EDUCATION

Ph.D. (1998) Columbia University, New York USA.
M.Phil. (1997) Columbia University, New York USA.
M.Sc. (1993) Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India.
B.Sc. (Hons.) (1991) Calcutta University, India.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Professor (HAG) (2022 - present) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay India.
Professor (2012 - 2022) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay India.
Associate Professor (2007 - 2012) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay India.
Assistant Professor (2003 - 2007) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay India.
Postdoctoral Fellow (2001-2003) University of California Santa Barbara, USA.
Postdoctoral Fellow (1998-2001) Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Symposium Chair, Chemical Catalysis with Sustainability Footprints, Global Virtual Symposium, ACS Fall 2026 Digital Meeting, Aug 23-27, 2026.
Member, ASPIRE Chemical Science Research Committee, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, Govt. of India (2023-2026).
Member, School Board - School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, India (2022-2023).
Core Member, Project Advisory Committee (PAC) on Inorganic & Physical Chemistry, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India (2021-2024).
Council Member, The CRSI (Chemical Research Society of India) (2017-2020).
The CRSI (Chemical Research Society of India) Bronze Medal (2014).
IIT Bombay Research Paper Award (2014, 2012).
Distinguished Lectureship Award, Chemical Society of Japan (2011)
RSC West India Young Scientist Award (2010)
Ajit Memorial Lecture Award, IACS Kolkata, India (2008).
Pegram Award, Columbia University (1997).
Miller Teaching Award, Columbia University (1995).

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER

Associate Editor, TECNOCIENCIA Chihuahua, The Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Mexico (2022 - 2023).
Subject Editor, Indian Journal of Chemistry, CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (NIScPR), New Delhi, India (2022 - present).
Guest Editor, jointly with Prof. David Morales-Morales and Prof. Dorian Polo Cerón for a Special Issue on “Pd Derivatives in Drug Discovery” of the journal Pharmaceuticals, MDPI, (2022).
Editorial Board Member, Main Group Chemistry, IOP Press. (2020-present).
Editorial Advisory Board Member, Organometallics, American Chemical Society (2017-2019).
Editorial Board Member, Polyhedron, Elsevier Publishers.(2011-2023).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Life Member, Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI).
Member, American Chemical Society (ACS) (1997-2019).