2018
Ph.D. in Physics
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
- CGPA: 9.5/10
- Dissertation: “Surface Plasmon and Lossy Mode Resonance based Fiber Optic Chemical and Biosensors Utilizing Zinc Oxide.”
Curriculum Vitae
Academic trajectory spanning optical fiber sensing, nano-engineered interfaces, and point-of-care systems for healthcare, environment, and agro-food safety.
General Information
- Full Name
- Sruthi Prasood Usha
- Languages
- English, Malayalam, Hindi
- Affiliation
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel · Faculty of Engineering
- srus@tf.uni-kiel.de
Education
2013
M.Tech. in Optoelectronics and Laser Technology
International School of Photonics, CUSAT, Kerala, India
- CGPA: 9.36/10
- Dissertation: “Digital Holography and its Applications for the Measurement of Temperature of Gaseous Flames.”
2010
B.Tech. in Electronics and Communications Engineering
PAACET, Kerala University, Kerala, India
- CGPA: 7.37/10
Experience
Since Apr 2026
Research Group Leader
Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Materials
Science, Bioinspired Materials and Biosensor Technology,
Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
Since Feb 2024
Humboldt Fellow
Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Materials
Science, Bioinspired Materials and Biosensor Technology,
Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
Feb 2023 – Oct 2025
Research Scientist
Bioinspired Materials and Biosensor Technology & Integrated Systems and Photonics,
Faculty of Engineering, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (Kiel University), Kiel, Germany
08/2021 – 01/2023 Parental leave and relocation
May 2021 – Aug 2021
Senior Project Scientist
Applied Mechanics and
Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras,Chennai, India
May 2019 – Aug 2021
National Post-Doctoral Fellow
Science & Engineering Research
Board - Department of Science and Technology, Government of
India, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
09/2018 – 04/2019 Maternity leave
May 2018 – Sept 2018
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Applied Mechanics and
Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras,Chennai, India
Honors and Awards
2026
- Fund Award for Female Postdoc, Kiel University (19,019 €)
2024
- KiNSIS Early Career Award, CAU (5000 €)
- CAU Advance Award, Grant approval for project proposal preparation for third-party funding in 2025, research committee of Kiel University (20000 €)
2023
- Humboldt Fellowship for Postdoctoral Research, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany (90,000 € / 2 years)
2022
- SERB–ACS Online Research Poster Competition Award
2019
- SERB (DST, Govt. of India) – NPDF Award for Research (2019)
- Shri Jaidutt & Shrimati Saraswati Sodha Research Award (2018–2019), IIT Delhi
Recognition
Guest Editor for Special Issues :
- Discover Nano (Springer Nature – Nano-Engineered Materials, ongoing) Issue: Nano-engineered Materials for Biosensing, Energy Systems, Environmental Monitoring and Remediation: Synthesis and Applications
- Biosensors (MDPI – Fiber Optic Biosensors, ongoing) Issue: Fiber Optic Biosensors: Advancements and Applications