Rama Pulicharla

Ph.D. Water Science, Analytical Chemist

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SUMMARY

Six years’ experience in analytical chemistry. Water quality scientist with a strong background in organic contaminants analysis in complex wastewater matrix, data collection and management. Skilled in chemistry, Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), chromatographic techniques, mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, development & validation of analytical methods.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Postdoctoral researcher

09/2018 - present

APEL watershed

Québec City, QC

Point of contact for laboratory instrumentation and operations in water quality division of Service du Traitement des Eaux, Quebec City.

Responsible for R&D and commercial support, analytical method development, instrument maintenance and troubleshooting, data analysis and technical report writing.

Research proposal writing and evaluation, strategy development to treat water and track contaminants as per government regulations.

Research Associate

10/2017 - 08/2018

Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique

Québec City, QC

Protocol development and experimentation to detect novel pharmaceuticals.

Pilot-scale production of enzyme-based biomolecules

Assist in research proposals writing and evaluation

Project management of Ph.D. and graduate student projects

Training and mentoring new students on advanced analytical techniques. Grade, analyze and report student progress to the supervisor

Participates in presentations, conferences, research and review publications

Research Intern

01/2011 - 5/2013

PerkinElmer Inc.

Hyderabad, India

Support validation deliverables as assigned by the product specialist or project Manager, including start-up procedures, commissioning documents, validation protocols and reports (sample analysis and instrument validation etc.).

Follow basic GMP requirements for calibration and maintenance of support systems.

Assist in instrumental validation, sample preparation, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) development

Metal speciation analysis for Arsenic and Chromium metals

Participate in customer training and support technical team to satisfy customer requirements.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Water Science

2017

Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique

Québec city, Canada

Thesis dissertation: Fate and degradation of chlortetracycline in wastewater treatment plant using hybrid advanced bio/chemical oxidation processes.

Develop enzymatic degradation processes and analytical methods for emerging contaminants in wastewater.

Elemental analysis and toxicity evaluation of antibiotics-metal complexes in nitrification and denitrification processes.

Micro-particles encapsulation with fruit extract for prolonged release of antioxidants

Master’s in Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics)

2013

Kakatiya University

Warangal, India

Bachelor’s in pharmacy

2010

Osmania University

Hyderabad, India

ACHIEVEMENTS

Eddy Wastewater Principles/Processes Medal for my research – WEFTEC 2019, Chicago

Mitacs accelerate scholarship - Industrial postdoctoral research– 2018-2020

Merit Doctoral Research Scholarship - Foreign Students from Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Nature et Technologies (FRQNT), Quebec, Canada

Received Ministry of Human Resource and Development (M.H.R.D) fellowship – Master’s studies

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