Biography
Tushar’s love for research began at an early age inspired by his father, a renowned Indian scientist. This love for research prompted his scientific career and passion for writing. After completing his B.S. and M.S. in India, he moved to the United States to pursue a career in research.
He completed his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, where he received the 2002 Distinguished Graduate Student Award for excellence in research. His Ph.D. research resulted in fifteen first author papers in high impact scientific journals; an achievement that is extremely rare when considering the productivity of Ph.D. candidates world-wide.
After obtaining his Ph.D., he joined the R&D Division of a multinational energy company. There, he consistently spearheaded technology innovations which led to numerous awards and honors within and external to the company. Selected examples are provided below:
He completed his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, where he received the 2002 Distinguished Graduate Student Award for excellence in research. His Ph.D. research resulted in fifteen first author papers in high impact scientific journals; an achievement that is extremely rare when considering the productivity of Ph.D. candidates world-wide.
After obtaining his Ph.D., he joined the R&D Division of a multinational energy company. There, he consistently spearheaded technology innovations which led to numerous awards and honors within and external to the company. Selected examples are provided below:
- Internal awards: 2004 Outstanding Young Scientist Award; 2008 Technology Innovation Award; 2014 Technology Achievement Award.
- External awards: 2008 Global Indus Technovator Award (MIT); 2009 South-West Industrial Innovation Award (American Chemical Society); 2013 Oklahoma Chemist of the Year Award (American Chemical Society).
- Other honors: Keynote lecture invitations to several International Symposiums; Frontiers of Engineering (NAE); visibility in trade/scientific magazines, such as Chemical & Engineering News and Science.