2025–present Research Fellow, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Australia. With Prof. Akshat Tanksale and Prof. Murali Sastry, ARC Research Hub for Carbon Utilisation and Recycling.
2023–2025 Research Fellow, School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Australia. With Prof. Stefan Maier.
2020–2023 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Exeter, United Kingdom. With Prof. Bill Barnes, in collaboration with Prof. Graham Leggett, University of Sheffield.
2013–2015 Project Assistant, Computational Photonics Laboratory, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. With Assoc. Prof. Murugesan Venkatapathi.
2015–2020 PhD in Physics, University of Exeter, United Kingdom, in the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Metamaterials. Supervisors: Prof. Bill Barnes and Prof. Geoff Nash. Thesis: Strong Coupling of Molecular Vibrational Resonances.
2011–2013 M.Tech. in Nanotechnology, VIT University, India (CGPA 8.56), with thesis research at IIT Madras on Fourier-plane imaging of localised surface plasmon resonances.
2007–2011 B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Gujarat University, India (first class with distinction).
2026 Lead investigator, Monash Engineering Early Career Researcher Support and Enabling Scheme
2026 Lead investigator, Monash Engineering Australia/Malaysia Travel Scheme, with A/Prof Lling-Lling Tan, Monash University Malaysia
2026 Co-proposer, Australian Synchrotron SAXS merit beamtime award (proposal AS263/SAXS/27059)
2026 Co-proposer, ANSTO Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering SANS beamtime (proposal 25493)
2025 Travel Award, Gordon Research Conference on Catalysis (Conference Chair’s award)
2022–2023 Principal Investigator, Royal Society (United Kingdom) International Exchanges grant
2015–2019 International PhD studentship, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Metamaterials, University of Exeter
2011–2013 Merit and DST scholarships for Master’s study
Department Laser Safety Officer, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University (2025–present)
Member, Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University
Peer reviewer for Advanced Materials, Advanced Optical Materials, ACS Photonics, Laser & Photonics Reviews, Nanoscale, Nanophotonics and Discover Nano
Postdoctoral representative, Physics Inclusivity Working Group, University of Exeter (2020–2023)
Advisor, SPIE Student Chapter, University of Exeter (2021–2023)
Organising committee, IONS conference, University of Exeter (2019)