Date of Birth: **.**.**** Place: Nanded, Maharashtra, India

Martial Status: Married Number of Children: 01

Permanent address:

C/o Mr. S. D. Joshi

**, ******** *****,

Nanded-431602 India

Temporary address:

c/o Sachin Kulkarni

2599 NW Overlook Drive

Apt 833 Hillsboro

OR 97124

USA

Sundgauer Straße 105s,

14169 Berlin,

Germany

Email: r7bsig@r.postjobfree.com, r7bsig@r.postjobfree.com Cell Phone: +491**********

Languages:

English, Marathi, Hindi (Fluent; speak, read, write)

Deutsch (Medium: speak, read) Hobbies: Indian classical music, reading books, movies, travel, carom, cricket, social networking

HIGHLIGHTS

• Expertise in handling modifications in polymer surface chemistry

• Explored a novel possibility to oxidize PP surface with dense OH functionality

• Skills such as surface grafting and its charcterization

• Underwater glow discharge promoted polymerizations (Gel)

• More than four years experience in handling chemical processes in product and process development

• Recipe transfer projects from lab to pilot plants

• Technical support activities to the customers

• Hands on experience with instruments such as X-ray Photoelectron spectrophotometer (XPS), a certified Gas Chromatograph (GC)

• Fresh experience in analyzing results from SEM, TEM

• Multiple entries VISA (B1/B2) till February 2019 for United States of America

AWARD/PRIZES

REHAU Technology Prize 2010 for the doctoral thesis

Doctorate degree awarded with the highest honors ‘Summa cum laude’

A handful of prizes at sports (cricket), games (carom) and Indian classical music competitions

EDUCATION

Degree University Duration Years Result

Ph.D Chemistry Technical University Berlin

Berlin, Germany

01.10.2006 - 23.04.2010

summa cum laude

M. Sc.

Organic Chemistry Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad India 01.07.1994 - 01.05.1996 first

61.00%

B. Sc.

chemistry, physics & mathematics Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad India 01.07.1991 - 01.05.1994 higher second

WORK-RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

• Working as a post doctoral researcher with BAM Federal Institute of Materials Research and testings Berlin, Germany from May 2010- till date

• Ph.D. dissertation topic: Polymer surface modification using novel underwater plasma (UWP) technique from 22.08.2006-23.04. 2010

*Accomplishments during project work:

• Explored possibilities for polymer surface modification using the liquid based plasma system

• Effficacies of UWP-based system shown to initiate plasma polymerization effects using the monomers such as acrylic acid was evaluated

• Carbon black and CNT functionalization (unpublished results)

• Publication link: http://www.profile.bam.de/?s=joshi

Completed following training program:

• GC (Gas Chromatograph) with the model 1022XL sponsored and certified by Perkin-Elmer Instruments, USA

Clariant Chemicals India Ltd Thane, India

Research & Development Executive May 2002- July 2006

• Worked for the products development on technology transferred project from Germany R & D to India development center.

• Several products developed in laboratory, established in pilot plant level and then assisted to the production scale-ups. Worked with in the Functional Chemicals Division, Chemistry of ether carboxylates, amine oxides, phosphate esters, esters and trans-esterifications, ester-amides, betaines; a broad variety of surfactant system.

• Worked in the area of "Free Radical Polymerization”. Polymerization of DADMAC (Diallyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride) and investigation its properties as Color Care Additives. Acrylic emulsion based binders for the construction industry

National Chemical Laboratory, Pashan Pune, India

Project Assistant July 1997-June 2000

• Worked on “Exploratory Studies in Aliphatic Polycarbonates”. (Industrial sponsored project by (GE), USA) at Polymer Chemistry Division. Studied feasibility of some of the aliphatic diols to synthesis the Aliphatic Polycarbonates by using melt-poly condensation reaction with diphenyl & dimethyl carbonate as reagents & various acidic & basic catalysts

• “New Poly Carbonate Monomers.” Industrial sponsored Project (GE), USA. The theme: Synthesis of novel aromatic PC monomers. Work involved the synthesis of Bis-Phenol-A like molecules using reaction of ketones (derived from natural resources) & phenol in acidic conditions using mercapto-propionic acid & HCL gas as catalyst.

• Worked on the project “Development of Indigenous Catalytic Converter to reduce the emission level of Four Stroke Gasoline Vehicles.” (Department of Science and Technology, India).

Instrument-Tool handling experience

• Three year experience in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) at BAM, instrument handling and relevant interpretations

• Well versed in operating application software like Origin, CASA-XPS, Solid Edge V18

• Experience in operating instruments like Gas Chromatograph (GC), GC-Mass, FT-IR, UV- Spectrometer, Vapor Pressure Osmometer, Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), TGA & (XRD) X–Ray Diffractometer at NCL Pune.

• Experience in handling high-pressure reactions Catalytic hydrogenations using Parr Autoclaves

PROFFESIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• International Plasma Chemistry Society (IPCS), USA

• Life Membership of The Colour Society UICT Matunga, Mumbai, India

PAPERS/PUBLICATIONS

J. Friedrich*, R. Mix, R-D. Schulze, A. M-Plath, R. Joshi, S. Wettmarshausen; Plasma Process. Polymer; 5, 407–423, 2008

R. Joshi, R-D. Schulze, A. M-Plath, J. Friedrich*; Plasma Process Polymers; 5, 695–707, 2008

R. Joshi*, J. Friedrich, M. Wagner, European. Physical Journal D; 54, 249–258, 2009

R. Joshi*, R-D. Schulze, A. M-Plath, M. Wagner, J. Friedrich; Plasma Process. Polymer; 6, S218-S222, 2009

R. Joshi*, Polymer surface modification using novel underwater plasma (UWP) technique, BAM Dissertation, vol 59, 2010 ISBN: 978-3-9813550-2-4

R. Joshi*, J. Friedrich, M. Wagner, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 25 (23), 1-3, pp. 283-305, 2011

PRESENTATIONS

• Oral presentation in 23rd Symposium for Plasma Processes and Technology, July 16-19th, 2008, Prague, Czech Republik

• Oral presentation in 11th International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering held during September 15-19th, 2008 at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

• Oral presentation in Workshop "XV - Oberflächentechnologie mit Plasma- und Ionenstrahlprozessen", 4-6 March 2008 at Klingelthal, Germany.

• Oral presentation at 4th International Congress on Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas: Sources and Application June 22-24th, 2009, (CAPPSA’09) at Ghent, Belgium

• Oral presentation at 7th International Symposium on Polymer Surface Modification during July 12-15th, 2009 at University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States of America.

• Oral presentation at 19th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry (ISPC’ 19), during July 26- 31st, 2009, Bochum, Germany.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

• 3rd International Congress on Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas: Sources and Application 10-13 July 2007, at Ghent, Belgium, Title: Surface modification studies of polypropylene films using underwater capillary discharge

• 18th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry [ISPC 18], Kyoto, Japan, 26-31 August 2007, Title: Selective surface functionalization of polypropylene films using the underwater capillary discharges

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