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Siddharth Nachankar
Materials Science and Engineering @ RWTH Aachen | 2022
Ph.D. in Material Science - Department for Industrial Furnaces and Heat Engineering, RWTH Aachen
As a chemical engineering graduate specializing in process systems engineering, I have developed a strong passion for modeling, simulation, and data-driven process optimization. My academic journey has equipped me with substantial technical and research experience through various projects, dissertations, and internships.
I thrive on leadership opportunities and had the privilege to ...read more
Applied Universities
Academic Details from Current/Recent University
Education
CountryGermanyUniversityRWTH Aachen UniversityIntake2022DegreePhDProgramMaterials Science and EngineeringSpecializationsIndustrial Furnaces and Heat Engineering
Scholarships
01 Research Assistant
The Department for Industrial Furnaces and Heat Engineering has hired me as a research assistant to work on projects taken on by the department related to my PhD thesis.
Projects/Thesis
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MultiSensEAFRWTH Aachen & multiple industrial partners
The MultiSensEAF project addresses the steel process and process-chain optimization via instrumentation, detection of properties of products, modelling, control and automation, including digitalization, application of big data, artificial intelligence. Project Link- https://www.linkedin.com/company/multisenseaf/about/
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Masters ThesisTU Dortmund
Thesis title : Determination of feasible separation in distillation columns with distillation boundaries using a surrogate model Achieved targets: • Generalized sampling procedure for ternary systems • Development of surrogate models for distillation boundaries • Implementation of surrogate models for flowsheet optimization
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Continuous production of perhydropolysilazane in a modular and automated plantTU Dortmund
Main responsibilities: • Design of reactor • Start-up and Shutdown procedures • Team co-ordination
Research Assistant
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Research AssistantRWTH Aachen University
Department for Industrial Furnaces and Heat Engineering
Part-time Work
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Welcomer StudentTu Dortmund
Responsible for guiding incoming students with the administrative work at the university and helping students settle down in the university and the city of Dortmund
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CashierMaxi Markt
Role in the supermarket as a cashier and for general re-stocking of shelves
Application Profile
Skills
Chemical Process EngineeringResearch and Development (R&D)Process OptimizationRoot Cause AnalysisProcess Systems EngineeringAspen PlusDWSIMgPROMSMATLABPython
Test Scores
Exam TypeScoreGRE301IELTS8.0
Projects/Thesis
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Production of Biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil using MicroreactorsDwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering
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Textbook Companion ProjectDwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering
Extra-curricular Activities
01 Student Volunteer
Student Volunteer at Indian Development Foundation
Work & Education
Work History
PresentMarch 2022(3Y, 5M) | RWTH Aachen University, Department for Industrial Furnaces and Heat Engineering Research Assistant | |
December 2019May 2019(7M) | Merck KGaA Intern in Data-driven Process Optimization Main responsibilities: Familiarization of process through design documents (PFDs and P&IDs), Root cause analysis with the help of multivariate statistical techniques on process data and Creation of business cases for process improvement | |
July 2016June 2016(1M) | Toyo Engineering India Limited Intern |
Education History
PresentMarch 2022(3Y, 5M) | PhD RWTH Aachen University | |
December 2020October 2017(3Y, 1M) | Masters Technical University of Dortmund (2.6 (German grading scheme) Grade) | |
June 2017July 2013(3Y, 11M) | Bachelors Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering (8.0 Grade) |