Experienced Researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the starch sugar sweeteners, specialty sugar syrups, non-caloric sugars, food proteins-nutritional and functional modifications, Biochemical fermentations, Bio-energy industry. Skilled in bioprocessing for starch and proteins from agricultural raw materials. Materials Science, Spectroscopy, HPLC, Polymers, and enzyme fermentations and downstream processing. Strong research professional graduated from Mysore University, Karnataka State, India and post-doctoral studies at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.