2009-present: Professor,
2006-2009: Associate Professor, 2003-2006: Reader. Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
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, FRS.
``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.``