Dr. Marikumar is a passionate teacher and a dedicated researcher with expertise in Luminescent materials, material chemistry, especially light-emitting diodes, and inorganic chemistry. He completed both his M.Sc. in Chemistry (2013) and M.Phil. in Chemistry (2015) from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tamil Nadu. Dr. Marikumar earned his doctoral degree in chemistry from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. With 3.5 years of teaching experience and 3.5 years of research experience, he has authored 14 research articles in reputed journals and 1 patent. Dr. Marikumar has been working for si ramachandra faculty of engineering and technology since 2024. He is a self-motivated, friendly-natured, sportive person who is flexible in all kinds of environments.