Aparna Agrawal

Aparna Agrawal, PhD, currently serves as a Senior R&D Chemist (Technology LDP) at Avient Corporation since September 2023 and is the Founder of Auxilium Health, Inc. established in August 2022. Prior experience includes a role as a Graduate Research Assistant at The University of Akron from August 2018 to May 2023, and serving as an Entrepreneurial Lead for the National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Teams Program from July 2022 to September 2022. Earlier positions include an internship at BASF in 2017 and as a Student Researcher in the Bombay Technologist Undergraduate Research Program from May 2016 to May 2017. Academic credentials include a Doctor of Philosophy in Polymer Engineering from The University of Akron and a Bachelor of Technology in Surface Coating Technology from the Institute Of Chemical Technology.