Research Experience

Postdoctoral Associate, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, November 2021 – Present.
Research Intern, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua City, Taiwan ROC, December 2017 – April 2018.
- Project name: Calculation of thermoelectric transport properties using Boltztrap – an algorithm for calculating band structure-dependent quantities
- Advisor: Dr. Chia-Jyi Liu, Distinguished Professor
Research Associate at International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, Hyderabad, India from May 2017 - November 2017.
- Project name: Ambient Condition Curable Transparent Super Hydrophobic Coating for Easy to Clean Applications funded by National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), India.
- Advisor: Dr. S. Sakthivel, Scientist-F & Team Leader
Post Graduate Research Trainee, International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, Hyderabad, India from May 2016 - May 2017.
- Project name: Easy to clean coatings for solar PV panels
- Advisor: Dr. S. Sakthivel, Scientist-F & Team Leader

Educational Career

Ph.D., Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan ROC, from September 2018 to July 2021.
- Research work: Effect of Metal-Free Dopants in Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Devising Electrochemical Sensors
- Advisor: Prof. Shen-Ming Chen, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan
M. Tech., Nanoscience & Technology, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore, INDIA, from September 2013 to July 2015.
- Research work: Development of Transparent Conducting Oxide (TCO) Bilayer Thin Film for Solar Cells
- Advisor: Prof. Periyasamy Thilakan, Pondicherry University, India
B. E., Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering & Technology, Pollachi, INDIA, from June 2010 to July 2013.
- Research work: Finger Print based Door Authentication System
Diploma, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Rudhraveni Muthuswamy Polytechnic College, Palappampatti, INDIA, from June 2007 to July 2010.