1967-70               B.Sc.,   Andhra University, India 

                            Major: Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics

1970-72               M.Sc.,  Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India

                             Research project: Charge Transfer Complexes

                             (Project Director: Dr. A. S. N. Murthy)

1972-76               Ph.D.,   Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

                             Thesis: "Bond moments, their derivatives and  polar

                             tensors  from infrared band intensities"

                             (Project Director: Dr. Surjit Singh)

1977-78               Research Associate, University of Toledo, Department of Chemistry

                             Project involved the development of atom-dipole interaction model

                             for vibrational Raman optical activity

                             (Project Director: Dr. D. F. Burow).

 1978-80               Research Associate, Syracuse University, Department of Chemistry

                             Projects involved both experimental and theoretical studies on

                             vibrational circular dichroism as well as Raman optical activity

                             (Project Director: Dr. L. A. Nafie).

1980- 87               Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University, Department of Chemistry

1987-93                Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University, Department of Chemistry

1993-                    Professor, Vanderbilt University, Department of Chemistry