Bhupendra Soni is GloriOil’s Vice President of Technology. Bhupendra brings 20+ years of R&D experience working in processes similar to Glori's. He has a BS and MS in chemical engineering, an MBA (which he received at night while working full time), and a PhD in Biochemical Engineering from IIT Delhi. He has worked as a researcher and ultimately Senior Industrial Microbiologist at places such as French Institute of Scientific Research, Michigan Biotechnology Institute, the Gas Technology Institute, and Chr. Hansen. Bhupendra has developed an innovative technology for harvest of over 70 industrial fermentation processes at Chr. Hansen. Bhupendra's work covers isolation and fermentation processes for hundreds of aerobic and anaerobic organisms in both research and production environments. Bhupendra has authored three patents, 25 peer-reviewed research articles and presented over 40 papers in international conferences in US, Europe and Asia. |