Dr. J. Archana holds the position of Associate Professor (Research) in the Department of Physics and Nanotechnology at SRM Institute of Science and Technology. Her research primarily centers on the development of novel nanostructured materials for energy harvesting applications, including dye-sensitized solar cells and thermoelectric materials and devices. Notably, she has been honored with the JSPS (Japan) Invitational Fellowship Award (2022) and will be conducting research in Japan at National University Corporation Shizuoka University.