A career at the intersection of chemistry, materials & heritage.
From TWAS postdoctoral research in Brazil to leading the STAR College Scheme and the CIEL Technology Business Incubator — a two-decade journey in teaching, research and science communication.
Education
- 2011–12TWAS-CNPq Postdoctoral FellowCentro de Ciências, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil
- 2006Ph.D. in ChemistryUniversity of DelhiSynthesis, Physico-chemical and Thermal Characterization of Organometallic Complexes with ligands containing N-, S-as donor atoms. (Advisor: Prof. N. K. Kaushik)
- 2001M.Sc. (Inorganic Chemistry)Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi
- 1999B.Sc. (Hons.) ChemistryHindu College, University of Delhi
Positions Held
- Aug 2021 – PresentProfessor (Academic Level 14)Department of Chemistry, ARSD College, University of Delhi
- 2015 – 2018Senior Assistant Professor (Level 12)Department of Chemistry, ARSD College, University of Delhi
- 2015 – 2021Member Secretary / Incubator ManagerCentre for Innovation & Entrepreneurial Leadership (CIEL), TBI, MoMSME, GoI
- 2014 – 2020Member Secretary / Overall CoordinatorSTAR College Scheme, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
- 2007 – 2009Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Chemistry, ARSD College, University of Delhi
A quarter-century in chemistry — in seven moments.
From an undergraduate at Hindu College to a National Coordinator of India’s largest science festival — a walk through the milestones that shaped a career.
B.Sc. Chemistry (Hons.), Hindu College
Undergraduate degree from Hindu College, University of Delhi — the beginning of a life in the lab.
Ph.D., University of Delhi
Doctoral research on organometallic complexes with N-, S-donor ligands under Prof. N.K. Kaushik.
TWAS Postdoctoral Fellow, Brazil
Awarded the TWAS-CNPq fellowship at Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza — an international research chapter.
CIEL Technology Business Incubator
Pivotal role in establishing the Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurial Leadership with MoMSME support.
47th IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, Paris
UGC International Travel Award for work on trimetallic Ti–V–M oxide nanocomposites via the sol–gel route.
Elevated to Professor (Level 14)
Promoted to full Professor at ARSD College and appointed Secretary of Indraprastha Vigyan Bharati.
National Coordinator, IISF 2025
Leading the India International Science Festival at Panchkula — the country’s flagship science outreach event.
“Science is not only what we do in the lab — it is the story we tell our students, the wisdom we recover from our past, and the future we build together.”
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