Positions held at Department of Chemistry, University
of Delhi, Delhi:
Senior Professor
(2019-present);
Professor
(2009-2019);
Associate
Professor (2006-2009);
Reader (2003-2006).
2002-2003: Isermann
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, Materials Science group of Prof. Sanat Kumar,
``Founded in 1824, Rensselaer is the USA's oldest
technological university and also in the English-speaking world. The
institute is known for its success in the transfer of technology from the
laboratory to the marketplace.``
2001-2002, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering,
Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A. Penn State Polymer Physics Group of Prof. Sanat Kumar and Prof. Ralph H. Colby ``Pennsylvania State University is a
renowned university in the US, especially with outstanding research on
inorganic materials that is famous around the world.``
1999-2001: Theoretical Polymer Physics, Albert-Ludwigs University, Freiburg,
Germany.
Theoretical Polymer Physics Group of Prof.
Dr. Alexander Blumen ``Albert
Ludwigs University of Freiburg, was founded 1457 in Freiburg
by the Habsburgs
and is one of the oldest universities in Germany. The university is one of Germany`s most prestigious
and a leading research as well as teaching institution in Europe.``
1997- 1998: IRC in Polymer Sci. & Tech., Univ. of Leeds, Leeds, U.K. Polymers and Complex
Fluids Group of Prof. T. C. B. McLeish, F.R.S.
``The University of Leeds is recognized as an outstanding
centre of excellence in the globally active research field of polymers and
complex fluids.``
1995-1996: College de France, Physique de la Matiere Condensee, Paris, France
with the Nobel Laureate Professor Pierre-Gilles De Gennes.
``The College de France,
which is an institute of higher education where basic research is jointly
pursued and taught, was founded by Francois I, King of France from 1515 to 1547. Since its foundation,
the role of the College has been conditioned by two factors its members are
elected by the Professors from amongst eminent French scholars in a wide range
of subjects; it does not set examinations nor does it award diplomas. The
teaching does not deal with established knowledge but with knowledge in the
making; it changes every year, in accordance with the latest research and has
no pre-established pattern. The
College de France is organized by chairs covering the whole range of
disciplines. No university rank is required of the person who is put
forward; all that count is the
importance and originality of his or her work.``
1993-1995: C.M.T.U., J.
N. Center
for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore.
Research Fellow
1986-1993:
Dept. of Inorganic & Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Theoretical
Electrochemistry Group of Prof. S. K. Rangarajan,
FTWAS, FNA, FASc ``1893, on board a ship called ‘Empress of India`
sailing from Yokohama in Japan to Vancouver in Canada, an idea was born in a
conversation between two extraordinary Indians - Jamshedji
Tata, a great industrialist,
and Swami Vivekananda, a great savant. Commenting on
Tata’s plans to start a steel mill, Vivekananda is believed to have told him
that while manufacturing technology could be imported, India needed a
base where research in science could thrive. The concept took seed in Tata`s
mind and in 1909; the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) was set up in
Bangalore.
``According to journal
Current Science IISc currently ranks first in India
in terms of research output (citation and impact factor). It also ranks first
among Indian universities (and South Asian universities) in the ``Academic
ranking of world universities`` conducted by the SJTU, China.``