Prashil Badwaik — Product Engineer

Prashil is a Chemical Engineer with hands-on experience of working in the chemical industry. He obtained his B. Tech. from NIT Nagpur (VNIT) in 2020. During his undergraduate studies, he worked on industrial projects related to process and energy efficiency, separation technology, and industrial-waste treatment, which led to a publication in a high-impact journal. Post his graduation, he joined Godrej Industries Ltd. (Chemicals) in the New Products Development (NPD) department. Upon working for a year, he decided to explore his passion for research and joined IIT Bombay as a Ph.D. research scholar in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Currently, he is a Prime Minister's Research Fellow (PMRF, https://www.pmrf.in) at IIT Bombay, working with Prof. Ateeque Malani. His research on ‘Molecular simulation studies of Enhanced Oil Recovery’ aims to increase the efficiency of oil production in the Indian oil fields. This will help India to decrease one of the major foreign exchange outflows in terms of importing crude oil. He has published many articles in renowned international journals and has received several prestigious awards, including recognition from the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Physics. BASF Germany has recognized the significance of the methodology he developed, awarding him the Indo-German Science and Technology (IGST, https://www.igstc.org) Fellowship to explore its applications in addressing industrial problems. In his free time, he enjoys to guide the young generation, specifically socially and economically disadvantaged students, toward a bright career. He plays the tabla and was awarded the ‘Best Tablaist of IIT Bombay’ in 2024. He also loves to travel and has been to several countries, such as the USA, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Poland, during his work in Germany. For more details, you can visit: https://homepages.iitb.ac.in/~prashil

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Chemical Engineering researcher with expertise in molecular simulations and sustainable design.

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Experience: 6 yrs 6 mos

Skills

Chemical Engineering
Research
Education
Scientific Review
Production Management

Career Highlights

Published multiple articles in high-impact journals.
Awarded Indo-German Science and Technology Fellowship.
Recognized as Best Tablaist of IIT Bombay.

Work Experience

Nature Scientific Reports and ACS Energy & Fuels

Scientific Reviewer (1 yr 7 mos)

BASF

Indo-German Science Technology Fellow (5 mos)

NPTEL

Live Session Instructor (3 yrs 3 mos)

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Visiting Faculty (1 yr)

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Prime Minister's Research Fellow (4 yrs 9 mos)

Godrej Industries Limited (Chemicals Division)

Executive (9 mos)

Summer Internship (2 mos)

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur

Associate Departmental Representative (1 yr)

Alps Chemicals

Project Trainee (0 mo)

Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar

Summer Research Intern (2 mos)

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Bachelor of Technology at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Prashil Badwaik

Product Engineer

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India6 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Published multiple articles in high-impact journals.
Awarded Indo-German Science and Technology Fellowship.
Recognized as Best Tablaist of IIT Bombay.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Chemical Engineering researcher with expertise in molecular simulations and sustainable design.

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Skills

Core Skills

Chemical EngineeringResearchEducationScientific ReviewProduction Management

Other Skills

Molecular simulationsEnhanced Oil RecoveryResearch methodologiesTeachingMentoringMolecular ThermodynamicsChemical Reaction EngineeringResearch reviewScientific writingSustainable designMachine learningChemical Process SafetyEnvironmental EngineeringProduction planningSafety improvement

About

Experience

6 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 8 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Nature scientific reports and acs energy & fuels

Scientific Reviewer

Sep 2024 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Remote

Reviewed several research articles published in 1) Nature Scientific Reports and 2) ACS Energy & Fuels.

Research reviewScientific writingResearchScientific Review

Basf

Indo-German Science Technology Fellow

Sep 2024 – Feb 2025 · 5 mos · Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany · On-site

Project: Design of sustainable organic coatings for metal protection using molecular simulations
Advisor: Dr. Ratan K. Mishra (Senior Scientist)
Key Outcomes:
1) Developed INTERFACE force field (IFF) models of iron oxide polymorphs and pH-resolved surfaces
2) Developed a workflow to compute various properties of inorganic compounds using
molecular dynamics simulations
3) Developed a machine learning-based workflow to optimize the IFF parameters of model
compounds
4) Developed a GROMACS-based workflow to compute the adsorption free energy of
adsorbate on an adsorbent
This research helps to screen coating materials for metal protection. To the best of our knowledge, this is a pioneering, state-of-the-art effort in India, contributing to both personal expertise and national capability development.

Molecular simulationsSustainable designMachine learningChemical EngineeringResearch

Nptel

Live Session Instructor

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos · IIT Bombay

Taught and mentored 200+ learners across India.
Course 1: Introduction to Molecular Thermodynamics
Provided insights into the statistical behavior of molecules, their energy distributions, and the relationship between microscopic details and macroscopic observables.
Course 2: Advanced Thermodynamics and Molecular Simulations
Introduced advanced thermodynamic principles and molecular simulation techniques. Offered a deep dive into the statistical mechanics foundation linking molecular behavior to macroscopic chemical engineering phenomena.
Course 3: Chemical Reaction Engineering - I

TeachingMentoringMolecular ThermodynamicsChemical Reaction EngineeringEducationChemical Engineering

Savitribai phule pune university

Visiting Faculty

Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr · Maharashtra, India

Taught and mentored 120+ undergraduate students of Chemical Engineering.
Course 1: Chemical Process Safety
Emphasized the critical role of chemical engineers in a safe chemical industry
Course 2: Environmental Engineering and Pollution Control
Enlightened students about their evolving role from large-scale manufacturing of chemicals to large-scale treatment of pollutants

TeachingMentoringChemical Process SafetyEnvironmental EngineeringEducationChemical Engineering

Indian institute of technology, bombay

Prime Minister's Research Fellow

Jul 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 9 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Project: Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Using Molecular Simulations
Advisor: Dr. Ateeque Malani (Professor)
Work done:
1) Investigated the adsorption of light crude oil on the ubiquitous reservoir surfaces and provided guidelines for solvent design for EOR.
2) Investigated, how and why, only certain asphaltene molecules in crude oil adsorb on rock surfaces.

Molecular simulationsEnhanced Oil RecoveryResearchChemical Engineering

Godrej industries limited (chemicals division)

2 roles

Executive

Oct 2020 – Jul 2021 · 9 mos · Gujarat, India

1) Worked as an Executive at the New Products Development (NPD) department for the manufacturing of Specialty Chemicals and Surfactants.
2) Experience in production planning and execution, HAZOP, PSSR, Safety Improvement, 5S, Industrial Cost Optimization, etc.
Reporting Managers: Rajesh Agrawal (GM-Production)| Sandeep Naidu (DGM-Production)

Production planningSafety improvementIndustrial cost optimizationChemical EngineeringProduction Management

Summer Internship

May 2019 – Jul 2019 · 2 mos · Ankleshwar (Gujarat)

Key Outcomes: Increased the effectiveness of sweet water treatment and multiple-effect evaporator in the fat splitting plant (FSP)
Advisor: BJ Prajapati (Factory Head)

Visvesvaraya national institute of technology, nagpur

Associate Departmental Representative

Jul 2018 – Jul 2019 · 1 yr · Nagpur (Maharashtra)

Alps chemicals

Project Trainee

Jun 2018 – Jun 2018 · 0 mo · Ahmedabad, Gujarat (India)

Indian institute of technology, gandhinagar

Summer Research Intern

May 2018 – Jul 2018 · 2 mos · Gandhinagar (Gujarat)

Selected for prestigious Summer Research Internship Program (SRIP)
Project Title: Batch to continuous production of an industrial dye (Industrial project)
Advisor: Dr. Chinmay Ghoroi (Professor)