Curriculum Vitae
Research positions, education, honours, and academic service.
Academic Positions
2025 – Present
Associate Lecturer
Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology — The University of Queensland
2024 – Present
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology & School of Chemical Engineering — The University of Queensland
2024 – 2024
Postdoctoral Research Associate
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering & School of Biomedical Engineering — UNSW Sydney
2023 – 2024
Casual Research Fellow
Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology — The University of Queensland
2023 – 2023
Casual Academic Staff
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering — The University of Queensland
2018 – 2019
Junior Research Fellow
Semiconductor Nanomaterials and Device Laboratory, Amrita Centre for Nanosciences — Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Visiting Researcher & Collaborations
2026 – Present
Sadhanala Group (Advanced Materials and Electrochemistry)
Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE) — Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India
2025 – Present
Nirat Ray Group (Optoelectronics)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering — IIT Delhi, India
2025 – Present
Motta Group (Surface Science)
School of Chemistry & Physics — Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
2025 – Present
Eguchi Group (Optical Functional Control Chemistry)
School of Materials Design Engineering — Waseda University, Shinjuku, Japan
2025 – Present
Phan Group (Flexible Nano and Micro Electronics)
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering — UNSW, Sydney, Australia
2023 – Present
Nakagawa Group (Optoelectronics)
Institute for Global Science and Knowledge — Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
2024
Rogers Group (Flexible Biomedical Devices)
Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics — Northwestern University, IL, USA
2024
Jeremy Crook Group (Organoids)
Sydney School of Medical Sciences & Chris O'Brien Lifehouse — University of Sydney, Australia
Education
2020 – 2024
Doctor of Philosophy — Materials Science & Biomedical Engineering
The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
2016 – 2018
Master of Technology — Nanotechnology & Renewable Energy
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, India
2012 – 2016
Bachelor of Engineering — Electrical & Electronics Engineering
RMK College of Engineering & Technology (Anna University), Chennai, India
Awards, Grants & Honours
2026
UQ–IITD Joint Research Grant (CI) — 270,000 AUD
Joint research grant with PhD student, 2026–2030
2026
JST-ERATO International Travel Grant — 5,000 AUD
Yamauchi Materials Space-Tectonics Project
2026
Sustainability Research Fund — 1,500 AUD
Advanced Manufacturing course student research fund, UQ
2024
UNSW Research Infrastructure Scheme (Co-CI) — 30,000 AUD
Rohde & Schwarz Vector Network Analyser
2024
JST-ERATO Yamauchi Travel Grant — 2,000 AUD
International conference travel support
2024
Nominated for Dean's Award for Best Thesis
The University of Queensland
2023
UQ HDR International Travel Grant — 3,000 AUD
The University of Queensland
2021
Best Oral Presentation Award
International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering (ICMSE-2021), Brisbane
2020
UQ Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship — 106,344 AUD
Full PhD scholarship, Australian Government Department of Education
2016
DST Nano Mission Living Allowance Scholarship — 300,000 INR
Government of India, M.Tech (2016–2018)
2016
Best Thesis Project Award — B.E. 2016
Anna University — Ranked 74th (University), 4th (Department)
Teaching
2025 – Present
MATE 7013: Advanced Manufacturing
Lecturer & Lab Demonstrator (Graduate Level) — The University of Queensland
2023 – Present
MATE 6301: Nanomaterials
Tutor & Lab Demonstrator (Undergraduate & Graduate) — The University of Queensland
2018 – 2019
Semiconductor Nanomaterials and Devices
Teaching Assistant & Training-in-Charge — Amrita Centre for Nanosciences, Kerala
Publication Metrics
Source: Google Scholar
Technical Skills
Materials Development
Device Fabrication
Characterisation
Software
Academic Service
- Reviewer — Applied Surface Science, Chemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier)
- Reviewer — Biosensors; Diagnostics; Applied Sciences; Chemosensors (MDPI)
- Reviewer — Journal of Materials Chemistry A; RSC Green Chemistry; RSC Advances (RSC)
- Supervisor — 3 PhDs, 1 Visiting PhD (Yonsei University), 3 Masters, 1 UG Research (UQ)
- Member — Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), Early Career (2025–)
- Member — National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) (2015–)