Advisor: Dr. J. Zach HiltCo-Advisor: Dr. Thomas D. Dziubla• Designed thermoresponsive smart flocculant system (patented technology) for wastewater treatment resulting in the removal of metal oxide contamination by 98%• Synthesized novel organic monomers and their respective polymeric materials for pollutant removal and tested their efficacy in water remediation resulting in 95% of biphenyl-based pollutant removal• Developed insights into various biotechnological methods for… Show more Advisor: Dr. J. Zach HiltCo-Advisor: Dr. Thomas D. Dziubla• Designed thermoresponsive smart flocculant system (patented technology) for wastewater treatment resulting in the removal of metal oxide contamination by 98%• Synthesized novel organic monomers and their respective polymeric materials for pollutant removal and tested their efficacy in water remediation resulting in 95% of biphenyl-based pollutant removal• Developed insights into various biotechnological methods for the synthesis of nanoparticles for their applications in drug delivery, sensor technologies, therapeutics and diagnostics• Performed analytical testing of materials to characterize their molecular structure, molecular weight, mechanical strength, surface properties, and particle size• Designed experiments and prepared concise standard operating procedures (SOPs) and experienced in writing technical project reports• Served as a laboratory safety officer and manager handling lab SOPs, supplies, chemical inventory and waste• Responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting and providing training for analytical equipments (UV-Vis, GPC) Show less

• Awarded the prestigious KC Donnelly Supplement• Worked with Dr. Upal Ghosh on development of novel passive samplers• Operated and deployed on-field passive samplers used for monitoring pollutants in Back and Middle Rivers in Maryland• Incorporated some of the novel polymers developed during my PhD at University of Kentucky and engineered next generation passive samplers to increase the binding efficiency upto 150% for low molecular weight pollutants compared to Polyethylene

• Developed a synthesis process for the preparation of mustard oil nanoemulsion• Compared various parameters like concentration, surfactant type, and time to optimize the emulsion synthesis procedure

• In Plant Training in a niche design, fabricating firm specializing in stirred tanks and unit operation equipment.• Worked in a multi faceted team directly with the director to design and set-up R&D equipment on a pilot plant scale which included tanks, impellers, viscometers and other measuring devices.• Created detailed manuals for future R&D employee training programs.• Completely overhauled and updated Equipment design and testing mechanisms in line with modern breakthroughs in… Show more • In Plant Training in a niche design, fabricating firm specializing in stirred tanks and unit operation equipment.• Worked in a multi faceted team directly with the director to design and set-up R&D equipment on a pilot plant scale which included tanks, impellers, viscometers and other measuring devices.• Created detailed manuals for future R&D employee training programs.• Completely overhauled and updated Equipment design and testing mechanisms in line with modern breakthroughs in Fluid technology.• Formulated comprehensive but modular equipment design worksheets from process to mechanical design to decrease design times and increase productivity. Show less

• Vortex is one of the largest Chemical Technology festival in India.• Being a part of the core committee, we oversaw the entire festival including sponsorship, events, registration.• Being the registration head, I created a network of students for registration and public relations.The festival saw an increase in the footfall by 220% from 1400 in 2013 to 3300 in 2014

• Worked on the enhancement of adsorption capacity of chitosan beads by modification of chitosan with sodium triphosphate (TPP)• Increased the thermal stability of the chitosan and was able to remove Cu2+ ions from an aqueous solution with high efficiency