OBJECTIVE
A challenging full-time position that utilizes my technical and research background in the field of products and process development along with my analytical and interpersonal skills.
SUMMARY
• Extensive works done in crystallization/characterization of drug nanoparticles, stabilization of colloidal suspensions using surfactants, continuous coating of drug nanoparticles and synthesis/characterization of polymer nanocomposite materials, and industrial experience in petrochemical and refinery plants
• Expert in synthesis of membranes for pressure retarded osmosis, forward osmosis and gas separation process
• Author of fifteen peer reviewed journal papers, co-inventor of four US provisional patents, handled multiple projects including four National Science Foundation (NSF), funded and one US Government funded project
• Lead the proposal writing on pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) process which is now funded by NSF, USA
• Material Characterization: SEM, TEM, AFM, EDS, FTIR, HPLC, GC-MS, particle size analysis (LS-230 Coulter, N4 PLUS, Rodos), XRD, TGA, DSC, dissolution tester, Instron, powder characterization, etc.
• Software: Fortran, MATLAB, Polymath, Minitab (for design of experiments)
EDUCATION
PhD in Chemical Engineering 08/2007-05/2012
New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, USA
Advisor: Prof. Kamalesh K. Sirkar
Thesis: Desalination of brine and produced water by membrane distillation at lower as well as higher temperatures and pressures
MS in Materials Science Program 12/2004 – 05/2007
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, (IIT-Kanpur), India
Thesis: Development of high impact strength transparent polymer nanocomposites
BS in Chemical Engineering 07/1994 – 05/1998
Indian Institute of Technology, BHU, (IIT-BHU, former known as IT-BHU), India
Project: Studies on sintering of alumina supported platinum catalysis
RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Research Fellow 03/2014 – 06/2015
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, SC, USA
*Design and development of membranes for pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) process for application in power generation based on different salinity gradient of water
• Synthesis of carbon nanotube based asymmetric and TFC polymeric membranes for FO and PRO process
• Membranes were characterized by AFM, SEM, Instron, contact angle goniometer, etc. before exploring for forward osmosis and pressure retarded osmosis
Postdoctoral Research Associate 05/2012-03/2014
Membrane Separation & Biotechnology, NJIT, NJ, USA
*Continuous coating of ultrafine drug particles by heterogeneous polymer nucleation in a hollow fiber membrane module- Funded by National Science Foundation, USA and Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Griseofulvin drugs were successfully crystalized and continuously coated with polymer using novel membrane based techniques
• Coated drug particles were characterized using SEM, TEM, DSC, XRD, dissolution tester, etc.
*Produced water treatment using direct contact membrane distillation-Phase I: Membrane distillation testing – Funded by Chevron Corporation, CA, USA
*Novel hollow fiber membrane module for direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD)-based desalination - funded by US Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO, USA Department of Interior
Research Assistant 01/2009-05/2012
Membrane Science, Engg. & Tech. (MAST) Center, (NSF-USA), NJIT
*Membrane development for DCMD treatment of produced fluids
• DCMD was first time successfully explored at high temperatures (>100oC) and high pressures
• DCMD process was successfully employed to treat produced water from SAGD process
Research Assistant 12/2007–12/2008
New Jersey Center for Engineering Particulates, (NSF-USA) NJIT,
*Precipitation and stabilization of utrafine particles of fenofibrate aqueous suspensions by RESOLV
• A method of rapid expansion of supercritical solutions into a liquid solvent (RESOLV) has been used to precipitate and stabilize sub-micron particle of a poorly water soluble drug, Fenofibrate (FNB)
Research Assistant 12/2004–12/2007
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, (IIT-Kanpur), India
*Development of high impact strength transparent polymer nanocomposites
• A chemically stable syrup of poly(methyl methacrylate) in its monomer having silica from rice husk was prepared for development of transparent composite panels
Volunteer Teacher 06/1999–11/2004
Coaching Institute for Engineering Entrance Examination, India
• Worked as a teacher at one of the private coaching institute for engineering entrance examination
Graduate Engineer Trainees 06/1998–03/1999
Reliance Petroleum Limited, India
• Worked as a researcher for commissioning of world’s largest refinery in private sector at Jamnagar, India
Summer Intern 05/1997–07/1997
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Mathura, India
• Brief trainings of different units of refinery
PROVISIONAL PATENTS
• High temperature direct contact membrane distillation-based desalination of produced water, US Provisional Patent Application No. 61/712,719.
• High temperature direct contact membrane distillation-based desalination of produced water, US Provisional Patent Application No. 61/715,441.
• Continuous polymer coating/encapsulation of submicron particles using a solid hollow fiber cooling crystallization method, US Provisional Patent Application No. US 61/899, 692.
• Porous hollow fiber anti-solvent crystallization-based continuous method of polymer coating on submicron and nanoparticles, US Provisional Patent Application No. US 62/091, 303.
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
• Porous hollow fiber membrane-based continuous technique of polymer coating on submicron and nanoparticles via anti-solvent crystallization, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 54(19), (2015) 5237-5245.
• Continuous synthesis of polymer coated drug particles by a porous hollow fiber membrane-based anti-solvent crystallization method, Langmuir, 31(1), (2015) 432-441.
• Novel membrane contactor for CO2 removal from flue gas by temperature swing absorption, Journal of Membrane Science, 493, (2015) 321-328.
• Continuous polymer nanocoating on silica nanoparticles, Langmuir, 30(26), (2014) 7804-7810.
• Continuous polymer coating/encapsulation of submicron particles using a solid hollow fiber crystallization method, Industrial & Eng...
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