I am a research professor in the Materials Science and Engineering department at University of Connecticut, with expertize on materials modeling in multi-scale regime using a combination of first-principles and quantum-chemical tools. I have a decade long experience in developing novel concepts for catalysis research, generating clean energy from fuel cells, and carbon capture for environmental pollution control. Apart from this, my research extends to magnetic, electronic, optical and thermodynamic properties of metal surfaces, complex alloys, nanomaterials and graphene-like (2D) materials for advanced applications.I earned Ph.D. degree in Physics from the University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany) with Magna cum Laude, and a Gold Medalist in MSc. Physics (India). I had postdoctoral experience from the Argonne National Laboratory, which is a strategic destination for advanced science, carrying out research on physics and chemistry of materials. I was nominated for the Blavatnik Regional Award from the UConn School of Engineering in 2019.

I am the program coordinator for the Global Hydrogen Alliance multi-national collaboration initiative and developing UConn’s strategic positioning in the ecosystem. It involves developing research portfolio among the alliance members, develop synergy among participating members, actively collaborate on scientific problems, find funding opportunities, and develop research proposals. In the past, I have contributed to project management for the AFRL phase-I, while being an active researcher in the program.

Over the last six years, I have been associated with UConn Research, where I have helped several core research groups develop and action on their goals. The groups belonged to the physics, chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and the Connecticut Center for Energy Engineering (C2E2). My external scientific network covers Argonne National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Lab, Israel’s Technion, the Czech Academy of Sciences, the National Institute for Materials Science-Japan.

I am the author of 45 scientific papers published in highly reputed international journals and disseminated knowledge in numerous national and international conferences. I am a reviewer for top scientific journals in the field of catalysis, materials science, environment, and nanotechnology.

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• Awards & Honors
• Nominated for Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists from University of Connecticut
• Magna Cum Laude Ph.D. (Condensed matter physics)
• Involvement in Research projects
• United States Air Force Research Laboratory
• Pratt and Whitney, U.S.
• U.S.–DOE
• German Research Foundation (SFB), Germany