Harshad Velankar
Chief Scientific Officer | Translating Biomass into High-Performance Materials
- Role
- Chief Scientific Officer at altM
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Harshad Velankar
Harshad is a research leader who has been passionately developing microbial and catalytic processes for transformation of biomass into valuable products over the last two decades in academic and industrial settings across India, the US, and South Africa. In 2023, in continuation of his work on alternate materials, Harshad joined altM, a company dedicated to developing scalable alternatives that reduce carbon footprints and enhance circularity in supply chains. He leads all things research at altM. Starting his journey at Pune University, Harshad completed his PhD at Mumbai University and did his post-doctoral research in biochemical engineering across 5 years in the US and South Africa.Harshad has previously led bioprocess research at HPCL\'s state-of-the-art research facility in Bangalore, with prior stints at Praj Industries and Reliance Life Sciences.
Experience
Chief Scientific Officer
Apr 2024 — Present · IN
Education
Pune University
Bachelors
Pune University
Masters & PhD
University of Mumbai
PhD
Skills
- Biofuels
- R&D
- Chemical Engineering
- Microbiology
- Characterization
- Biomass
- Chromatography
- Chemistry
- Biotechnology
- Protein Purification
- Renewable Energy
- Downstream Processing
- Uv/Vis
- Design of Experiments
- Molecular Biology
- Life Sciences
- Bioenergy
- Pcr
- Hplc
- Biochemistry
- Fermentation
- Ethanol
- Technology Transfer
- Lifesciences
- Purification
- Research
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