Chemical and Bio-Processes Engineer: Bioenergy and Biofuels Consultant

Expertise

• Chemical and Bioprocess engineering of 35 years in chemical engineering unit operations, advances in Downstream operations, enhanced oil recovery in oil and gas engineering.
• Biochemical and bioprocess engineering.
• Food engineering.
• Green chemical engineering and technology.
• Biomass, bioenergy, and bioprocess engineering; high value products from agro-waste, downstream operations of oil and gas engineering, and enhanced oil recovery.
• Enzyme engineering and design of enzyme encapsulated reactors.
• Waste to wealth.
• Fermentation technology.
• Biofuels design and construction of biodiesel plant.

Experience

Undisclosed Technology Institute, Professor-Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, Present

Instructor

• Bioprocess Engineering
• Chemical Engineering

Activities

• Research and Development in cutting edge technology.
• Administration, Planning and Execution.
• Developing new academic programs in Management and Consultancy.
• Development of chemical, bioprocess, food, and petroleum engineering laboratories.

University Malaysia Sabah, Kotakinabalu, Malaysia

• Faculty of Engineering, Director of Energy Research Unit
• Faculty of Engineering, Director-Multimedia Library

Osmania University College of Technology, Hyderbad, India, 1997 - 2005

Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

• Research and Development, Administration, Planning and Execution
• Developing new academic programs in Management and Consultancy.
• Development of laboratories.

Jawhar Lal Nehru Technology School of Biotechnology, Hyderbad, India, 1989 - 1997

Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

• Research and Development, Administration, Planning and Execution
• Developing new academic programs in Management and Consultancy.
• Development of laboratories.

Industrial Experience

• Andhra Pradesh. Pollution Control Board, Hyderabad, India
• Inventory of industries, enforcement of pollution control standards, Assistant Environmental Engineer
• M/s.Reliance Cellulose Products Limited, Hyderabad, India
• Production and quality improvement, Shift Engineer
• Production and quality improvement, Shift Engineer Trainee.

Professional Activities

University Malaysia Sabah, Kotakinabalu, Malaysia

• Faculty of Engineering, Director of Energy Research Unit
• Faculty of Engineering, Director-Multimedia Library

Centre of Materials & Minerals (CMM)

• Encapsulation research Group leader
• Bioenergy research Group leader
• Corporate and Development Committee Member
• Director Master of Oil and Gas Engineering

Osmania University College of Technology, Hyderabad

• Head of Food Technology

School of Biotechnology Jawahar Lal Nehru Technological University

• Biochemical Engineering laboratory development

Loyola Academy, Hyderabad

• Chemical engineering laboratory development

Osmania University College of Technology, Hyderabad

• Head of Food Technology

School of Biotechnology Jawahar Lal Nehru Technological University

• Biochemical Engineering laboratory development

Loyola Academy, Hyderabad

• Chemical engineering laboratory development

Kyoto University, Japan

• NOE coordinator- Sustainable Energy and Environment (Monitor and Coordinate ASEAN Countries research activities on Bioenergy)

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

• Consultant, E-learning for Energy.

Honors & Publications

Credentials

• Professional Engineer-P.E.
• Proficiency Microsoft Software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Matlab, Simapro, Superpro, Hysis, Aspen plus

Languages

• Telugu

Academic and Professional Affiliations

• American Institute of Chemical Engineers, USA (Senior Life member)
• American Association for the Advancement of Science, USA: Member
• Sustainable Development Solutions Network
• A Global initiative for the United Nations, USA
• Bioprocess Network, Australia Member
• The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia: Member (
• International Engineering and Technology Institute, (China Senior Member)
• Engineering Council of India: Senior Member(Life member)
• Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers ; Life member
• Indian Society for Technical Education; Life member
• The Institution of Engineers, India; Diploma of Associate Member
• Institute of Water Resource Society, India: Life member
• Food Scientists and Technologists, India; Life member
• Federation of Asian Biotech association, India; Life member
• Sustainable Energy & Environment Forum Net Work of Excellence(NOE) (Forum consisting of 20 Asian Countries for Sustainable Energy and Environment development, HQ-Kyoto University, Japan) Coordinator
• Macau Association to Promoting between Asia, pacific and Latin America. Macau'; NOE coordinator
• RCOMM (NGO).

Awards

• Award of Excellence-University Malaysia Sabah"-Consecutively for six years
• Gold Medal Award, Competition of Invention and Innovation, UMS - Bio lubricant production
• Gold Medal Award, Competition of Invention and Innovation, UMS - Modeling of Free fatty Acid in the using Response Surface Methodology with Six Sigma
• Outstanding Intellectuals-International Biographical Centre, Great Britain
• Silver Medal Award, Competition of Invention and Innovation, UMS - Modeling of Carbon

Publications

Author and Co-Author, (books and papers - 225) of white papers, articles in peer reviewed journals and an international keynote speaker with topics in:

• Toxicity Potential of Metallic Elements and Process stages in Electronics
• Biodiesel Production from Crude Jatropha Curcas Oil
• Alginate liquid core capsule formation
• Calcium Pectinate Beads Formation
• Variables on size of chitosan-alginate capsules through Extrusion-dripping method
• Immobilized Burkholderiacepacia lipase for biodiesel production from crude

Patents

• LCP Model-A new method of determining surface tension
• Aqueous Phase Liquid Core Enzyme Encapsulation Process
• Methodology DMADV Enhanced
• Physical Parameters in Deodorizing Unit of Palm Oil Recovery
• Enhance Protein Content from De-oiled Rice Bran.

Education

• PD Food Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
• Ph.D. Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India
• M.S. Chemical Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
• B.S. Chemical Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India