Abrar Kondkar

Abrar Kondkar currently serves as a Plant Engineer at Riceland Foods, Inc., a position held since June 2022. Previously, Abrar worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University at Buffalo from May 2019 to June 2022, focusing on the dissolution-precipitation technique for recycling polyolefins. Other experience includes a role as Project Engineer at Litmus Organics Pvt. Ltd., where development involved process flow diagrams and a vacuum batch distillation system, as well as an in-plant trainee position at Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited, improving nitric oxide absorption processes. Early training occurred at Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corp. Ltd., providing an understanding of nitric acid production and associated safety measures. Abrar holds a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University at Buffalo and is pursuing a Master of Science in Project Management from the University of the Cumberlands, with a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from the University of Mumbai and a Diploma from the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education.