ana i ▁in ▁K any ak um ari ▁district ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁India . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁Bach elor ' s ▁and ▁master ' s ▁degrees ▁in ▁chem istry ▁from ▁Man on man iam ▁Sund aran ar ▁University ▁( MS U ) ▁in ▁Tir un el vel i ▁district , ▁India ▁( 1 9 9 3 - 1 9 9 8 ). ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁Ph D ▁degree ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁from ▁Anna ▁University , ▁India , ▁however , ▁he ▁carried ▁out ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁Ph D ▁th esis ▁work ▁at ▁k ais ers la ut ern ▁University ▁of ▁Technology , ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Research ▁career ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁for ▁Material s ▁Science ▁( NI MS ), ▁Japan ▁as ▁an ▁International ▁Young ▁Scient ist ▁fellow . ▁He ▁has ▁published ▁ ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 7 5 ▁papers ▁in ▁ ▁journ als ▁with ▁ca . ▁ 1 8 , 3 5 0 ▁cit ations ▁and ▁an ▁H - index ▁of ▁ 7 2 ▁( google ▁scholar ). ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Chem istry . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Academy ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Science ▁and ▁an ▁academ ician ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁a cademy ▁of ▁cer am ics . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁academ ician ▁of ▁the ▁Asia - p ac ific ▁Academy ▁of ▁Material s