Professional Profile

Academic Qualifications

• Executive MBA from S.P. Jain College, Mumbai, 2020
• Ph.D., Z.H. Engg. College AMU Aligarh, 1998, “Physico-chemical studies on some metallic Corrosion inhibitors”

Experience in the Area of Corrosion & Research

The individual has experience in the following areas of corrosion and research:

• Corrosion failure analysis
• Pipeline internal corrosion
• Development & commercialization of cost-effective corrosion inhibitors and additives
• Corrosion due to oxygenates used in fuels on automotive parts
• Processing high-tan crudes using corrosion inhibitors
• Rust preventive/corrosion protective coatings/paints
• Developing innovative techniques to monitor corrosion in non-aqueous media
• Microbiological corrosion
• Coatings and paints for industrial usage
• Heat exchangers fouling studies
• Water corrosion studies
• Corrosion and fouling-related issues with crude compatibility
• Fouling in heat exchangers, industrial problems remediation

Publications & Patents

• 95 publications in international and national journals and book chapters
• 12 patents granted and 3 filed

Memberships & Recognition

• Member of NACE/AMPP
• Reviewer of many research journals of Elsevier Publications
• Guided Ph.D. and M. Tech students
• Delivered talks at various conferences, institutes, and national/international forums
• Received prestigious awards including:
  • Best Ph.D. Best Paper and Excellence in Corrosion Science
  • Best Lab Award from NACE
  • Best Paper Awards from NCCI
  • Petrotech Award for Best Innovator
  • Frost & Sullivan Awards for Research Projects

Collaborative Research & Projects

Coordinated research-based industrial projects with the following prestigious institutes and organizations:

• IIT Madras
• ICT Mumbai
• IICT Hyderabad
• M.S. University Vadodara
• Osmania Agricultural University Odisha
• BITS Pilani, Goa Campus
• Other PSUs like EIL R&D for various research development projects