Academic Position
- Associate Professor: NIT Rourkela (2020 – present)
- Assistant Professor: NIT Rourkela (May 2012 – 2019)
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)
Award and Recognition
- Material resources program 2017 (DAAD, Germany)
- Visiting research faculty 2021 (Jacobs University Bremen, Germany)
- Research stay for academicians 2021 (DAAD, Germany)
Memberships
- Member of Orissa Chemical Society
- Member of Who’ Who in Fluorescence
- Member of Indian Photobiology Society
- Member of American Chemical Society
- Member of Protein Society
- Member of Biophysical Society