Palak Uppal

Palak Uppal is a seasoned professional in research and development project management, currently serving as a Research and Development Project Manager at Balchem Corporation since September 2023. Prior experience includes a Project Manager role at Natural Fiber Welding, where project planning for a two-year, $1M new product introduction project was executed using Asana. Previous positions involved engineering and project management at notable companies such as 3M, where yield optimization and Lean/Six Sigma techniques contributed to significant projects, and Astreas, focusing on packaging design for NASA proposals. Palak also possesses experience as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at Iowa State University, alongside various internships in food safety and quality management across multiple industries. Palak holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Biological/Biosystems Engineering from Iowa State University.