He holds a PhD from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, in the area of environmental pollution control. He has held various research positions at a number of universities in India including Pondicherry University, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, and International Centre for Materials Science, JNCASR, Bangalore. His research interests are in the areas of separation processes, reactor design, adsorption, catalysis, waste utilization, and nanomaterials. He has written a number of research articles and books in his area of research.