Educational Qualification
|
| 1975 to 1978 |
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (B.Sc.) at NSS College, Nemmara (Calicut University), India, with First Class and Distinction |
| 1978 to 1980 |
Master of Science in Chemistry (M.Sc.) at St. Thomas College, Trichur (Calicut University), India with First Rank in the Calicut University. |
| December 1980 onwards |
Working as Lecturer in Chemistry under various NSS Colleges affiliated to Calicut/Kerala Universities, India. |
| 1986 to 1987 |
Master of Philosophy (M. Phil.) at Kerala University, India in A Grade |
| 1989 to 1992 |
Doctoral research at Institut of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Jena, Germany. Thesis:"Studies on Poly(p-phenylenevinylene)s, Poly(p-phenylenevinyleneketone)s and their models" (Supervisor: Prof. H.-H. Hörhold) |
| Oct. 1993 to Dec. 1994 |
Postdoctoral research at BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, Germany. Topic:"Organic Ferromagnetic Polymers" |
| January 2004 |
Habilitation in Macromolecular Chemistry at University of Bayreuth |
Employment
|
| Dec. 1980 to Sept. 1988 |
Lecturer in Chemistry at NSS Colleges under Calicut and Kerala Universities, Kerala State, India |
| Oct. 1988 to Aug. 1992 |
Lecturer on leave for conducting research in Germany |
| Sept. 1992 to Sept. 1993 |
Lecturer in Chemistry at NSS College, Manjeri, (Calicut University), India |
| Oct. 1993 to Dec. 1994 |
Postdoctoral Scientist at BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany. |
| Jan. 1995 to Sept. 1995 |
Guest scientist at Bayreuther Institut für Makromoleküleforschung, University of Bayreuth, Germany |
| Oct. 1995 - April 2006 |
Research scientist at Macromolecular Chemistry I, University of Bayreuth, Germany. |
| Aug. - Sept. 2004 |
Research stay at General Electric Global Research, Niscayuna, NY, USA |
| April 2006 to date |
Professor for Applied Functional Polymers at the University of Bayreuth |
