Dr. Roshan Makam
Qualification
Qualification | Institution | Year | PhD | Arizona State University | 2005 | MS | Arizona State University | 1993 | BE | Bangalore University | 1986/87 |
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Experience
Designation | Institution | From | To | Professor and Ex-Chairperson | PES University | 2017 | current | Professor and Chairperson | PES University | 2013 | 2017 | Associate Professor | PES Institute of Technology | 2011 | 2013 | Assistant Professor | PES Institute of Technology | 2009 | 2011 | Assistant Professor | SIT | 2007 | 2009 | Environmental Consultant | Narasimhan Consulting | 2005 | 2007 | Research Scientist | Arizona State University | 1999 | 2005 | Application Engineer | ProSoft Systems Inc. | 1997 | 1999 | Process Engineer | Genzyme Corporation | 1992 | 1997 | Research Associate | Arizona State University | 1989 | 1992 | Research Assistant | Tufts University | 1988 | 1989 | Research Fellow | Indian Institute of Science | 1987 | 1989 |
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Awards / Achievement
- Albert Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award - 2017, 2018, 2019
- 100 Most Dedicated Professor - 2018
- Who's Who in Science and Engineering - 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017
- Who's Who in Industry Leaders - 2017
- Who's Who in the World - 2014, 2015, 2016
- Rashtreeya Gaurav Award - 2010
- Bharat Shiksha Ratan Award with Gold Medal - 2019
- Research Peace Award in Biotechnology - 2019
Institutional Membership
- Zero Waste Society of India
Responsibilities
- PES UNIVERSITY | Biotechnology Department | Bangalore, India | 2000+ employees Professor and Ex-Chairperson 2017 – present Professor and Chairperson 2013 – 2016 Associate Professor 2011 – 2013 Assistant Professor 2009 – 2011 § Oversaw a team of 15 faculty, 180 undergraduate students, 20 graduate students, PhD students and 6 staff § Guided undergraduate student projects, MS and PhD students § Obtained extra mural funds and collaboration within and across Departments § Set up Research Laboratories and Centre for Sustainable Green Energy § Established Collaboration with industry (Novozymes) and academia (Arizona State University) § Coordinated International Summer Research Internship for undergraduate students § Conducted Research and added value to the Department by publications and patents § Taught courses for undergraduate students
Responsibilities Held
- SIT | Chemical Engineering Department | Tumkur, India | 1500 – 2000 employees Assistant Professor 2007 – 2009 § Taught Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Environmental Engineering courses to undergraduates § Conducted Workshops, Conferences and Industrial visits § Obtained extra mural funds and conducted research
- NARASIMHAN CONSULTING | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | 15 -20 employees Environmental Consultant 2005 - 2007 § Designed and developed a water treatment plants in Rio Hondo, New Mexico § Provided Consulting services to clients in the area of water treatment plant
- ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | Tempe, Arizona, USA | 20000+ employees Research Scientist – Environmental Engineering Laboratory 1999 - 2005 § Provided scientific insight, creativity and technical expertise vital for leading pioneering investigations in the removal of organics during Soil Aquifer Treatment § Developed predictive models, designed experiments, recorded data and analyzed results § Planned, scheduled, allocated resources and guided laboratory teams
- PROSOFT SYSTEMS INC. | Burlington, Massachusetts, USA | 10 – 15 employees Application Engineer 1997 – 1999 § Delivered technical leadership and management skills essential for developing, validating and testing automated control programs for this provider of world class software solutions 2 § Collaborated with clients to define software functional requirements and gathered technical specifications
- GENZYME CORPORATION | Framingham & Allston, Massachusetts, USA | 30000+ employees Process Engineer 1992 – 1997 § Conducted bench, pilot and manufacturing scale process studies for one of the world’s foremost biotechnology companies on various products rhATIII, Vianian and plasmid DNA § Designed experiments, established protocols, troubleshooted problems, wrote Standard Operating Procedures to validate process quality functions, optimizing manufacturing processes § Boosted purity and productivity of licensed products such as Ceredase, Cerezyme and hTSH § Developed containers for stability studies and shipping
- ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | Tempe, Arizona, USA | 20000+ employees Research Associate – Chemical, Bio and Materials Engineering Department 1989 – 1992 § Developed an Immobilized Soft Metal Affinity Chromatography resin for protein purification, including qualitative and quantitative assay for resin characterization § Performed process development studies for separation and purification of recombinant compounds for Genencor International, Incorporated
Expertise / list of subjects handled
- Taught courses for undergraduate students
- Guided undergraduate student projects, MS and PhD students
- Taught Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering Subjects
Research Interest
- Manufacture of Biofuels, Green Energy, Nanobiomaterials and Computational Biology
Research projects (current)
- Establishing Proof of Concept for Sustainable Green Energy
- Established a Center for Sustainable Green Energy
Research Guidance
- Guiding 4 PhD Research Scholars
- Guided 2 MSc Engineering by Research Students
- Production and optimization of Halobacterium species
- Production of biofuels from microalgae
- Protein Structure Prediction
Conferences
- Presented at National and International Conferences
Journals
- Author of several international peer reviewed Journals
Others
- Awarded International Patents
- Reviewer of 7 International Peer Reviewed Journals - Elsevier
- Editor of 2 Journals