Dr. Anna Dilfi K.F., joined St. Albert’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulam in the year 2022. She has completed her Bachelor’s in Chemistry from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam in 2003 and M.Sc. in Polymer Chemistry from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam in 2005. She did her Master’s Project at Regional Research Laboratory, Trivandrum. Before beginning her doctoral studies, she worked as Laboratory Assistant in the Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology from October 2006 – August 2007. Prior to that, she worked as a trainee in the “Technical Consultancy Division” (Latex Wing) of Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam from March to August 2006. She was awarded Ph.D. from Cochin University of Science and Technology in Polymer Technology in 2012 for her works in biodegradation of polymers under the guidance of Prof. Thomas Kurian. She has won the best Poster Presentation Award in the Material Sciences section in 97th Indian Science Congress held at Thiruvananthapuram in 2010. She stepped into teaching career as a lecturer at St. Francis De Sales Junior PU College, Bangalore from August 2011 to April 2012. She joined SNS College of Engineering, Coimbatore as an Assistant Professor from September 2012 – May 2013. She has guided several projects by Engineering and M.Sc. students during her teaching career. Apart from teaching as a profession, she has shown her skills as a Freelancer in Copy editing and Proof-reading of scientific research articles and books from August 2013 to January 2015, following which she worked as Junior Executive Language Editor at SPi Global, Chennai from May 2015 to February 2016. She did her post-doctoral research at Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China from March 2016 to January 2018. She has three Book Chapters and 12 publications to her credit in internationally acclaimed journals. She is a lifetime member of ‘Society of Polymer Technologists’ (SPOT), Dept. of PS&RT, CUSAT. At St. Albert’s College, she is also taking the role as a Social Outreach coordinator.

Academic Positions

  • 20162018

    Postdoctoral researcher, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

  • 20152016

    Jr. Executive_Language Editing, SPi Global, Chennai

  • 20132015

    Freelancer_Copy editing and Proofreading

  • 20122013

    Assistant Professor, SNS College of Engineering, Coimbatore

  • 20112012

    Chemistry Lecturer, St. Francis De Sales Junior PU College, Bangalore

  • 20062007

    Laboratory Assistant, Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, CUSAT

Education & Training

  • DEGREE2003

    CHEMISTRY

    ST. XAVIER'S COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, KOTTAYAM

  • POST GRADUATE2005

    POLYMER CHEMISTRY

    ST. BERCHMAN'S COLLEGE, MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, KOTTAYAM

  • PHD2012

    BIODEGRADATION OF POLYMERS

    COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KOCHI