Sashank Kasiraju
Senior Research & Innovation Engineer
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area United States
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Top SchoolSashank Kasiraju is a Senior Research & Innovation Engineer with a PhD in Chemical Engineering and nine years of R&D experience building computational tools for energy and catalytic systems. He has led development of kinetic models, ab‑initio simulations, and process‑level optimization software across academia and industry, including Honeywell UOP and NET Power. At the Delaware Energy Institute he combined high‑performance computing, microkinetic modeling, and data analytics to accelerate understanding of complex reacting systems and guide techno‑economic decisions. His work spans DFT, catalyst design, and constrained process optimization, and he has a track record of turning research insights into proprietary simulation tools used in production settings. Notably, he has reduced computational cost in industrial projects through innovative algorithmic shortcuts while maintaining predictive accuracy. Based in the Raleigh–Durham area, he thrives at the intersection of scientific discovery and practical engineering impact.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Chemical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Chemical Engineering at University of HoustonMaster of Technology (MTech) Chemical Engineering, Master of Technology (MTech) Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, KharagpurBachelor of Technology (BTech) Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Chemical Engineering at Chaitanya Bharathi Institute Of Technology
English
Github Skills (19)
cantera9
heterogeneous8
power-systems8
bioinformatics8
ecology7
meta-analysis7
kinetics6
modeling-tool6
modeling5
transport5
thermodynamics4
bayesian4
python4
parameter-estimation3
optimization3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
skasiraj/hello-world
Sep 2016 - Nov 2020
Contributions:1 PR, 2 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 2 months
VlachosGroup/petBOA
Jul 2021 - Oct 2023
Parameter Estimation with Bayesian Optimization
Contributions:2 releases, 21 PRs, 26 pushes in 2 years 3 months
optimizationmachine-learningparameterestimationparameter-estimation
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