Biographical Sketch
Education
- Ph.D. in Physics
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, India
Employment
- Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India
- Professor (December 2021)
- Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India
- Associate Professor (December 2015-2021)
- BPCL Innovation Awards
- Recipient of SERB Power Fellowship
- IOP Publishing Top Cited Author Award (India)
- TWAS Young Affiliate
- SERB Women Excellence Award
- Member of National Science Academy, India (NASI)
- Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Appreciation
- DST Young Scientist Research Award
- Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Appreciation
- Associate of Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS)
- INSA Medal for Young Scientists (Material Science & Engineering) Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Post Doctoral Fellowship, CalTech California Institute of Technology
Honors and Awards
- Nodal Officer Vigyan Jyoti scheme for girl students in STEM areas (Program by Department of Science and Technology)
- Co-Convener Kishore Vaigyanik Protshan Yojana (KVPY) (2016-present) (Program by Department of Science and Technology)
- Hostel warden (2011-2019)
- Member and counsellor of students’ affair committee, IISc (2018-Present)
- Member of women empowerment, children activities and recreation (WeCare), IISc (2018-present)
- Member of Committee on Revision of Tuition Fee for all degree programmes at IISc.
- Member of undergraduate admission committee
Professional activities
- Member of IIT alumni Centre Bengaluru
- Associate Editor of RSC Advances
- Associate Editor of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
- Member, Material Research Society (MRS), USA
- Member, American Physical Society (APS), USA
- Member, IEEE, USA
- Life Member, Instrumentation Society of India (ISI)
- Life Member, Material Research Society India (MRSI)