RiKarbon has created a productive, dynamic and safe work culture. The team includes technically dedicated and business motivated personnel with extensive experience in innovation, process management, commercialization and marketing.
Basu has over 27 years of industrial and academic experience in R&D, innovation, management, and commercialization. Prior to founding RiKarbon, he served in polyurethane business R&D at the Dow Chemical Company, on a tenured faculty at Delhi University, as an Associate Director at the University of Delaware, and as an honorary Technical Advisory Committee member (2018-2020) for the U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture. He holds 33 pending and granted patents, has authored 118+ peer-reviewed journal articles and edited the book “Sustainable Catalytic Processes” with Elsevier. His vast technical and management experience is instrumental to RiKarbon’s cutting-edge technology and product discovery and commercialization.
Arvind earned his PhD in Sustainable Energy Systems Engineering from Texas A& M University-Kingsville. He also has M.S degree in Chemical Engineering from Missouri University of Science & Technology and, M.S degree in Natural Gas Engineering from Texas A& M University-Kingsville along with a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from India. He has industrial and academic experience in process modeling and design, development of bench- & pilot-scale experimental systems, R&D management and commercialization of specialty and commodity products. He is currently leading process development for upcycled oils manufacturing using flow reactors.
Sudip is an expert in membrane-based separation technologies and process engineering. He has been recognized with one of the first ICIS Alpha Innovator awards in 2016 for the development of a new low-energy technology. He is a co-inventor of 8 US patents and author of over 30 journal articles and 2 book chapters. Sudip manages RiKarbon’s R&D lab operations, and leads product separation projects.
Bill has 35+ years of experience in commercialization of specialty chemical products with global chemical and fragrance enterprise. He is leveraging his multi-level management and commercialization experience in connecting our cutting edge technologies and sustainable products with customers in the niche markets and developing new business opportunities.
Graeme has 25+ years of experience as a leader in chemical industry. He lived in three continents and
worked in a number of global roles with P&G and Solvey. Currently he is business development director at Jacob Stern and Sons. He has been successful in new business development and acquisition in lubricants and personal care products space and commercialization of specialty bio-based products.
Graham has 35+ years of experience as a leader in the chemical industry. He has held global and executive roles at several prominent organizations, including P&G, INEOS, KLK, and BiOWiSH. Graham has a proven track record of success in driving commercialization and new business development within the specialty chemical and personal care product sectors.
John brings more than three decades of leadership in specialty chemicals, technology commercialization, and innovation. He served as Director of R&D at Pilot Chemical Company and spent 25+ years at Lubrizol Corporation, holding director-level roles across new business development, R&D, and commercial strategy. He received Lubrizol’s Winners Circle Award for Innovation. He is an inventor on 16 patents and has authored or presented 21 external papers.
Louis has 30+ years of experience in corporate commercialization and new business development in the emerging technology space. Currently he is serving as the Technology Business Development Manager at Delaware Small Business Development Center. He is advising RiKarbon in areas of investment, grant management, government cost accounting and proposal strategy.