Professional Experience
🏢 Henkel Adhesives India, Pune
🧪 Syngene International, Bengaluru
Academic & Research Background
- Ph.D. Polymer Science – University of Madras, India
- Postdoc Research – University of Toronto, Canada (Sustainable Polymers)
- Research Stints:
- USM (Malaysia) – Polymer composites
- Montpellier II (France) – Advanced polymerization
Technical Expertise
Biomedical: HEMA, NVP, water-soluble chitosan, hyaluronic acid
Polymer Synthesis: RAFT, Living Polymerization
Adhesives: PU, cyanoacrylate, silicone
Coatings: Epoxy, PU (flooring and chemical resistance)
Composites: GRP, thermoset laminated composites
- Developed adhesives for industrial laminates & wind blade manufacturing
- Led raw material localization for cost reduction
- Specialized in PU adhesives, epoxy & silicone-based coatings
- Specialized in biomedical polymers: HEMA, NVP, copolymers
- -Achieved successful projects in RAFT polymerization & vinyl ether systems