March 2023 - Present

Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Location: Department of Chemistry, Columbia University (Advisor: Prof. Laura J. Kaufman)

● Investigated glassy dynamics using SM rotational and translational measurements.

● Simulated the Generalized Langevin Equation (GLE) to validate and interpret SM results.

● Developed SM defocused imaging using new internal reflection (TIR) excitation for 3D molecular orientation retrieval.

● Designed a strategy to construct susceptibility spectra from SM rotational fluctuation.

Dec 2021- Feb 2023

Roy J Carver Bioscience Postdoctoral Research Associate

Location: Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University (Advisor: Prof. Jacob W. Petrich)

● Investigated nanostructures in ionic liquids using confocal FCS with time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC).

July 2014- Sept. 2021

Ph.D. in Chemistry

Dissertation Title: Probing Molecular Interactions and Orientations using Spectrally and Polarization Resolved Fluorescence Microscopy

Location: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India  (Advisor: Prof. Arindam Chowdhury)

● Developed a method to decipher genuine pauses within a super-resolved trajectory using polarization-resolved SM tracking (PR-SMT).

● Designed spectrally-resolved sensitized emission imaging to probe biomolecular interaction in noncovalent assemblies.

● Developed a polarization-resolved helical anisotropy imaging method to investigate polymorphism in amyloid fibrils.

● Designed and assembled a custom super-resolution (dSTORM) microscope for imaging peptide–based amyloid fibrils.

● Characterized self-assembled selenopeptides organized into different supra-molecular architecture.