Me & My Research
I was born and brought up in Namakkal District of Tamil nadu. My native land is in the foothills of the Eastern Ghats with rainfall of less than 1000mm, which made me to feel tons and tons of joy whenever I come across water. It developed me to stay in water in search of my tiny, beautiful diatoms….
I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from KSR College of Arts & Science, Tiruchengode, Tamil nadu and Master’s in Environmental Science from JJ College of Arts & Science, Pudukkottai, Tamil nadu. After completing my Master’s I worked at the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), IISc, Bangalore. Recently I submitted my Ph.D thesis on ecology of stream diatom communities in Western Ghats in Mysore University.
Currently I am a Post-Doctoral Fellow at CU Museum of Natural History in University of Colorado, at Boulder. My current research focus on taxonomy and ecology of endemic diatoms of Peninsular India. I am interested in solving the puzzles behind the endemic species evolution in Indian Peninsular.
I am also an associate at Gubbi Labs
. At Gubbi labs I am involved in biomonitoring programs, water quality assessments and environmental education programs.
Write to me : diatomist AT gmail DOT com