• B.E. (V.T.U. Belgaum)
• M. Tech. (N.I.T. Surathkal)

• Ph.D. (Oakland University, Michigan)

• Teaching: 9 years
• Research: 4 years

• Fate and Transport of Chemicals
• Analytical Methods

• Alternative Energy in Transportation.

• 27 July 2011

Funded Projects

Ongoing

• PI, (Co-PI: Dr. Sham Aan, Dr. R. Suresh). Spatial distribution of Uranium and associated water quality parameters in Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Ramanagara, Kolar and Chikmagalur districts in Karnataka (sanction No: 36(4)/14/36/2016-BRNS), Board of Research in Nuclear Science, Fund amount: Rs. 27,00,000 (2016-2019).

Completed

• Transesterification of Pongamia oil using ionic liquids, Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology Fund amount: Rs. 9,000; 2015
• Transesterification of Pongamia oil using solid catalysts Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology Fund amount: Rs. 5,000; 2014

• UG projects: 3
• PG projects: 1

Publications

Curricular Achievements

1. Provost Graduate Research Award, Oakland University, Michigan, USA, 2008.
2. Adjunct Faculty, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Health and Environmental Chemistry, Oakland University, Michigan, USA, 2008-09
3. Adjunct Faculty, Department of Chemistry, Macomb Community College, Michigan, USA, 2007-08.
4. Research Excellence Award, Oakland University, Michigan, USA, 2005-06.
5. Graduate Student Scholarship, Oakland University, Michigan, USA, 2004-05.
6. Research Associate: Geology Lab, Wayne State University, Michigan, USA, 2004-07.
7. Research Associate: Health and Environmental Chemistry Lab, 2004-07; Bio-Inorganic Lab, Oakland University, Michigan, USA, 2004.
8. Research Associate: Microbiology Lab, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, 2002-03.