Ph.D. Candidate
E19-562, Department of Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02139
E-mail: ssvartak@mit.edu | Phone: 617-324-8460
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shankul-vartak-02619444
Education:
- Ph.D. Chemical Engineering – MIT – Projected Degree Conferral: May, 2019
- M.S. Chemical Engineering Practice, MIT (2016)
- B.Tech. (Hons.), Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (2014)
Research summary:
My research focuses on continuous crystallization with nanofiltration and impurity complexation. The goal is to improve the purity of difficult-to-purify active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) without compromising on their yield.
Keywords:
Continuous crystallization, organic solvent nanofiltration, impurity complexation