Professional Experience:

• 2019 to till date : Emeritus Scientist, National Chemical Laboratory, India
• 2014 to 2019 : Chief Scientist, National Chemical Laboratory, India
• 2008 to 2014 : Senior Principal Scientist, National Chemical Laboratory, India
• 2002 to 2008: Principal Scientist, National Chemical Laboratory, India
• 1997 to 2002: Senior Scientist, National Chemical Laboratory, India
• 1992 to 1997: Scientist, National Chemical Laboratory, India

Post-doctoral Experience:

• 2017 January to March : Visiting Professor, Kyushu University, Japan
• 2016: Visiting Professor, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
• 2008: Visiting Professor, University of Pierre & Marie Curie, France
  
•  2005: Visiting Scientist, ESPCI, Paris, France
• 1999: Alexandor-von-Humboldt Fellow, Inst.Physikalische.Chemie, Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany
• 1992 - '93: CEC Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

Professional Society Memberships:

•  Society of Polymer Science, India
•  Asian Polymer Association, IIT New Delhi
•  NCL Alumni Association, CSIR – NCL, Pune
•  Fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences
•  National Magnetic Resonance Society of India

Awards & Honors:

•  2009: Scientist of the Year, NCL Research Foundation
•  1997: Alexander-von-Humboldt Fellowship
• 1991: European Commission Post-doctoral Fellowship
• 1982: K. H. Kabbur Scholarship
• 1979: S. Siddappa Gold Medal

Educational Qualification:

•  Ph. D. Chemistry – Polymers, University of Bombay, India, 1989
•  B. Sc. Tech – Polymers, UDCT Bombay, India, 1982
•  B. Sc. Chemistry, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India, 1979

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