Kshitish Patankar

Kshitish Patankar is a Principal Research Scientist at Rogers Corporation, with a career spanning over a decade in advanced research and engineering roles. Prior to joining Rogers Corporation in May 2022, Kshitish worked at Dow from February 2010 to June 2022, advancing through positions including Senior Research Scientist, Research Scientist, Associate Research Engineer, and Senior Research Engineer. Kshitish's academic achievements include a PhD in Macromolecular Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech (2006-2009), an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2003-2005), and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Mumbai (1998-2002). Kshitish also contributed to the field as a Post-doctoral Researcher at Virginia Tech for a brief period in 2009 and began the professional journey as a Quality Engineer at Paper Products Limited from June 2002 to July 2003.