Lakshmeesha Upadhyaya, PhD

Research Scientist

Research Scientist

Current

Research Interests

Polymeric membrane fabrication, hollow fibers, vapor separation, dehumidification

Education

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 04/2017 - 11/2018
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, United States of America; Membrane science and technology center (MAST) at the
University of Arkansas Fayetteville, USA (PI: Prof. Ranil Wickramasinghe and Prof.Xianghong Qian group)

University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France, 11/2016
Doctor of Philosophy: Physical chemistry of Materials
-Erasmus Mundus Doctoral scholar in Membrane Engineering
-Fabrication of magnetic mixed matrix membrane: Synthesis of various morphologies of polymeric nanoparticles using Polymerization induces self-assembly (PISA) technique via Reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer ( RAFT) polymerization.

University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain, Spain, 11/2016
Doctor of Philosophy: Chemical and Environmental Engineering
-Erasmus Mundus Doctoral scholar in Membrane Engineering- Cum Laude
-Fabrication of magnetic mixed matrix membrane: Synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles (iron oxide and silver) and their characterization

University of Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, Portugal, 11/2016
Doctor of Philosophy: Chemical and Environmental Engineering
-Erasmus Mundus Doctoral scholar in Membrane Engineering
-Fabrication of magnetic mixed matrix membrane: Magnetic modulation over membranes for protein separation and as fouling mitigation strategies

Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech republic, Czech Republic, 07/2013
Master of Science: Membrane Engineering
MSc in Membrane Materials and Process Engineering- Erasmus Mundus Masters in Membrane Engineering (EM3E)

University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, The Netherlands, 07/2013
Master of Science: Membrane Engineering

University of Montpellier, Montpellier France, France, 07/2013
Master of Science: Membrane Engineering
MSc in Membrane Engineering - Erasmus Mundus Masters in Membrane Engineering (EM3E)

National Institute of Technology, National Chemical Laboratory, Surathkal, India, India, 06/2011
Master of Technology: Industrial Biotechnology
MTech in Industrial Biotechnology

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belguam, India, India, 06/2009
Bachelor of Engineering : Biotechnology Engineering
BE in Biotechnology Engineering

Research Interests Keywords

Membrane Science and Technology Membrane Dehumidification Membrane Development Membrane fabrication Hollow Fiber Membranes