Aji A. Anappara did his Ph.D. at the NEST (National Enterprise for nanoScience and nanoTechnology) center of Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy, in the group of Dr. Alessandro Tredicucci. After doctoral studies he was awarded the internationally prestigious fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt foundation, to work with Prof. Dr. Alfred Leitenstorfer and Prof. Dr. Rupert Huber, at the University of Konstanz, Germany. Currently Dr. Aji is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics.