Mangaldeep Kundu

Cuyahoga Falls, OH adij44@r.postjobfree.com 352-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/mangaldeepkundu Profile

Accomplished chemist with 7+ years of synthetic organic chemistry knowledge and 4+ years of polymer chemistry experience and anticipating Ph.D. (on/before Spring 2021) degree from The University of Akron, School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering. Strong scientific and technical background in material characterization, drug delivery, and wound healing with a sound knowledge of structure-property relationships of polymers. Developed excellent business acumen like project management, leadership skills, analytical and problem-solving abilities, communication skills, adaptability, collaborative, and interpersonal skills during graduate research. Dynamic, self- motivated, and constantly self-improves through education, with a personal and professional growth mindset. Technical skills

Monomer & polymer synthesis Gel permeation chromatography

(GPC)

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

spectroscopy

Fourier-transform Infrared (FTIR)

spectroscopy

Mass spectrometry (MS) Rheology

Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) Differential scanning calorimetry

(DSC)

Dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA)

Ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis)

spectroscopy

High-performance liquid

chromatography (HPLC)

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Fluorescence spectroscopy X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) Raman spectroscopy Circular Dichroism (CD) Fast protein liquid chromatography

(FPLC)

Dynamic light scattering (DLS) Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

(ELISA)

Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word

and PowerPoint)

Statistical analysis software (Origin &

JMP)

MATLAB programming language

Project Management and Leadership Experience

Involved in market research and customer discovery of underwater adhesive polyester material, developed in our lab, as an Entrepreneurial Lead in NSF I-Corps Sites Program.

Managed a team of three people to conduct a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional project ($340,000.00 funding for one year) in collaboration with GE Global Research (Healthcare division) and The George Washington University.

Coordinated a time-sensitive animal study project by effectively accommodating the time and schedule of a team consisting of four people.

Delivered the outstanding experimental results for the funding proposals submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Department of Defense (DOD) on time.

Mentored summer intern student and responsible for laboratory safety training for new students.

Led a team of eleven people as Vice President of Polymer Science Student Organization (PSSO), organized department seminar lectures, participated in polymer outreach programs, and served as a judge in several Science Day events.

Pro-actively enrol in online courses (Lean Six Sigma Foundations, Project Management Foundations, Statistical Thinking for Industrial Problem Solving) to gain the design of experiments (DOE) knowledge and essential industrial skills.

Academic Background & Research Experience

PhD (2016 – present), Department of Polymer Science (Advisor: Prof. Abraham Joy), University of Akron, OH Thesis title: Insight into the molecular interactions between thermoresponsive polymer coacervates and encapsulated drugs for biomedical applications.

Building a framework for understanding drug-polymer binding using sophisticated analytical techniques to develop efficient synthetic, biodegradable polymer-based drug delivery systems.

Evaluating the efficacy of four different 3D printed functionalized polymer scaffolds on 40 rats for wound healing purposes.

Efficiently encapsulated and performed controlled release of an anti-cancer drug, doxorubicin, inside synthetic polyester to assess its potential for better cancer treatment.

Synthesized polymers for separation and extraction of a specific protein from touch samples of forensic interest, particularly to help the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and awarded competitive funding worth $340,000.00 for one year.

Expressed and purified an expensive platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF-BB) protein, responsible for wound healing, from bacteria in a cost-effective way.

Published two peer-reviewed journal articles, and three more papers are in progress to submit by the end of this year.

Delivered oral presentation in one international conference (MACRO India 2018) and was selected in three national conferences (GRC, ACS, and NGRPC) in 2020 for oral and poster presentations. M.Sc. (Chemistry, Physical Chemistry specialization, 2013 – 2015), University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India Thesis title: Existence of negative absolute temperature in microcanonical ensemble.

Expressed and purified cyclophilin protein and characterized using different spectroscopy techniques.

Published one paper in a peer-reviewed journal.

Recipient of DST-INSPIRE Scholarship (2013 – 2015) from the Government of India. (only 1,000 awardees among postgraduate level students from all over India)

B.Sc. (Chemistry major, 2010 – 2013), University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

Synthesized stable gold nanoparticles in a green chemistry method.

Amino acids sequence comparison study of structured and disordered human proteins using Bioinformatics.

Recipient of DST-INSPIRE Scholarship (2010 – 2013) from the Government of India. (only 1,000 awardees among undergraduate level students from all over India)

Publications

• Fragment-Based Thermoresponsive Polymers Screening for Protein Delivery. Kundu M, et al. In preparation.

• Effect of pendent groups on the encapsulation and release of Doxorubicin inside non-ionic, thermoresponsive coacervates. Kundu M, et al. In preparation.

• Elucidating the Molecular Interactions of Encapsulated Doxorubicin Within a Non-ionic, Thermoresponsive Polyester Coacervate. Kundu M, et al. ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2020, 3 (7), 4626–4634.

• Efficient Protein Encapsulation within Thermoresponsive Coacervate-Forming Biodegradable Polyesters. Cruz MA, Morris DL, Swanson JP, Kundu M, et al. ACS Macro Lett. 2018, 7 (4), 477–481.

• Origin of Protein Aggregation: Identification of Some Characteristic Traits in Structured and Intrinsically Disordered Proteins. Pal U, Roy A, Das S, Das S, Kundu M, et al. Journal of Proteins and Proteomics 2016, 7 (4), 259-268.

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