Dr. Rajesh Theravalappil, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Dhahran, Sa

Jubail, Eastern, Saudi Arabia

Center For Refining And Advanced Chemicals, Research Institute, Dhahran, Eastern, Saudi Arabia

* Task Leader: Client-funded research on novel routes for 1-octene production.* Task Leader: Client-funded research on development of custom binders for catalysts.* Task Leader: Client-funded research on conversion of Acetal over Ni catalyst and its stability test.* Team Member: Client-funded research on self-healing asphalt and concrete systems.* Principal Investigator: University funded projects on sustainable thermoplastic composites, utilization of plastic waste for construction application, recycled polymers for additive manufacturing by FDM.* Co-Investigator: University funded projects on dissimilar material joining by electromagnetic induction heating, selective depolymerization of PET, 1-hexene production, catalytic conversion of waste plastics to aromatics, usage of waste plastics and rubber in asphalt modification.* Instructor: Taught Polymer Technology course for undergraduate Chemical Engineering and Polymer Processing Laboratory.* Co-Advisor: MS thesis on (i) Impact modification of glass fiber reinforced polypropylene composites through hybridization with polyolefin elastomer and PVA fibers and (ii) Development of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate)/date palm fiber bio-based composite for automotive interior parts

Center For Refining And Petrochemicals, Research Institute, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

* Project Manager - Client-funded research on development of blown films from compatibilized blends of LLDPE and Nylon 6 for sustainable monolayer packaging applications.* Task Leader - Client funded project on in-reactor polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PP) functionalization using polar comonomers employing silylene-bridged Zirconium (Zr) and Hafnium (Hf) metallocene catalysts. Also responsible for characterization of synthesized polymers.* Team member - In an inter-university collaboration project with California Institute of Technology (CALTECH) on homo and copolymerisation of ethylene and comonomers like propylene, 1-hexene, tetradecene and allyl anisole using bimetallic Zirconium catalyst.* Task Leader - A client-funded project on the precipitation/deposition studies of FeS scales on SS tubing material using for sour gas fields.* Task Leader: Client-funded research on catalytic reforming of light naphtha for the production of high-octane gasoline.* Served as team member in the Department safety committee to install safety measure in laboratories and safety auditing.* Instructor- Taught Polymer Technology course for undergraduate Chemical Engineering for 2 semesters

Core In Petroleum Refining And Petrochemicals, Research Institute, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

* Team member - Client funded project on the application of novel catalysts to produce more light olefins from light naphtha (LSRN) feed in the Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) pilot plant. * Worked on advanced catalyst evaluation (ACE) system for the catalyst evaluation studies for enhanced light olefin production.* Operation of instruments like MAT and SIMDIST.* Accelerated weathering test for the degradation studies of composite pipes and cross-linked polymers using Q-LAB accelerated weathering system.

Zlin, Czech Republic

Ph.D in Chemistry and Materials Technology. Worked on thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs). Major areas of work were;* Polymer blends of TPEs with other polyolefins. * Conducting composites of TPEs using various types of carbon fillers.* Chemical and electron beam irradiation cross-linking of TPEs.* Cross-linking kinetic studies.* High temperature mechanical properties of cross-linked TPEs.* Post-irradiation degradation studies.

Daman

EIL deals with production wind mill blades and installation of windmill energy converters. An ISO 9001:2000 firm and one of the leading manufacturers of wind energy converters - WECs).Job responsibilities include;* Quality supervision of the windmill manufacturing process through vacuum infusion technique.* Supervision of repairing of composite parts.* Online quality assurance of rotorblade production as per the Protocols. * Generation of defect log sheet, weekly quality score etc.* Defect analysis and implementation of CA/PA.* Quality inspection of incoming materials and vendor development.* Preparation of composite parts repairing instructions.* Implementation of design/process changes.* Sample preparation & testing of composites as per ASTM,DIN&ISO Stds.* Training and performance evaluation of quality inspectors.

Coimbatore Area, India

Worked as JRF in the project funded by Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO) entitled "Aromatic polyamides from cashew nut shell liquid (CSNL) by-product: Cardanol". Project was carried out under the supervision of Dr.S.S. Bhagawan, Professor, Department of Polymer Engineering. The aim of the project was to synthesize easily processable Kevalr-like aromatic polyamide staring from a natural resource.Job Responsibility* Collection and purification of the starting material, Cardanol.* Synthesis of cardanol-modified terephthalic acid.* Synthesis of aromatic polyamides using modified terephthalic acid and various aromatic diamines.* Characterization of the intermediate and final products using various techniques like TLC, UV spectra.* Project fund management and purchase of chemicals, instruments and machineries.

Mysuru Area, India

Worked as technical assistant in CIPET, a premier institute in the field of plastics research, under Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India, Mysore. Job Responsibility* Preparation of testing samples according to ASTM Standards.* Plastics testing (raw materials & finished products). * Operation and maintenance of all types of polymer testing equipments. * Preparation of test reports according to the format.* Training students on polymer testing equipments.During this tenure, as a part of the job, got extensive training on polymer processing equipments like injection molding, extrusion molding, blow molding, compression molding.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry And Materials Technology

Activities and Societies: Member, SPE Preparation and mechanical properties of polyolefinic blends. Electrically and thermally conducting.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Polymer Science, A

Carried out an academic project on Polycarbonate toughened Novolac PF resin/glassfibre laminates at FRP division of National Aerospace.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Polymer Chemistry

Pre-Degree, Physics, Chemistry And Biology Stream

Matriculation (S.S.L.C