Project Manager

Resume: Gopal Shankar Mishra, Ph.D.

Laboratory of Materials, Department of Chemistry UTAD University,

Vila Real, 5001801, Portugal

e-mail: ********@*****.***,mobil: +351-*********,

Objective: To obtain a challenging teaching/research position in applied

catalysis and/or polymer field that will provide an opportunity to

utilize experience, skills and strategic thinking.

Visa Status: USA-Visa B1/ B2 type for multiple entries, Portugal Residence

Card, Indian Nationality.

Academic

Ph.D. - December, 1998 (Polymer Catalyst Chemistry)

Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (H.B.T.I.), Kanpur-208002, India

Thesis:" Polymerization in the presence of ylide containing 15th group

elements"

Key Skills

. Strong skill in R&D Leadership, Product Development &

Commercialization.

. Highly skilled in Heterogeneous Catalysis,

. Well expertise in Mesoporous Materials Synthesis & Characterization,

. Highly skilled in synthesis, purification of novel metal complexes &

crystal structure characterization

. Strong skill in Gas Phase Reactions, Selective Oxidation, Reformation of

Hydrocarbons, Polymer degradation,

. Reactor Technology, Green Process Chemistry.

. Well expertise in X-ray single crystal, SEM, TAM, XRD, FTIR, TGA, UV,

NMR, GC and GC/MS.

At Current: Principal Investigator (from 2008 till to date) at Materials

Science Laboratory, Chemistry Department, UTAD University, Vila

Real Portugal. Recently, I have revived an European Union Funded

project (FCT, Portugal) and two master students are associated

with me.

Work Experience (total Ph.D. + 14 yrs)

2) Postdoctoral fellow at Istituto Superior T cnico, Lisbon, Portugal (from

2004 - 2008).

3) Postdoctoral fellow at Busan National University, Busan, S. Korea (from

2004 - 2004).

4) Principal Project Investigator at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur,

India (form 2001 - 2004).

5) Postdoctoral fellow at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK),

India (from1998 - 2001).

Industrial Experience

6) Consultant (VAM Organics, Gajrola, India) at IITK, Kanpur, India (from

2003 - 2004).

7) Asst. Production Manager at ICI Catalyst Limited, Kanpur, India (1996 -

1998).

Publications

05 Industrial Patents / 29 publications in SIC Journals /19 congress

proceedings.

Computer Skill:

> System : Windows- 7 and XP, Linux., MS-DOS

> Package : Literature Search by Internet, Chem. draw, Mercury

crystal program, MS Office, Power Point, Origin, Excel and Sigma

for graph etc.

.Awards and Fellowships

Prestigious (2008) Auxiliary Investigator Position Awarded by Foundation

Science & Technology, Portugal

Young Scientist Award (2001) and project for 3 yrs. received by Dept.

Science & Technology (DST), India

Postdoctoral fellowship (2004 & 2007 two times) by Foundation Science &

Technology (FCT), Portugal

Postdoctoral fellowship (2004) awarded by Korean Academy of Science &

Technology (KAST), S.Korea

Research Associate ship (1998) from Council of Scientific and Industrial

Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India

Language: Fluent: English - written and spoken; Native language: Hindi;

Fair level Portuguese.

Statement of Motivation

My current research requires the knowledge material science,

coordination chemistry and catalysis. For this propose, nanoparticles

silica-coated magnetic supports (MNPs), metal encapsulated magnetic carbon

nanotubes (MSWNT) and various zeolite materials have been modified as

catalyst support. We have also synthesized various novel metal complexes

(i.e. tri-phosphine silane ligands, tri-pyrazolyl silane ligands and tri-

imidazole silane ligands) and well characterized by single crystal

analysis. These complexes have been immobilized over above support as

Heterogeneous Catalysts.

Our heterogeneous catalytic tests were conducted in our designed

rocking type batch reactor or tubular reactors for laboratory scale. Design

and perform gas-liquid phase experiments to validate heterogeneous

catalysts tested on these reactors, coupled with online GC analysis. We

have also determined the various effecting factors (temperature, pressure,

time and amount of catalyst) for the industrial selective oxidation or

hydro-reformation process to obtined high conversion and slectivity, under

optamize condition. For example, hydro-isomerization with H2 of light

neptha which plays key role in refining oil industry to improve the burning

efficiency of fuel and for selective oxidation with O2 of cyclohexane to KA

oil is further used for the production of nylon-6. After reaction,

catalysts were also tests for recycle to understand implications as

commercial catalysts. For Publication point of view, 06 industrial patents,

29 papers and 24 papers in congress procedings have been published. I have

also received 4 projects as Principal Investigator and 3 project as Co-

Investigator.

Moreover, I am very flexible and able to learn independently and

communicate well within a cross-functional team. Well expertise in catalyst

characterization and development of heterogeneous catalytic or

polymerization processes at lab, pilot scale and demonstration scales. I am

also capable for basic project management skills with a good sense of

humour and ability to travel too.

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