| Personal Information |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Family Status | married |
| Languages | Tamil (native language) |
| | Hindi (fluently) |
| | English (fluently) |
| | German (primary level) |
| University Education |
| Jan 2002 – Mar 2005 | Doctor of Philosophy (Chemistry) |
| | Department of Chemistry, |
| | Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India. |
| | Advisor: Prof. M.V. Sangaranarayanan. |
| Jul 1996 – May 1998 | Master of Science (Physical Chemistry) |
| | University of Madras, Chennai, India. |
| Jul 1992 – May 1995 | Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) |
| | University of Madras, Chennai, India. |
| Scientific Career |
| Since May 2007 | Alexander von Humboldt Fellow |
| | Theory Department |
| | Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society |
| | Berlin–Dahlem, Germany. |
| Aug 2006–Apr 2007 | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| | Theory Department |
| | Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society |
| | Berlin–Dahlem, Germany. |
| May 2006 | Visiting Scholar |
| | Theory Department |
| | Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society |
| | Berlin–Dahlem, Germany. |
| Sep 2005–Apr 2006 | Lecturer |
| | Department of Chemistry, |
| | Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India. |
| Apr–Aug 2005 | Research Associate |
| | Department of Chemistry, IIT-Madras, India. |
| Jan 2000–Jan 2002 | Project Assistant |
| | Department of Chemistry, IIT-Madras, India. |