Akash Basu

Akash Basu is a technical specialist at Pinnacle, where work commenced in October 2021, following a role as a project engineer focused on reliability data analysis. Prior to this, Akash held the position of graduate research associate at The Ohio State University from August 2018 to May 2020, managing a project on the Coal-Direct Chemical Looping process, which served as the foundation for a master’s thesis. Additional experience includes a research and development internship at Lupin, a senior design project at the University of Houston modeling a gas phase polyethylene plant, and undergraduate research exploring liquid behavior in packed bed reactors. Akash has also engaged in tutoring and internship roles at Texas Instruments and Kumon North America, with an educational background encompassing a master’s degree in chemical engineering from The Ohio State University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston.