Profile

Completed M.Sc. (1982-84) and Ph.D. (1984-89) in Chemistry from IIT Chennai, followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. Joined Sacred Heart College in November 1994 and currently serves as a research guide at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, and Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.

A Visiting Scientist at Washington University, USA, with eight Ph.D. students graduated and 70 research articles published in international journals. Research interests include mass spectrometry and computational chemistry (DFT calculations, docking). Actively collaborates with Washington University’s Mass Spectrometry resources and IICT Hyderabad. Member of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry.