• Gender: Male
• Age: 42
• Designation: Executive
• Highest Education Level: Masters - Degree
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 16.8 Year(s)

Education

M.Sc. (Master of Science) in Chemistry From S.R.T.M. University Nanded in 2007

B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) in Chemistry From Dr. B.A.M. University Aurangabad India in 2005

Work Experience

Doctoral Research Fellow-Institute of Chemistry
Since Oct 2011
Company Name: Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Job Profile:
Synthesis of complex polyster(PCL)-Architectures and their Crystallization. (submission expected in June-2016)

Project Assistant-Polymer Science and Engineering Division
Jan 2008 to June 2011
Company Name: National Chemical Laboratory
Job Profile:
project entitled synthesis and characterization of different aliphatic copolyesters (PLLA)

Publications:
Synthesis and crystallization of star-shaped photocleavable poly (e-caprolactone)s.
Ajay S. Kasegaonkar, Haitham Barqawi and Wolfgang H. Binder
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 52 (2015) 642-649.
Ring opening polymerization of dilactide using salen complex as catalyst.
B.B.Idage, S.B.Idage, A.S.Kasegaonkar, R.V.Jadhav
Material Science and Engineering: Part B 168 (2010) 193-198.
Synthesis of star shaped PCL-PIB supramolecular block copolymers and their crystallization study.
Ajay S. Kasegaonkar, Haitham Barqawi and Wolfgang H. Binder
Manuscript under preparation

Key Words of My Research: Polymer synthesis and functionalization, biodegradable polymers, ring opening polymerization, photo-cleavable polymers, synthesis of star shaped polymers, metal complex-catalysts, Supramolecular chemistry, Click chemistry, Organic reactions, Inorganic chemistry, Polymer crystallization.

Salient features of work:
Synthesis of various metal complexes for ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters.
Click chemistry and Supramolecular chemistry.
Anionic /cationic polymerizations.
Synthesis of Polylactic Acid and Poly(caprolactone)s from L-lactic Acid and caprolactone respectively via Ring Opening Polymerization technique. 
Synthesis of star PLA and star PCL by using initiators like Pentaerythritol, Dipentaerythritol, Trimethylol propane, and Ditrimethylol propane and their characterization.
Nucleation of PLA by using various nucleating agents.
Synthesis of photo-cleavable initiator for polymerization of lactones.
Proficient in carrying out reactions in inert atmosphere and vacuum and handling of air sensitive compounds.
Good ability in characterization of polymers through various modern techniques like 1H-NMR, 13C NMR, ESI-TOF-MS, MALDI-TOF, FTIR, DSC, TGA,GPC, HPLC, SAXS, etc.

Conferences:
Presented a poster with the title ‘Synthesis of metal complexes as catalysts for synthesis of star shaped Poly(caprolactone)s’ in polymeric materials P2012, Halle (Saale), Germany.
Presented a lecture with the title ‘Synthesis and crystallization of star shaped SPCL-PIB pseudo block copolymers’ in the European Polymer Congress 2015, Dresden, Germany.

Future Goals

In quest of assignments in the Research with an organization of repute.