Jayanthi Kumar
About Jayanthi Kumar
Jayanthi Kumar is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where she has worked since 2022. She has a diverse academic background with degrees in Chemistry, Botany, and Biotechnology, and has held various research positions in the United States and India.
Work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jayanthi Kumar has been serving as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory since 2022. This position is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States. In this role, Kumar engages in advanced research activities, contributing to the laboratory's mission of scientific discovery and innovation.
Previous Positions in Research
Before joining Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Jayanthi Kumar held several research positions. From 2020 to 2022, Kumar worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Arizona State University. Prior to that, Kumar was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of California, Davis for 11 months in 2019 to 2020. Kumar also worked as a Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru, India, from 2018 to 2019.
Education and Expertise
Jayanthi Kumar has a strong educational background in the sciences. Kumar earned a B.Sc. in Chemistry, Botany, and Biotechnology from St. Joseph's Arts and Science College from 2006 to 2009. Kumar continued studies at St. Joseph's PG Center, achieving an M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry from 2009 to 2011. Kumar completed a Ph.D. in Chemistry at Bangalore University from 2011 to 2017 and later pursued a Postdoctoral fellowship at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) from 2018 to 2019.