Professor and Head, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.

• Head of the Department, [2022-present] Professor and Head, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.
• [2018-2022] Professor, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.
• [2012-2018] Associate Professor, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.
• [2009-2012] Scientist, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany.
• [2007-2009] Scientist, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany.
• [2006-2007] Assistant Professor, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.   
• [2005-2006] Research Associate, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.  
• [2004-2005] KU Leuven Fellow, Katholikek University of Leuven, Belgium

• Nanomaterials, Non-Linear Optics

• LASER as a tool for surface modification of dental biomaterials: A review, R Saran, K Ginjupalli, SD George, S Chidangil, VK Unnikrishnan, Heliyon, 2023
• Cellular temperature probing using optically trapped single upconversion luminescence, K Suresh, K Monisha, A Bankapur, SK Rao, S Mutalik, SD George, Analytica Chimica Acta, 341530,2023
• Synergistic Effect of Yb3+, Tm3+, Nd3+ Doped NaYF4 Nanoparticles and MoS2 Nanosheets for Enhanced Photocatalytic Dye Degradation under Visible Light, S Singh, V Takhar, SH Nannuri, SD George, R Banerjee, SK Misra, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2023
• A New Paradigm in Biosensing: MOF-Carbon Dot Conjugates, SH Nannuri, A Pandey, S Kulkarni, PK Deshmukh, SD George, S Mutalik, Materials Today Communications, 106340, 2023
• Simple Fabrication of PDMS-Grafted Hydrophobic Iron Oxide Particles for Oil–Water Separation and Stimuli-Responsive Liquid Marbles, S Hanosh, BS Lekshmi, SN Varanakkottu, SD George, ACS Applied Polymer Materials 5 (5), 3507-3514, 2023