I am a postdoctoral research fellow at School of Chemical Engineering, the University of Birmingham, UK. My current work involves 3D printing of edible materials. I have a background in polymers, colloids and nanomaterials, with experience of working with industry while being an academic.
Experience
2016–present
Research Fellow, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
2014–2016
Research Fellow, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom
2013–2014
Research Assistant, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom
2009–2011
Knowledge Transfer Associate (KTP), Glyndwr University, United Kingdom
Education
2013
Glyndwr University/University of Wales, PhD
2007
Sardar Patel University, MSc
2005
Sardar Patel University, BSc
Publications
2020
Jetting-based 3D Printing of Edible Materials, Food Hydrocolloids
2020
Design and characterization of casein-whey protein suspensions via the pH-temperature-route for application in extrusion-based 3D-Printing, Food Hydrocolloids
2020
Fabrication of Surfactant-Polyelectrolyte Complex using Valvejet 3D Printing-Aided Colloidal Self Assembly, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
2018
High-shear rate rheometry of micro-nanofibrillated cellulose (CMF/CNF) suspensions using rotational rheometer, Cellulose
2016
Aqueous solutions of HEC and hmHEC: effects of molecular mass versus hydrophobic associations on hydrodynamic and thermodynamic parameters, Cellulose
2016
Extensional rheometry of cellulose ether solutions: flow instability, Cellulose
Professional Memberships
The Royal Society of Chemistry
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Honours
Young Researcher Award, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India, January 2011.