Raghu Nandan Gurram

Cobalt Biofuels
Mountain View, CA
Oct 2013 to Dec 2013
Research Associate (Contract Research Assignment)
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD
Aug 2009 to Sep 2013
Graduate Research Assistant (Ph.D)
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD
Aug 2007 to Aug 2010
Graduate Teaching Assistant
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD
Aug 2007 to Aug 2009
Graduate Research Assistant (Masters)
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Dec 2006 to May 2007
Industrial Trainee
Publications
Oral and Poster Presentations

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Rapid City, SD
2009 to 2013
Ph. D. in Chemical & Biological Engineering
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Rapid City, SD
Aug 2007 to Aug 2009
M. S. in Chemical Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Aug 2003 to May 2007
B. S. in Chemical Engineering

Biomass to Biofuel conversion, Pretreatment, Enzymatic Hydrolysis, Fermentation, Bioseperations, Filtration, Evaporation, Distillation, HPLC/UPLC, ASPEN Plus, COMSOL, MatLab

Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology

Jul 2014 to 2000
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Cobalt Biofuels

Apr 2014 to Jun 2014
Fermentation Research Scientist
SDSMT

Sep 2013 to Dec 2013
Contract Research Associate
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD
Aug 2009 to Sep 2013
Ph.D Graduate Research Assistant
SDSM&T

Aug 2007 to Aug 2010
Graduate Teaching Assistant
SDSM&T
Rapid City, SD
Aug 2007 to Aug 2009
Masters Graduate Research Assistant
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd

Dec 2006 to May 2007
Industrial Trainee

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Rapid City, SD
Aug 2009 to Dec 2013
Ph. D. in Chemical & Biological Engineering
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Rapid City, SD
Aug 2007 to Aug 2009
M. S. in Chemical Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Aug 2003 to May 2007
B. S. in Chemical Engineering

Skills: Biomass to Biofuel Conversion, Biomass Characterization, Pretreatment, Enzymatic Hydrolysis, Fermentation (SHF & SSCF), Bio-separation, Filtration, Evaporation Heat Transfer Fouling, Process Design & Modeling, Mass-Energy Balances, Statistical Analysis Analytical: HPLC/UPLC, GC/MS, LC/MS, NMRS, Infrared Spectroscopy, CHNO Analysis, ICPMS, SEM, TEM, FTIR, Affinity and Gel Permeation Chromatography. Software: MS Office, ASPEN Plus, COMSOL, CFD, MATLAB, DOE stat ease, Super Pro.