• Gender: Male
• Age: 37
• Designation: Engineer
• Highest Education Level: Doctrate
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 9.9 Year(s)

Education

Doctorate in Chemical Engineering From Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 2014

Masters in Chemical Engineering From Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 2011

Bachelors in Chemical Engineering From JNTU Hyderabad in 2009

Skill Sets

PAM RTM, MATLAB, CATIA, Latex, Origin, C and MS Office

Work Experience

Research and Development Engineer
Since Feb 2015
Company Profile: Provides turnkey solutions for Mass Transit, Architectural and Renewable energy in fiber reinforced polymer composites.
Job Profile:
Research and development on improving the fire properties and mechanical properties of FRP composites for Mass Transit and architectural fields.
Member in leading edge solution to develop new process technology for making wind blade molds
All type of Characterization and testing of FRP composites
Research on enhanced fracture toughness of FRP composites using CSR particles
Conceptual and feasibility studies as a part of new product development
Troubleshooting process related issues in production line in all BFG Branches
Leading prototyping team for several projects in Train Interiors and Cabins right from tooling to final article submission
Regular interaction with customers on process and material related discussions
Working on shrinkage factors of filled polyester resin based FRP composites
Regular reviews with Tooling as a part of Design for Manufacturability
Involved as process lead in a cross functional team of research and development
Feasibility study of alternative processes, techniques and successful transfer into production
Working on nanocomposites to improve fire properties of FRP composites, better than conventional fillers

Achievements:
Successfully completed prototyping projects in six months at BFG for Ottawa transportation and California transportation in BFG International, Bahrain
Successfully reduced crack issues in FRP and gel coats using core shell nano rubber particles.
Established laminate theory in Fiber layup to avoid delamination and better properties for all projects
successfully developed methodology for estimating durability of FRP and gel coats
Heating system for phenolic and polyester molds were introduced for fast curing

Senior Research Fellow - Chemical Engineering
5 Months
Company Profile: Is a public engineering institution.
Job Profile:
Title of Project: Lifetime estimation of fiber reinforced composite pipes for offshore and onshore applications.
Investigated the performance evaluation of composite pipe manufactured using various technologies in the offshore and onshore environment
Studied the behavior and lifetime of composite pipes manufactured using various technologies for offshore and onshore applications
Developed a correlation for lifetime estimation of FRP pipes
Estimated the Lifecycle cost for FRP pipes
The best FRP pipe manufacturing technology was selected based on performance

Publications:
Vaibhav L, Puja C, Vikas K, P Kumar and Swati Neogi; Lifetime estimation of glass reinforced pipes in acidic and alkaline environment using accelerated test methodology, Fibers and Polymers, 15(9), 1935-1940, 2014.

Sudip Bhunia, Debdarsan Neogi, and Swati Neogi; Modelling of curing kinetics of amine cured epoxy resins for vacuum assisted resin infusion moulding, Canadian journal for chemical engineering. 9999:1–9, 2013.

Praveen M, Swati Neogi, Hafijul H Sardar; Long term performance study of chemically different polymer plaques and fiber reinforced composites under marine environment, Bulletin of Material science 2016, (Under Review).

Praveen M, Swati Neogi; Dispersion study of Clay nano particles in the vinylester resin, Journal of Vinyl additives and Technology, 2016, (Press).

Praveen M,Swati Neogi; Enhanced sea-water diffusion resistance of nanoparticle incorporated FRP composites under marine environment, Composites Part A (Under Review).

Praveen M and Swati Neogi; Effect of nanoparticles on the diffusion of sea-water in USP-Glass composites, CACMS- 2015, Istanbul.

Amrutha S and Swati Neogi; Dispersion study of nano-clay in the epoxy resin matrix, presented at International conference on rubber and rubber-like materials, ICRRM-2013, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

Vaibhav L, Puja C and Swati Neogi; Application of accelerated aging test methodology for lifetime estimation of GRE pipes, presented at International conference and exhibition on reinforced plastics, ICERP-2013, Mumbai.

Praveen M, Swati Neogi; Accelerated ageing and diffusion study of polymer composites for marine applications, presented at National conference on advances in naval materials, ADNAM-2013, Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

Technical Skills:
Proficiency:
Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing techniques for polymer composites, Thermal analysis, Kinetic study of polymer resins, Characterization of polymer composites and nano composites, Dispersion technology for nano composites, Rheology of polymer resins, Atmospheric and RF plasma for surface treatment, Mold making, Product development.

Equipments Handled:
VARIM, RTM, Hand layup, Compression molding, Vacuum Bagging, Silicon Bagging, Ultrasonicator, DMA, DSC, TGA, UTM, FTIR, Pycnometer, Smoke density, Image analysis, Rheometer, X-Ray diffraction, TEM, SEM, Goniometer.

Achievements And Scholarships:
Successfully completed the PhD work in 2.5 years
Senior research fellow scholarship from NRB, DRDO, India. (Nov 2011- Nov 2014)

Teaching Assistant in Composite Applications Laboratory, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, (2010 – 2013)

Senior research fellow scholarship from ONGC, India. (July 2011- Nov 2011)

Ministry of human resource development scholarship for Masters (June 2009 – May 2011)
Secured AIR 217 in GATE-2009

Future Goals

Growth