Objectives
A Research and Development position in an industrial setting.

Highlights
Strong background in Atomic and Molecular spectroscopy
Expertise in various Laser Systems
Experience in various laser Spectroscopy Techniques
Experience in various vacuum systems
Expertise in handling various detection systems like Lock-in-Amplifier, Boxcar Averager, Transient Recorder, CCD, ICCD, Photon Counter, Data Acquisition systems, etc.
Application of laser spectroscopy in biological systems

Research Experience

2001 Visiting Scientist, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Time resolved resonance Raman Spectroscopy.
2000 Post Doctoral Fellow, Institute of Atomic and Molecular Science, Taipei, Taiwan.
Involved in recording the multiphoton ionization spectrum of HCl using Resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization and time of flight Mass spectrometry.
1998- 2000 Assistant Professor, Center for laser Spectroscopy, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Involved in setting up a laser spectroscopy laboratory for biomedical application.
Specific projects included Raman, HPLC-Laser Induced Fluorescence, Fluorescence and Photoacoustic spectroscopy of tissues and body fluids.
Supervising two Ph.D. students
1996-1998 Research Associate, Laser and Spectroscopy Laboratory, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Involved in setting Molecular Beam Jet experiment for cold molecules.
1996 Post doctoral fellow, Physical research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India.
Involved in setting a Laser Probe Mass spectrometer
1992-1996 Research Associate, Laser and Spectroscopy Laboratory, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Involved in the studies on Overtone Spectroscopy using Thermal Lensing Spectroscopy and Multiphoton Ionization Spectroscopy of molecules.
1988-1992 Research Fellow, Laser and Spectroscopy Laboratory, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Investigations on Laser Optogalvanic Spectroscopy of Atoms and Molecules, as a Ph.D. student

Education
Ph.D. Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, 1992.

Thesis title: "Laser Optogalvanic Spectroscopy of Atoms and Molecules"
Adviser: Professor S. B. Rai.