Dr. Kalpana Gopalakrishnan

Assistant Vice President, Retd.

Reliance Technology Group, RIL, Vadodara, India

Email: [email protected];

M: 09998217182

Educational

Ø Ph. D, Coordination Chemistry (1980-1984), MS University of Baroda, Vadodara, India

Ø Post Doctorate, Coordination Chemistry (1985)

Professional Carrier

Ø Senior Chemist at Gujarat Insecticides Ltd., (1985-86)

Ø Research Scientist at IPCL Research Centre (1986-2002) and Reliance Technology Group, RIL (2002-2018)

Technical Area of Interest

Ø Synthesis and characterization of materials

Ø Alternate use & Regeneration of Spent catalysts/Adsorbents

Ø Metal Separation and Recovery

Ø Use of Alternate energy for material synthesis like Ultrasound and Microwaves

Ø Industrial Wastewater treatments and process development

Ø Formulations of refinery elemental sulphur for diverse applications

Ø Elemental Analysis using Instrumental Techniques

Ø Trouble shooting for Industrial Petrochemical/Petroleum Processes

Ø Characterization of Industrial Catalysts and Polymers

Ø Troubleshooting for Industrial Petrochemical/Petroleum Processes

Professional Contributions

Ø 18 research articles published/communicated in national and international journals.

Ø 10 patents granted including two US patent. 35 patent applications are in process - published/pre-grant stage/application.

Ø Classified Technical Reports: 165 on in-house development/ trouble shooting in catalytic and adsorption processes at Reliance.

Ø Lead auditor for the ISO systems: ISO 9001 (2008) Quality Management system; ISO 14001 (2004) Environment Management System and OSHAS 18001 (2007) Occupational Health and Safety Management