EDUCATION
Utkal University, Orissa, India, 1999 Subjects: Chemistry (Major). Remarks: 1st Class with distinction.
Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Orissa, India, 2001. Major: Physical Chemistry. Remarks: 1st Class
Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, 2010 Thesis title: Synthesis, Characterization and Properties of One-Dimensional Nanostructures Research Advisor: Professor T. Pradeep
Associate Professor
Centre for Nano and Material Sciences
Jain University, Bangalore-562112
Email: s.akshaya@jainuniversity.ac.in
Mob.: +91 9777056086
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Project Assistant : August 2003-March 2004
Project Coordinator: Prof. B. K. Patel, IIT Guwahati, India
Project Assistant : January 2005-July 2005
Project Coordinator: Prof. T. Pradeep, IIT Madras, India
Research Scholar : August 2005-July 2010
Research Advisor: Prof. T. Pradeep, IIT Madras, India
Research Associate : August 2010-August 2011
Research Advisor: Prof. T. Pradeep, IIT Madras, India
Postdoctoral Fellow : September 2011- September 2012
Research Advisor: Prof. Luis M. Liz Marzan, University of Vigo, Spain
Postdoctoral Fellow : April 2013- June 2017
Research Advisor: Prof. Jean-Marie Basset King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Assistant Professor : July 2017- April 2021
Centre for Nano and Materials Sciences (CNMS), Jain University, Bangalore
Associate Professor : May 2021- 2024
Centre for Nano and Materials Sciences (CNMS), Jain University, Bangalore
Professor : 2024
Centre for Nano and Materials Sciences (CNMS), Jain University, Bangalore
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
• Teaching M.Sc. students (Physical Chemistry) at Centre for Nano and Material Sciences (CNMS), Jain University from July 2017 to till now.
• Laboratory classes for undergraduate students, physical chemistry practical-I in the Dept. of Chemistry at IIT Madras for four semesters.
AWARDS
• Research Peace Award 2019-2020, RULA Award powered by World Research Council.
• Secured 94.77 percentile in the prestigious national level examination, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2004 with all India rank 170.
• Junior and Senior Research Fellowship from IIT Madras to pursue Ph.D.