• Gender: Male
• Age: 51
• Designation: Department Head
• Highest Education Level: Doctrate
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 26.5 Year(s)

Education

Ph.D. Chemistry From Technical University Berlin, Germany, in 2010 with GPA 4.0/4.0
 
M.Sc. Organic Chemistry From Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, India in 1996 with 61%

B.Sc. From Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, India in 1994 with 59.58%

Work Experience

Scientist
Jun 2012 to Nov 2015
Company Profile: Specialty Chemicals Manufacturing Company
Job Profile:
R&D project execution [Innovation Excellence]
Be creative in R&D activity
Knowledge management
People management
Be part of innovation workshops/scientific conferences
Tap & funnel project opportunities for groups & verticals
To scout and identify academic collaborators which interests the technology modules of organization
Laboratory infrastructure & Administration,
Recruitment of laboratory staff, Training
Maintaining & be responsible for audit & documentation of laboratory activities
Establish process to train scientific staff in laboratories

Accomplishments
Patent in improvement of gloss of natural fiber
Modification of additive to change surface energy than its bulk/master batch
Alteration in buoyancy effect of additive into polymer extrusion/regeneration batches
Developing new project proposal towards development of new additive to improve physical properties of master batch
Developed a new product comprising wetting and dispersing properties
Use of interfacial chemistry of polymeric mixture to enhance performance of crop formulation
Developing new R & D laboratory set up, design and infrastructure
Administrating the laboratory infrastructure set up and establishing the same for its end users
Scouting and identifying academic partners based on core technology module

Post - Doctoral Researcher
June 2010 to Dec 2011
Company Name : (BAM) Federal institute for Materials
Research & -testing Berlin, Germany
Company Profile : 
Job Profile : 
Modification of porous polymer(UHMWPE) membranes using plasma technique.
Efficacy of process for carrying out modifications on porous interiors of polymeric membranes
To establish a new plasma processing instrument, Interdisciplinary & cross discipline collaboration & work
Managing expand scope of newly developed polymer plasma-processing technique
Experimentation & accurate interpretation of results
Publishing and presenting the research papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences respectively
People & knowledge management

Accomplishments
Innovated a novel plasma process for polymer surface modification using the liquid based plasma system
Processing technique which introduces one type of functional groups to poly-olefinic film surface
Cell-material adhesion studies between polyethylene surface and Epithelial cell
Efficacious of plasma-technique were exploited to study plasma polymerization effects using the monomers such as acrylic acid
Played important role in establishing an inter & cross-disciplinary collaboration within science & engineering faculty

PhD Student & Scientific Co-worker
September 2006 to April 2010
Company Name : Technical University Berlin & BAM 
Job Profile : 
To study & report efficacies of various plasma
processes possible in aqueous solution. To study
novel underwater plasma process to modify inert   polymer surfaces, polyethylene/polypropylene

Research & Development Executive
May 2001 to July 2006
Company Name : Clariant Chemicals India Ltd.
Job Profile : 
Laboratory support organic materials synthesis
for technology transfer projects, changing raw
materials, maintaining lab records

Technology transfer projects from Germany R & D to India development center.
Chemistry of ether carboxylates, amine oxides, poly-acrylates
Handling surfactant projects for synthesis & application
Exercised "Free Radical Polymerization”. Polymerization of Diallyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride (PDAC)
Application studies/testing such as, efficacy studies of PDAC as Color Care Additives.

Project Assistant
July 1997 to June 2000
Company Name : National Chemical Laboratory,
Job Profile : 
Execution organic material synthesis, 
characterization, maintaining lab records

Exploratory Studies in Aliphatic Polycarbonates¡¨. (Industrial sponsored project by (GE), USA). Feasibility studies of cyclic aliphatic diols to synthesis Aliphatic Polycarbonates by melt-poly condensation & solid state polymerization route using Di-phenyl & Di-methyl carbonate as reagents
"New Poly Carbonate Monomers" Industrial sponsored Project (GE), USA. Synthesis of novel aromatic PC monomers. Work involved the synthesis of Bis-Phenol-A like molecules from natural resources
"Development of Indigenous Catalytic Converter to reduce the emission level of Four Stroke Gasoline Vehicles " (Department of Science and Technology, India)

Instrument-Tool Handling Experience
Three year experience in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) at BAM, instrument handling and relevant interpretations
Completed training program for GC (Gas Chromatograph) sponsored and certified by Perkin-Elmer Instruments, USA
Experience in operating instruments like thermo gravimetric analysis

Proffesional Training/Memberships
Training on-Personal mastery and building a brand you -by Dale Carnegie
Life Membership of The Colour Society UICT Matunga, Mumbai, India

Annexure-I
List Of Publications
Patent:
Improvement of gloss of viscose fiber: Patent application filed Dec-2014 [EU patent application number 2015DE102-EP-EPA]

Papers/publications
J.Friedrich, R. Mix, R-D. Schulze, A.M-Plath, R. Joshi, S. Wettmarshausen; Plasma Process. Polymer; 5, 407–423, 2008

R-D. Schulze, A. M-Plath, J. Friedrich*; Plasma Process Polymers; 5, 695–707, 2008

J.Friedrich, M. Wagner, European. Physical Journal D; 54, 249–258, 2009

R-D. Schulze, A. M-Plath, M. Wagner, J. Friedrich; Plasma Process. Polymer; 6, S218-S222, 2009

Polymer surface modification using novel underwater plasma (UWP) technique, BAM Dissertation, vol. 59, 2010 [ISBN: 978-3-9813550-2-4]

J. Friedrich, M. Wagner, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 25 (23), 1-3, pp. 283-305, 2011

J Friedrich, S. Subramannian; Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, Volume 33, Number 5, 2013

Presentations
Oral presentation in 23rd Symposium for Plasma Processes and Technology, July 16-19th, 2008, Prague, Czech Republik
Oral presentation in 11th International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering, September 15-19th, 2008 at Garmisch-
Partenkirchen, Germany.
Oral presentation in Workshop "XV - Oberflächentechnologie mit Plasma -und Ionenstrahlprozessen", 4-6 March 2008 at
Klingelthal, Germany
Oral presentation at 4th International Congress on Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas: Sources and Application, June 22-24th,
2009, (CAPPSA’09) at Ghent, Belgium
Oral presentation at VII-International Symposium on Polymer Surface Modification, July 12-15th, 2009 at University of Maine,
Orono, Maine, United States of America.
Oral presentation at 19th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry (ISPC’ 19), July 26- 31st, 2009, Bochum, Germany.

Poster Presentations
3rd International Congress on Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas: Sources and Application 10-13 July 2007, at Ghent, Belgium,
Title: Surface modification studies of polypropylene films using underwater capillary discharge
18th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry [ISPC 18], Kyoto, Japan, 26-31 August 2007, Title: Selective surface
functionalization of polypropylene films using the underwater capillary discharges

Award/prizes
REHAU Technology Prize 2010 from REHAU GmbH
Doctorate degree awarded with the highest honors ‘Summa cum laude’ (GPA 4.0)
A handful of prizes at sports (cricket), games (carom) and Indian classical music competitions

Highlights
Delivering appropriate solutions for customers unmet needs
Patent on improving gloss of natural fiber
New product for crop formulation & applications
Surface grafting and its characterization
Heterogeneous modifications of inert polymeric (PP & PE) film surface with domination of one-type of functional groups
Explored, studied & established novel plasma process to functionalize inert polymer surfaces with dense OH functionality
Recipe transfer projects from lab to pilot plants
Hands on experience with instruments such as X-ray Photoelectron spectrophotometer (XPS)
Experience in analyzing results from scanning electron microscope (SEM)
Technical support activities to the customers

Future Goals

Growth