Dr. Rajagopalan is a Lecturer in Chemical Engineering specializing in chemical process engineering, particularly on gas adsorption and crystallization. He is the lead investigator of the Purification and Separation Technology (PAST) laboratory. The PAST laboratory aims to develop sustainable technologies for challenging purification and separation problems. To achieve this the research activities span all the way from understanding fundamentals to developing processes. Particulate Technology, Gas Separation, and Porous Materials are the three focus areas of the laboratory. The research activities undertaken in his laboratory exploits state-of-the-art experimental, modeling, and data analytics techniques for designing and controlling chemical processes.

Postdoctoral researchers

At the moment there are no openings for postdoctoral researchers. However, if your interests align with ours, you are highly encouraged to make informal enquiries by contacting Ashwin. We can always try to explore the different funding options for your research.

PhD students

At the moment we have openings for two PhD students. The following projects are offered:
Process Development for Size and Shape Manipulation of Elongated Crystals

General Applicability and Quantitative Predictability of Complex Population-based Crystallization Models

If you are a masters student or already hold a masters degree and if you are interested in our research, feel free to make informal enquiries by contacting Ashwin.

CHEN 40441/60441 - Science of Formulation

CHEN 40461/60461 - Advanced Separation Processes