Vinod Kumar

Vinod Kumar is a seasoned professional in the field of chemical engineering, currently serving as Senior Manager in Research and Development at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited since June 2016, following roles as Manager and Senior Research Engineer. Prior experience includes a position as Research Associate at Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, where Vinod focused on process model development for secondary refinery operations. Education includes a Master’s thesis on dynamic optimization from RWTH Aachen University, an M.Tech in Petroleum Refinery Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, and a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur. Additionally, Vinod contributed to academia as a Lecturer at Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre, teaching various chemical engineering subjects and establishing a laboratory. Early research work at Ghent University under the Marie-Curie Fellowship involved developing methodologies for reaction mechanism elucidation.