07/2023-Present: Reader-F, School of Chemical Sciences, NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

12/2020-06/2023: Assistant Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

12/2017-08/2020: Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow
                            Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstr. 1, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
                            (Advisor: Prof. Bettina V. Lotsch)
09/2016-09/2017: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
                            Technische Universität Dresden (TU-Dresden), Dresden-01069, Germany
                            (Advisor: Prof. Xinliang Feng)

07/2011-04/2017: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), AcSIR, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India

                                    [Advisor(s): Prof. Rahul Banerjee and Prof. Ulhas K. Kharul]

07/2008-06/2010: Master of Chemistry (MSc.), Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

07/2005-06/2008: Bachelor of Chemistry (BSc.), Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 

1. Scientific Editor, Results in Chemistry - Elsevier (From Feb. 2026)

2. Merck Young Scientist Award (Winner - 2025) 

3. ChemComm (RSC) Emerging Investigators 2025

4. Research Rising Star Award by Aseanian Membrane Society (AMS-MDPI), 2025

5. Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore (2024)

6. Head of Max Planck Partner Group appointed by Max Planck Society, Germany (2024)

7. Prof. RC Tripathy Memorial Award 2023, Odisha Chemical Society (OCS) (2024)

8. Odisha Young Scientist Award, Odisha Bigyan Academy, DST, Govt. of Odisha (2024)

9. Vishnu Ji Ram Memorial Award, ISCBC-22, BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India (2022)

10. Associate Editor, Frontiers in Chemistry (July 2022 - Nov. 2025)

11. DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award, Govt. of India (2019)

12. Thermax-ASSET Award (Medal and Cash) for Best Ph.D. Thesis (2017)

13. Alexander von Humboldt Post-Doctoral Fellowship (2016)

14. Best Research Scholar Award (Cash and Citation), NCL-Research Foundation (2015)

15. International Travel Grant Award, SERB-DST, Govt. of India (2015)

16. All India CSIR-UGC-NET-JRF and SRF, (2011-2016)

17. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering [GATE], (2011)

18. HariHara Mishra Scholarship (Rank in M.Sc.), Utkal University, Odisha (2009-2010)

19. Susilabati Khosla Award (2003)

1. Life member of the Society for Polymer Science, India (SPSI - LM888)

2. Life member of the Indian Membrane Society (IMS - LM275)

3. Life member of the Society for Materials Chemistry (SMC - 2161)

4. Life Member of the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI, LM4765)

5. Life member of the Materials Research Society of India (MRSI, LMB3907)

6. Member of the American Chemical Society (MACS: 30713471)

7. Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC: 807407)

8. Patron Member of the Odisha Chemical Society (OCS, PM/168/19)

9. Life member of the Indian Crystallographic Association (ICA, LM429)

1. Joint-secretary, Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Bhubaneswar Chapter

2. Member of the Board of Studies, Dhenkanal (Auto) College, Odisha

3. Member of the central library committee, NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha

4. President of Faculty club, NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha 

5. Member of the Crèche committee, NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha

6. Member of the UGCS-SCS, NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha

7. Member of the SRFP selection committee, IASc, Bengaluru 

1. Introductory Chemistry (C101)

2. Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry (C307)

3. Physical Methods in Chemistry (C306, CH606 and C804)

4. Molecular Spectroscopy and Group Theory (C302)

5. Chemical Rate Processes (C402)

6. Separation Science and Technology (CHE574, CHE674, CHE925)

7. Physical Chemistry Laboratory (C243 and C343)

1. Co-Convenor, MRSI-36th AGM & 7th IMC and ICEM, Dec. 17-20, 2025

2. Treasurer, NSRP-2025, January 23-25, 2025

3. Convenor, PARAM-2025, January 17-18, 2025

4. Convenor, 1st International Conference “ePorMat-2021” July 29-30, 2021

1. Invited talk at MPI-Microstructure Physics, Halle, Germany_June 2026

2. Invited talk at MPI-Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany_June 2026

3. Invited talk at ChemTalks, Thieme Chemistry_Mar 2026

4. Invited talk at Dept. of Chemistry, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar_Mar 2026

5. Invited talk at RAIMS26, Dept. of Chemistry, VSSUT, Burla_Mar 2026

6. Chief guest address on National Science Day, Govt. Women's College, Sambalpur_Feb 2026.

7. Invited talk at MSSW26, Dept. of Chemistry, Rajendra University_Feb 2026

8. Invited talk at Dept. of Chemistry, Sambalpur University_Feb 2026

9. Invited talk at RACS26, Govt. Women's College, Sambalpur_Feb 2026

10. Invited talk at IMS-MDCS26, IIT Bombay_Feb 2026

11. Invited talk at MOFES26, JNCASR, Bengaluru_Jan 2026

12. Invited talk at CSF25, NIT Rourkela, Odisha_Dec 2025

13. Invited talk at NPCD, BJB College Bhubaneswar, Odisha_Nov 2025

14. Invited talk at CIPET Bhubaneswar, Odisha_Oct 2025

15. Outreach Popular Science Lecture at NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha_Oct 2025

16. Invited talk at SSR Workshop, NIT Rourkela, Odisha_Oct 2025

17. Invited talk at RISE Lecture Series, VIT University, Vellore_Oct 2025

18. Invited talk at CSIR-CLRI, Chennai_Oct 2025

19. Invited talk at Auto. University of Barcelona, Spain_Sept 25

20. Invited talk at AMS-15, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia_Aug 25

21. Invited talk at AMEES-May. 25, IIT Bhubaneswar

22. Invited talk at IINCM-Mar. 25, IISER Pune

23. Invited talk at Dept. of Chemistry, VSSUT-Feb. 2025, Burla, Odisha

24. Invited talk at MEEHCON. Dec. 2024, NIT Calicut, Kerala

25. Invited talk at NTCS-OCS-Nov. 2024, Bhadrak (Auto.) College, Bhadrak, Odisha

26. Invited talk at Oct. 2024, Angul (Govt. Auto.) College, Angul, Odisha

27. Invited talk at AFMC24-Sept 2024 at SoA University, Bhubaneswar

28. Oral talk at MOF24-July 2024 at Suntech city, Singapore

29. Invited talk at SESTEC-July 2024 at HSNC University, Mumbai

30. Invited talk at TU Dresden-June 2024 at Dresden, Germany

31. Invited talk at MPI-FKF-June 2024 at Stuttgart, Germany

32. Invited talk at Chemistry MEET-2024-Mar. 2024 at IISER Berhampur, Odisha

33. Invited talk at ICFMPT-2024-Mar. 2024 at IOP Bhubaneswar, Odisha

34. Invited talk at FMCS-Jan. 2024 at ICT Bhubaneswar, Odisha

35. Invited talk at MRSI-AGM-Dec. 2023 at IIT BHU, Vanarasi

36. Invited talk at RCSRT-OCS-Nov. 2023, Dhenkanal (Auto.) College, Dhenkanal, Odisha

37. Invited Lecture for FDP-May 2023, MSCB University, Baripada, Odisha

38. Invited talk at Kashmir University (May 2023), Kashmir

39. Invited talk at NBL-May 2023, NIT Srinagar, Kashmir

40. Plenary talk in NCCE-Mar. 2023 at Sardar Patel University, V. V. Nagar, Gujarat

41. Invited talk at EMEE-Mar. 2023, IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand

42. Invited talk at ISCBC-Dec. 2022, BIT Mesra, Ranchi

43. Chief guest lecture (Apr. 2022) at Dhenkanal (Auto.) College, Dhenkanal, Odisha

44. Invited talk at ITER (Oct. 2021), SoA University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

45. Guest speaker (Sept. 2021) at Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, Bangalore, Karnataka

46. Organized 1st International conference “ePorMat - July 2021”

47. Invited speaker in “EFCS-Feb. 2021” at Hindol Degree College, DKL, Odisha

48. Invited speaker in “RAEM-Dec. 2020” at Centurion University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

49. Invited speaker in “RAMC- Sept. 2020” at OCS-DKL (Auto.) College, Odisha

50. Invited speaker in “ESMAC-Aug. 2020” at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

51. Oral in “1st Chemical Science Symposium” 2019, London, UK

52. Oral in “14th Int. conf. on materials chemistry (MC14)” 2019, Birmingham, UK

53. Keynote speaker, “National Science Day-2019” KIIT University, Odisha, India

Journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie, Nature Protocol, Nature Synthesis, Nature Communication, Nature Sustainability, Chemical Science, Chemical Communications, Chemical Society Reviews, Chemistry of Materials, Advanced Materials, ACS Catalysis, Materials Horizons, Dalton Transactions, Tetrahedron, Small etc.

Total articles reviewed: >150

Proposals: BRNS, OSHE