E’
Research Area: Deposition of piezoelectric ceramics by Pulsed Laser Deposition Technique for sensor applications (later submitted as Master's thesis at Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu, INDIA).
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Studied the use of piezoelectric ceramics such as BaTiO3, CaTiO3, and ZrTiO3 to form a nanocomposite (BCZT) and using the Pulsed Laser deposition Technique deposited the composite on a Platinum substrate and determined its mechanical properties for sensor applications.
May - Jul. 2015
M.Sc. in Nanoscience and Technology
Tiruchirapalli,
Tamil Nadu,India.
Summer Research Intern
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirapalli
Research Area: Magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications
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Studied the use of Magnetic nanoparticles (MNP’s) such as magnetite (Fe3O4) and cobalt (Co) for the treatment of cancer tumors using Magnetic Hyperthermia.
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Gained in-depth knowledge in analyzing X-Ray Diffraction data using expert High-score and Origin software.
Dec. 2014
Winter Research Intern - Astronomy and Astrophysics School Program (IAAS)
M.Sc. in Nanoscience and Technology
Trivandrum,
Kerala, India.
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)
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I was selected among 40 students all over the country to get acquainted with the basics of Astronomy, Techniques of astronomical observations, Star formation, and High energy astrophysics.
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Astronomical images were analyzed using IRAF and VIREO software in lab sessions.
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Night sky observations were carried out using an 8-inch telescope.
Jun. 2013
B.Sc. in Physics
Coimbatore,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Summer intern student
Evergreen Solar system
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Studied the science behind photovoltaic systems and got acquainted with the construction of solar panels for commercial purposes.
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Acquired experience in the maintenance of solar panels and batteries.