ABOUT ME
Being brought up in a small town in India, I have always viewed sustainable living as essential to the development
of global communities. My passion for sustainability began during my undergraduate studies in Chemical
Engineering and led me to pursue postgraduate studies in Biochemical Engineering at IIT Kharagpur, where
I developed an integrated biorefinery framework for bioenergy generation, resource recovery, and
bioremediation.
Christ the Redeemer
Building on this foundation, I began my doctoral journey in Biological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where my research focuses on sustainable bioprocess engineering, precision fermentation, and green downstream processing for value-added bioproducts. My long-term research vision is to integrate microbial engineering with advanced bioprocess engineering to develop next-generation sustainable biomanufacturing platforms for high-value chemicals, food ingredients, and biomaterials. I aspire to advance sustainable biomanufacturing through innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the translation of fundamental discoveries into scalable industrial technologies.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Bioprocess & Bioproduct Development
EDUCATION
2023 - Present
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Doctor of Philosophy, Biological Engineering
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Microbial Cell Factory Engineering
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Environmental Biotech & Resource Recovery
2017 - 2021
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
Master of Science (Research), Biochemical Engineering
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Industrial Biotech & Biomanufacturing
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Circular Bioeconomy
2011 - 2015
National Institute of Technology Durgapur
Durgapur, West Bengal, India
Bachelor of Technology, Chemical Engineering