Postdoctoral Appointee, Argonne National Laboratory.
• Research and development of new molecules and salts for Li-ion batteries and redox flow batteries
• Capacity auto-balance in Li-ion batteries.
​
Research Scientist, Nanosyn, Inc.
• Synthetic strategy design and multi-step synthesis of organic small and
macromolecules.
​
Scientist, Seeo, Inc.
• Design, synthesis and characterization of polymers (polymer electrolytes, nano- structured conductive block copolymer separators and binders), oligomers and small molecule additives for fully solid-state Li metal batteries with improved capacity and cycle life.
• Designed and synthesized several small molecule additives including a Li stable lead dioxazolone analogues.
• Synthesized variety of polyamines, polyamides, polyureas, polyacrylates, polyolefins
(polystyrene, polybutadiene, etc.), polyesters (thermally/UV curable), epoxy, etc., by
utilizing various polymerization techniques such as polycondensation, anionic,
cationic, ring-opening, free radical (ATRP, RAFT, NMP, etc.), ROMP, etc., and
produced several invention disclosures for patent filing.
• Collaborated with engineering team to determine Li-ion conductivity and voltage
stability of polymer films.
• Used advanced separation and characterization techniques such as Combiflash, GC-
MS, GPC, TGA, DSC, etc., for purification and characterization of monomers, small
molecule additives and polymers.
Research Scientist, Maxterial, Inc.
• Worked on identifying and designing new organic small molecule additives to improve
the quality and stability of metal protective coatings.
• Demonstrated the stability of Maxterial© coating on carbon steel by electrodeposition
and electroless deposition.
Graduate Research Assistant, Southern Illinois University
• Developed an efficient method for the synthesis of cyclopenta-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons.
• Synthesized and characterized cyclopenta-fused polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
based fully conjugated low-bandgap small molecules and polymers for semiconductor
applications.
• Worked on surface modification of silicon substrates and thin film deposition of
polymers/small molecules for semiconductor device fabrication and measurement.
• Utilized advanced material characterization techniques of small molecules and
polymers including HPLC, GC, CV, DSC, TGA, GPC, NMR, UV-Vis spectrometry and mass Spectrometry.
Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
• Developed novel synthetic methods for the preparation pyrrolo (1,2-a) pyrazine,
pyrrolo (1,2-a) quinoxalines, benzothiazoles, n-aryl pyrroles and β-amino ketones.