Biography

Academic Positions

  • Present2018

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Chemistry, Union Christian College, Aluva

Dr. Sunil Sekhar A C, finished his formal schooling at St. Stephen’s school, Pathanapuram. Following his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from St. Stephen’s College, Pathanapuram (2001-2004), he moved to St. Gregorious College, Kottarakkara for his Post Graduation Degree in Chemistry (2004-2006). The process of teaching/learning is further understood by him via completing his Bachelor of Education degree (2007) from Mount Tabor Teachers Training College, Pathanapuram. He then worked as a Lecturer in an Engineering College, Bangalore (2007-2010). After qualifying the UGC-JRF for NET (2011), he joined for PhD program under the guidance of Dr. Vinod. C. Prabhakaran, Sr. Scientist, Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry Division, CSIR-NCL, Pune. He has carried out his research work in the field of heterogeneous catalysis, focusing on the synthesis of composite porous materials, thin films and their application in industrially and environmentally significant reactions. He has been awarded the national post-doctoral fellowship in 2017 by the Science and Engineering research Board (SERB) and carried out his post-doctoral research at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Since 26th September 2018, he is working as Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Union Christian College, Aluva.

Education & Training

  • Ph.D. 2017

    Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences

    CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India

  • MSc Chemistry 2006

    Master of Science in Chemistry

    St. Gregorious College, Kottarakkara, Kerala

  • BEd 2007

    Bachelor of Education

    Mount Tabor Training College

  • BSc Chemistry 2004

    Bachelor of Science

    St. Stephen's College, Pathanapuram, Kerala

Honors, Awards and Grants

  • 2017
    National Post-doctoral Fellowship
    National post-doctoral Fellowship has been awarded by the Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
  • 2010
    UGC-Junior Research Fellowship
  • 2007
    State Eligibility Test