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Shakeel Tirmizi

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Shakeel Tirmizi

Visiting Professor, Chemical Engineering

  • BTech Honors: IIT Kharagpur, 1982
  • MS: State University of New York at Buffalo, 1985
  • PhD: State University of New York at Buffalo, 1987

Email: shakeel.tirmizi -AT- iitgn.ac.in



  • Selected Publications

    1. Chemical reaction modeling of industrial scale nitrocellulose production for military applications
      F Sullivan, L Simon, N Ioannidis, S Patel, Z Ophir, C Gogos, M Jaffe, S Tirmizi...
      AIChE Journal 66 (7), e16234. 2020

    2. Lubricants from mixed alpha-olefin feeds
      MM Wu, N Yang, P Surana, A Patil, SP Rucker, K Qian, S Tirmizi, ...
      US Patent 10,421,921. 2019

    3. Process for the manufacture of base oil
      S Tirmizi, E Baralt, HO Liwenny, JC Rosallo, J Wells, WSW HO
      US Patent App. 16/411,384. 2019

    4. Process for the manufacture of base oil
      S Tirmizi, E Baralt, HO Liwenny, JC Rosalli, J Wells, WSW HO
      US Patent App. 15/572,212. 2018

    5. Nitration kinetics of cellulose fibers derived from wood pulp in mixed acids
      F Sullivan, L Simon, N Ioannidis, S Patel, Z Ophir, C Gogos, M Jaffe, S Tirmizi ...
      Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 57 (6), 1883-1893. 2018

  • Work Experience

    • Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (Jan 2024 to present)
    • Chief Engineer, New Jersey Innovation Institute/NJIT, Consultant Polymer Processing Institute (Dec 2015 to present)
    • Principal Scientist, Novvi LLC, Emeryville, CA. (Jun 2012 - Dec 2015)
    • Principal Scientist, Amyris, Emeryville, CA. (Non 2010 - Jun 2012)
    • Director of Process Development, Range Fuels Inc. Broomfield, Colorado (Sep 2006 - Aug 2010)
    • Staff Engineer, PAO Process Development Group, ExxonMobil Chemicals, Technology Center, Edison, New Jersey. (Nov 1998 - Aug 2006)
    • Senior Research Engineer, Process Development Group, International Flavors and Fragrances. R&D Center, Union Beach, NJ. (Aug 1990 - Oct 1998)
    • Project Scientist, Materials Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. (Aug 1987 - Jul 1990)