<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Indian expatriate is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied
Physics, School of Applied Natural Sciences, Adama Science and Technology
University, Adama, Ethiopia. He has about 23 years of total teaching experience
at different positions in India and Ethiopia. He is having six years of
teaching experience in Adama Science and Technology University.&nbsp; He received his B.Sc. (Physics) degree from
the University of Madras, India. M.Sc. (Applied Physics) from Bharathidasan
University, India. M. Phil. (Physics) from Alagappa University, India, and a
Ph.D. degree from the University of Madras, India. He received the best student
award for his M.Sc. degree and a 3<sup><span style="color:#252525">rd</span></sup>
rank holder in M.Sc. His area of research is the crystal growth and characterization
of NLO materials. He has published 19 papers in various reputed international
journals and presented many research findings at various national and
international conferences. He is a member of the Indian Science Congress and
the Indian Association of Crystal Growth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>                      
                    