• Gender: Male
• Age: 40
• Designation: Executive
• Highest Education Level: Masters - Degree
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 10.3 Year(s)

Education

Pursuing Ph.D. Science (Chemistry)Synopsis in 2015

M.Sc. Organic Chemistry From Mumbai University in 2008

B.Sc. Organic Chemistry From Mumbai University in 2006

Work Experience

Visiting Faculty of Chemistry
Aug 2013 to Dec 2013
Company Profile: Leading Engineering college

Research Chemist
For 1 Year
Company Profile: Leading manufacturer of Synthetic Resin. 

Research Chemist
For 1 Year
Company Name: Universal Specialty Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.

Title of Ph.D Thesis:
Production of lactic acid from renewable resources and studies in synthesis of poly (lactic acid).

Research Supervisor:
Prof. P. A. Mahanwar
Professor & Ex. Head – Department of Polymer and Surface Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai.

Research Objective:
To foster the skills of Biotechnology and Polymer Chemistry in the development of improved, alternative resource for synthesizing poly (lactic acid).

Research Summary:
Bio synthesis of lactic acid from renewable resources by fermentation technology.
Synthesis of poly lactic acid (PLA) using various polymerization techniques viz.
Condensation polymerization, Ring opening polymerization (ROP), Solid state             polymerization.
Synthesis and characterization of PLA based co-polymers.
Preparation and characterization of PLA blends and composite.

Awards:
Senior Research Fellowship by University Grant Commission (UGC-SAP-SRF), Govt. Of India by 2012.
Junior Research Fellowship by University Grant Commission (UGC-SAP-JRF), Govt. Of India by 2010
National Eligibility for Lectureship by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. Of India CSIR NET-LS 2010
National Eligibility for Lectureship by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. Of India CSIR NET-LS 2008

Project Work:
DST- AMCOS sponsored project at Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India entitled as “CO2 adsorption study on polymer matrix” Duration : 1st Feb 2010 to 31st Sept 2010

Instruments Handled:
X-ray Diffractometer (XRD), Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), Gas Chromatography (GC), Gel permission Chromatography (GPC), High performance
Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), FTIR, UV-Visible Spectrophotometer, Gretag Macbeth ColorEye 7000A Spectrophotometer, Particle size analyzer, Polarized Optical microscope, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), Rheometer (Anton Paar, Austria), QUV Weatherometer, Universal testing
machine (UTM), Melt Flow Index (MFI), GasPermeability Tester & Microwave Reactor (Biotage).

Polymer Processing Instruments: 
Twin Screw Extruder, Injection molding, Compression molding, Two-roll mill.

Other Achievements:
Organizing Secretary for National Level conference on Advances in Polymers & Coating (APC) - Rangotsav 2014 at ICT, Mumbai.
Worked as General Mess Secretary (GMS), ICT, Mumbai.
Organizing Secretary for National Level conference on Advances in Polymers & Coating (APC) - Rangotsav 2013, at ICT, Mumbai.

Conference:
Poster presentation on "Microwave assisted synthesis of high molecular weight polylactic acid by chain extension of pre-polymer" at second International Kathmandu Symposia on Advanced Materials (KaSAM) 2014, held during 4-7 September 2014. Organized by Nepal Polymer Institute (NPI), Kathmandu, In association with Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu; Kathmandu University,Kavre, Université de Rouen (France) and Humboldt Club Nepal.

Poster Presentation on, “Green monomer synthesis form renewable resources: Lactic acid from tamarind kernel” at APA-International conference on polymers:
vision & innovation. APA 2014, held during 19-21 February 2014 at New Delhi, India.

Oral Presentation on “Studies in Reactive Compatibilization of Biopolymer PLA with EVA, at 6th International Congress of Environmental Research (ICER-13)” held on 19-21 December 2013, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

Poster presentation on, "Green monomer synthesis form renewable resources: Lactic acid from mango kernel" at International Conference on Advances in Polymeric Materials, ICAPM 2013, held on 11-13 October 2013, at Kottayam, Kerala, India.

Oral presentation on "Bio based polyurethane synthesis by co-polymerization of iso-sorbide terminated PLA and di-isocynates." at International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, ICAPM 2013, held on 11-13 October 2013, at Kottayam, Kerala, India.

Oral presentation on, "Effect of Nano Silica on Electron Beam Curable Coating Based on Soyabean Oil" at International Conference on Advances in Polymeric Materials, NANO 2010, held on 13-16 December 2010, at Trichengode, Tamilnadu, India

Publications:
Toughening of poly(lactic acid) by ethylene-co-vinyl acetate copolymer having vinyl acetate content of 18%: effect of ethylene-co-vinyl acetate content.
Sunder Kelkar, Pravin Kadam, Shashank Mhaske, Prakash Mahanwar.
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering: An International Journal (MSEJ), Vol.1, No. 1, September 2014

Production of lactic acid from tamarind kernel by lactobacillus casei; S. T. Kelkar, P. A. Mahanwar; International Journal of Technology Enhancements and Emerging Engineering Research, 3 (5), 25 - 31, 2015.

Comparative study of fermentative capacity of different lactobacilli strain to produce lactic acid from tamarind kernel powder; S.T. Kelkar, P. A. Mahanwar. European Journal of Biotechnology and Bioscience, 3 (6), 24 -28, June 2015.

Synthesis and characterization of new hetero aromatic polyamide from benzo[1,2-d:4,5-d']bis (thiazole)-2,6-diamine; Adesh Telvekar, Sunder Kelkar,Prakash Mahanwar; International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, Volume 6, Issue 10, 303-307, October-2015.

Fermentative production of lactic acid from mango (Mangifera Indica) kernel by Lactobacillus delbrueckii. S.T. Kelkar, P.A. Mahanwar, Communicated in Letters in advanced microbiology, Wiley Publication.

Microwave assisted synthesis of high molecular weight polylactic acid by chain extension, Sunder T. Kelkar, Prakash A. Mahanwar, (Communicated) Journal of Applied Polymer Science.

Synthesis & Characterization of PEDOT/Poly (lactic acid) Nanofibers by Electrospinning, Manoj P. Bhatnagar, Sunder T. Kelkar, Prakash A. Mahanwar, (under revision), Polymer International, Willey Pub.

Patent 
Microwave assisted synthesis of polyamide hot melt adhesive.
Indian patent application no. 3305/MUM/2014.  S. T. Mhaske, P. G. Kadam, S.T. Kelkar, P. B. Savvashe.

Future Goals

Growth