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Lab Manager and Research Scientist with 10+ years of experience in managing research laboratories andsupervising graduate students; adept at solving complex problems with analytical approaches utilizingmaterials and chemical characterization tools.● Project Management: Conceptualized projects, designed experimental plans, allocated and prioritized resources across 25+ graduate and undergraduate student users, delivering 14 high impact papers, 8 successful thesis and creating scope for 5 new projects over 10 years.● Lab Management: Managed a research laboratory for 5+ years; responsible for resource prioritization and scheduling, equipment maintenance and repairs, chemical ordering, EHS reviews and compliance. ● Graduate Supervisor: Supervised and trained 12 graduate and undergraduate students in two research laboratories during a 10 year period; Member of official thesis advisory committee for 8 students.● Characterization Expertise: Proficient in material characterization by SEM, XRD, DSC, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Fluorescence microscopy and rheology; and chemical characterizations by NMR, IR and TOC/CHN analysis.● Ideation to Productization: Created new polymer materials, demonstrated effectiveness in target applications, led multiple collaborative academia-industry mixed R&D teams to scale up production. ● Collaboration and Teamwork: Skilled in leading and in hands-on contributing to intra- and inter- university teams; worked with members across the academic spectrum within the university and led collaborations between academia and industry teams and between US and Indian research teams (as a U.S.-India Fulbright Scholar)