In-situ peroxide generation for space application (1 internal patent disclosure): Developed an electrolyzer/fuel-cell system for in-situ generation of hydrogen peroxide utilizing low conductive water and air for achieving NASA desired 3 w/w% peroxide concentration. The technology has been validated/demonstrated in a zero-gravity flight test and hardware’s delivered to NASA.Waste water treatment for space application: Developed an electrolyzer for ammonia oxidation for co-generation of clean water and hydrogen. Demonstrated potential for a near complete ammonia conversion from real human urine with high current efficiency. The technology has been validated/demonstrated in a zero-gravity flight test and scaled up to NASA desired target.Dewatering of Nanocellulose (1 patent): Invented a novel electrochemical system and process for dewatering of nanocellulose from 3 wt.% solids to targeted 30 wt.% solids with 85% reduction in energy utilization in comparison to thermal dewatering. The project is funded through DOE and transitioned to Phase II-B scale-up demonstration at a nanocellulose manufacturer. DOE has highlighted this technology in their success stories.Extraction of oxygen from lunar regolith: Developed and demonstrated feasibility of an ionic liquid assisted electrochemical technique for extraction of metals and oxygen from regolith. Secured Phase I funding for feasibility demonstration through NASA SBIR.Corrosion resistant alloy coatings: Developed low cost and high value corrosion-resistant alloy coatings consisting 60 wt% Ni – 40 wt% Cr (NiCr) binary and 25 wt% Ni – 20 wt% Cr – 55 wt% Co (NiCoCr) ternary alloy, which enhanced the corrosion resistance when exposed to an aggressive environment (~700°C, 1000 hr, coating surface salted with ~3 mg/cm2 every 100 hours). The coatings exhibited a 70% lower weight loss and 3.4 times lifetime improvement over its base material SS substrate.

Worked on various materials chemistry and electrochemistry projects such as pilot project to scale up synthesis of roll-to-roll graphene sheets from coal, electrolysis and pyrolysis of coal, electrodeposition of copper, and electrolysis of urea.• Contributed to writing proposals and technical reports • Material characterization and analysis for internal and external users using various analytical tools• Mentoring undergraduate and graduate students on various projects; Assisting in lab activities

Coal electrolysis: Optimized coal electrolyzer to enhance the efficiency of hydrogen generation. Further, developed a coal re-electrolysis process for hydrogen generation through utilization of coal for multiple electrolysis cycle by introducing a solvent extraction process. This process increased the efficiency of the coal electrolysis process as well as derived high value hydrocarbons from the extraction process. Awarded a travel grant from the Electrochemical Society to present these findings at their 220th international conference.Coal derived nanocarbons: Invented and developed a process to fabricate amorphous carbon thin films and graphene films from coal. Coal-Derived Graphene as a technology was recognized as one of the TechConnect Innovation Award winners 2016.Urea electrolysis (1 patent): Developed nickel coated coal-derived graphene electrode for enhancing the efficiency of urea electrolysis for hydrogen generation. Demonstrated that the large active surface area and the synergistic contribution of this functionalized material facilitated a continuous electrolytic current indicating that the surface blockage inherent to bulk nickel catalyst is suppressed thereby enhancing the electrooxidation of urea. Awarded a travel grant from the Electrochemical Society to present these findings at their 224th international conference.

Tasked with understanding the corrosion problem on various metals and to investigate the performance of corrosion inhibitors. Identified key flaws in the technique implemented for the corrosion analysis. Independently determined and implemented a highly efficient electrochemical technique for corrosion analysis. Developed an efficient electrochemical cell and methodology, thereby reducing the analysis time. This work lead to a publication in the company's internal technology conference.

Project: Wet Laminar Electrostatic PrecipitatorIdentified various design issues for optimizing the collection efficiency of the precipitator. Researched and implemented various design modifications in the existing structure to improve the performance and validated for optimization. Developed Matlab and EES simulations to calculate the collection efficiency of the electrostatic precipitator.

Managed resources (personnel and equipment) to meet project priorities and targets. Standardized and reformulated coating recipes to facilitate shade matching and to meet customer specific needs or problems, thus improving production and time efficiency. Improved production efficiency and cost-savings by installation of pump at reactor vessel outlet to re-circulate bulk paint through stirrer. This helped achieve better consistency and prevented installation of an expensive new, high power motor and stirrer. Improved production and time efficiency through implementation of single vessel coupled with stirrer for milling operations. Improved cost-efficiency by implementing reuse of solvents. Interacted with customers to solve discrepancies in cases of non compliance

Involved in R&D activities to modify recipes of pigment pastes. Tasked with solving issues of thixotropic pigment pastes used in various automotive coatings for shade matching. Independently determined incompatibility between resin and additives and suggested substitutes, which solved the problem.