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Assistant Professor

Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at BITS Pilani. My research interests include understanding and designing nanoparticle based complex systems for next generation of sensing and catalysis. I also use AI and automation to accelerate science.

• Self-Assembly, Nanoparticle Catalysis, Sensing, Non-equilibrium Systems, AI for Science, Plasmonics

Postdoctoral Researcher

Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

• High Index Nanoparticles, DNA Origami, Plasmonics, Nanoparticle Crystallization

Juan de la Cierva Fellow

Colloidal Systems Chemistry Lab, Centro de Fisica de Materiales, San Sebastian, Spain

• Spherical Nucleic Acids, Self-Assembly, Oscillating Systems, Automation for Nanoparticle Synthesis, Bayesian Optimization, Strong Coupling

Postdoctoral Researcher

Bionanoplasmonics Lab, CIC biomaGUNE, San Sebastian, Spain

• Nanoparticle Synthesis, Self-Assembly, Photothermal Heating, Nanoparticle-Quantum dot Assemblies

Integrated PhD Chemistry (MS + PhD)

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune

Plasmonics, Self-Assembly, Nanoparticle Catalysis, Sensing, Non-equilibrium Systems

BSc (Hons.) Chemistry

Ramjas College, Delhi University

Chemistry