Academic Background
- Ph. D. (April 2005) in Physics, Faculty of Science, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin - 682 022 India
- M. Sc. Physics (April - 1999) Department of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Trichy 620 024 India
- B. Sc. Physics (April - 1997) Thiru Vi Ka Government arts College, Tiruvarur, Bharathidasan University, Trichy 620 024 India
- Assistant General Manager - PV Cell and Module Manufacturing Process (Sep 2023), EMMVEE, Bangalore, India
- Senior Manager - Solar Cell Manufacturing & Technology (Mar 2016 - Aug 2023), RenewSys India Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad, India
- Senior Project Manager - Solar Cell Fab (Oct 2012 - Mar 2016) NCPRE, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Deputy Manager - PV Cell/Module Process & Technology (Dec 2007 - Aug 2012) TATA BP Solar India Ltd, Bangalore, India
- Post-Doctoral Research Associate (Sep 2004 - Mar 2005 & Nov 2005 - Nov 2007) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
- Visiting Post-Doctoral Fellow (Apr 2005 - Oct 2005) School of PEMS, University of New South Wales at Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
- Junior Research Fellowship - ISRO RESPOND, Department of Space, Government of India (1999)
- Senior Research Fellowship - ISRO RESPOND, Department of Space, Government of India (2002)
- Endeavor Australia Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships - Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST), Government of Australia: One of the two from India who received the award for the year 2005
- One of the key Managers in developed and implemented 5BB/6BB cells
- One of the key leads in setting up the silicon solar cell pilot line (First industry size silicon fab in India)
- One of the key managers in developing the indigenous silver paste manufacturing (Project is in progress)
- My articles in the Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids and in the Materials Science and Engineering B were listed in the Top 25 hottest articles of the respective journals in the field of Materials Science for July - Sep 2006 and Oct - Dec 2006 respectively
- My article published in Renewable Energy has been in listed the Key Scientific Articles of Renewable Energy Global Innovations
- My biography is included in the Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering 9th edition (2006) Published from United States of America
- My biography is included in the Inaugural Edition of Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century (2007) Published from the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge,London
- My biography is included in the Marquis Who's Who in the World 25th Anniversary Edition (2007) Published from United States of America
- My biography is included in the Marquis Who's Who in the World (2011) Published from United States of America
- My biography is included in the Marquis Who's Who in the World (2013) Published from United States of America
- Potential reviewer - Solar Energy, Surface & Coatings Technology, Materials Characterization, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Int. Journal of Sustainable Energy, Journal of Inorganic, Organometallic Polymers & Materials, Journal of Applied Polymer Science and Journal of Materials Research
- Editorial Board Member, Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology Open Access (2016-)
- Corporate advisory board Member (2021 - ), Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM University, Chennai
- Industry Expert for Academic Curriculum (2021 - ), Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM University, Chennai
- Board of Studies Member
- Department of Physics, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai (2022)
- Department of Physics & Department of Nanotechnology, Karunya University, Coimbatore (2010 - 2012)
- Department of Physics, Alagappa University, Karaikudi (2010-2013) - External Examiner for PhD Thesis Evaluation & Viva-voce
- Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore (2023)
- School of Mechanical Engineering, VIT University, Chennai (2021)
- Department of Physics, SRM University, Chennai (2013 & 2015),
- Department of Nanotechnology, Karunya University, Coimbatore (2012) - Doctoral committee Member (2017 - ) School of Mechanical Engineering, VIT University, Chennai
- Organizing Committee member for International Seminar on Sustainability Issues in water and Energy - Nanotechnology solutions Jan 2020, Organized by PSG College of Tech. Coimbatore
- International advisory committee member for 4th PSG - CNSE Seminar Series on Solar Energy Systems, Innovations & Business Entrepreneurship 2016, Organized by PSG Institute of Advanced Studies Coimbatore
- Renowned metallization paste manufacturers’ R and D lab at Taiwan
- Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Advanced Materials Group, School of PEMS, University of New South Wales @ the Australian Defence Force Academy Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
- Department of Physics, Macqurie University, Sydney NSW 2109, Australia
- Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer Lab, Australian Nuclear Science, Technology Organization (ANSTO), Sydney, NSW 2234, Australia