Experience

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  American University of Sharjah

  • Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate

    • Apr 2023 - Present
    • Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    • Design and synthesize ionic liquids (IL) based phase change materials for solar energy storage application. • Structural characterization of synthesized ILs by various spectroscopy techniques. • Physico-chemical characterization of ionic liquids by various spectroscopic analysis methods.• Thermal property analysis of ILs by calorimetric, gravimetric analysis and thermal conductivity analysis. • Design or modify the synthetic procedure to fine tune the properties of ionic liquids for the desired application.• Preparation of polymer encapsulated ionic liquids. • Supervise graduate and masters students• Overall project management & laboratory management.

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  American University of Sharjah

  • Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    • Mar 2020 - Aug 2022
    • Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    Completed an industrial project funded by Khansaheb industries. As part of the project developed phenol-formaldehyde insulation foams from both biobased and petroleum based starting materials with improved mechanical and thermal properties. Performed physico-chemical characterization of the developed foams, studied the effect of formulation parameters on the properties of the foam and modified the formulations as per the results. Studied the impact of various additives on the mechanical properties of the phenolic foam.

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  Steel Wood Industries FZCO (Dubai Branch)

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Wholesale Building Materials
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • QHSE Manager

    • Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

    • Identify potential hazards, assess risks, and recommend appropriate control measures to mitigate risks and prevent accidents or incidents.• Prepare emergency response plans• Monitor and enforce compliance with personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, safe work procedures, and other HSE policies on the production site• Investigate accidents, incidents, near misses, and non-compliance issues, and provide recommendations for corrective actions to prevent recurrence• Perform QA/QC checks of received goods and final products• Overall laboratory management• Interpreted and followed material handling & storage based environmental and safety regulations

  • R & D, QA/QC Chemist

    • Mar 2018 - Feb 2019

    • R&D- Supported and assisted in new product development and existing product improvement. Prepared and maintained timely and accurate records of experiments, test results, and project reports. • QA/QC- Review and approval of received goods, rejecting incorrect goods and notifying appropriate personnel. Performed quality check of the product during and after production.• Updating inventory systems for QC release • Dispatch of final product – Perform final inspection of packed orders prior to collection, release orders for collection, rejecting incorrect orders and notify appropriate personnel• Laboratory management- Operated and maintained all laboratory instruments, managed chemical inventory and maintained safety of the lab and oversaw safe operation of lab facilities

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  University of Utah

  • Salt Lake City, USA

  • Postdoctoral Fellow

    • Feb 2016 - Jan 2017
    • Salt Lake City, USA

    Developed a sustained release formulation of HIV drugs using polymeric microspheres and also involved in the synthesis of non-viral gene carrier for the combinatorial gene therapy for obesity.

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  Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

  • Trivandrum, India

  • Research Fellow

    • 2010 - 2013
    • Trivandrum, India

    Parallel to doctoral research, I have been worked in a combined project entitled “Development and Feasibility study of Polymeric Scaffolds for Tissue Culture under Microgravity” between IIST, Trivandrum and SCTIMST, Poojappura. As part of the project, hydrogels and scaffolds from polysaccharide aldehyde and gelatin were prepared. These scaffolds were shown to be useful as a packed bed matrix for hepatocyte perfusion culture and as a substrate for tissue culture under microgravity.