Siddharth Kulkarni

Siddharth Kulkarni is a team lead in process engineering at BASF, focusing on process research, optimization, and carbon footprint reduction. They earned a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, where they investigated colloidal science and rheology, resulting in six publications. Prior to their current role, Siddharth worked as a Senior Research Scientist at Reliance Industries Limited, developing molecular assays and reactor models for refinery and petrochemical units. They also have experience from Hindustan Unilever, where they analyzed detergent slurry stability to develop empirical models. Siddharth is currently pursuing an M.Tech. at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.