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Siddharth V. Patwardhan (Group leader)
Researcher ID: B-5037-2009, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4958-8840 Professor of Sustainable Chemical and Materials Engineering Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering The University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD Phone: +44 (0)114 222 7593, Email: S.Patwardhan * at * sheffield.ac.uk |
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Short Biography:
Siddharth is educated in chemical engineering (B.E., Pune, 2000) and materials science (MS and PhD, Cincinnati, 2003) followed by post-doctoral experience in inorganic chemistry (Delaware and Nottingham, 2003-2008). After taking up a short-term lectureship in Chemistry (Nottingham Trent University), he became a Lecturer in Chemical Engineering (Strathclyde, 2010-15). He then moved to Sheffield to take up a position of Senior Lecturer (2016-17), where he was promoted to a Professor of Sustainable Chemical and Materials Engineering (2018) and recently became a senior Professor (2022). At Sheffield, he has taken-up the role of Deputy Head of the Department (2022).
He is an EPSRC Fellow in Manufacturing and a Fellow of the RSC. Siddharth leads the Green Nanomaterials Research Group with a vision to develop sustainable routes to functional nanomaterials. The group focusses on the discovery of bioinspired nanomaterials, assessing their scalability and developing manufacturing technologies for energy, environmental, biomedical and engineering applications. SP has a portfolio of leading large projects involving multiple international partners from industry and academia. Examples include £1.9m SynBIM (2016-21), £1.2m EPSRC Fellowship (2018-23) and £1.2m SiPM (2021-24). The SynBIM project investigated the formation pathways in order to enable tailored synthesis of silica and magnetite. The EPSRC Fellowship is designing pathways for large scale manufacturing for the nanosilica. As part of the SiPM project, SP is leading a UK-Ireland collaborative project on developing on-demand manufacturing of nanomaterials for personalised medicine. SP authored the first book on “Green Nanomaterials” and has 90 publications (majority in top quartile in the field), including one book, two booklets, 10 book chapters and 12 reviews (total citations >4900, h-index 39, source Google Scholar). This research has produced a number of inventions and consultancy projects.
Siddharth is currently a committee member of the RSC's Process Chemistry & Technology Special Interest Group and in the past has played a key role in a number of national and international networks as well as conference organisation, e.g. EPSRC’s Early Career Forum for Manufacturing Research, RSC’s Materials Chemistry Division, EPSRC’s Directed Assembly Grand Challenge Network and ACS Green Chemistry and Engineering conference.
Along with various funding awards, he received the Dedicated Outstanding Mentor award four-times in recognition of his mentoring skills that helped mentees “make a significant transition in knowledge, work, or thinking”. He also received Teaching Excellence Award twice.
Short CV of Dr. Siddharth V. Patwardhan
EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE:
Siddharth is educated in chemical engineering (B.E., Pune, 2000) and materials science (MS and PhD, Cincinnati, 2003) followed by post-doctoral experience in inorganic chemistry (Delaware and Nottingham, 2003-2008). After taking up a short-term lectureship in Chemistry (Nottingham Trent University), he became a Lecturer in Chemical Engineering (Strathclyde, 2010-15). He then moved to Sheffield to take up a position of Senior Lecturer (2016-17), where he was promoted to a Professor of Sustainable Chemical and Materials Engineering (2018) and recently became a senior Professor (2022). At Sheffield, he has taken-up the role of Deputy Head of the Department (2022).
He is an EPSRC Fellow in Manufacturing and a Fellow of the RSC. Siddharth leads the Green Nanomaterials Research Group with a vision to develop sustainable routes to functional nanomaterials. The group focusses on the discovery of bioinspired nanomaterials, assessing their scalability and developing manufacturing technologies for energy, environmental, biomedical and engineering applications. SP has a portfolio of leading large projects involving multiple international partners from industry and academia. Examples include £1.9m SynBIM (2016-21), £1.2m EPSRC Fellowship (2018-23) and £1.2m SiPM (2021-24). The SynBIM project investigated the formation pathways in order to enable tailored synthesis of silica and magnetite. The EPSRC Fellowship is designing pathways for large scale manufacturing for the nanosilica. As part of the SiPM project, SP is leading a UK-Ireland collaborative project on developing on-demand manufacturing of nanomaterials for personalised medicine. SP authored the first book on “Green Nanomaterials” and has 90 publications (majority in top quartile in the field), including one book, two booklets, 10 book chapters and 12 reviews (total citations >4900, h-index 39, source Google Scholar). This research has produced a number of inventions and consultancy projects.
Siddharth is currently a committee member of the RSC's Process Chemistry & Technology Special Interest Group and in the past has played a key role in a number of national and international networks as well as conference organisation, e.g. EPSRC’s Early Career Forum for Manufacturing Research, RSC’s Materials Chemistry Division, EPSRC’s Directed Assembly Grand Challenge Network and ACS Green Chemistry and Engineering conference.
Along with various funding awards, he received the Dedicated Outstanding Mentor award four-times in recognition of his mentoring skills that helped mentees “make a significant transition in knowledge, work, or thinking”. He also received Teaching Excellence Award twice.
Short CV of Dr. Siddharth V. Patwardhan
EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE:
02/2022 - present 01/2018 - Present |
Deputy Head of Department, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield |
01/2016 - 12/2017 |
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02/2010 - 12/2015 |
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01/2009 - 02/2010 |
Lecturer in Chemistry, Nottingham Trent University |
10/2003 - 12/2008 |
Research Fellow, Nottingham Trent University, UK. |
03/2003 - 10/2003 |
Visiting Scholar and Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Delaware, USA. |
05/2000 - 08/2000 |
Teaching Assistant, VIT, University of Pune, India |
1999 |
Trainee Engineer, Supreme Petrochem Limited, Nagothane, India. |
PROFESSIONAL DUTIES, AFFILIATIONS AND EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES:
EDUCATION:
HONOURS, AWARDS AND GRANTS:
- Member of the EPSRC International Centre to Centre Prioritisation panel, 2019.
- Chair of the Academic Search committee, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, 2018-present.
- Member of the Exec board, the Research & Innovation committee, and the Learning & Teaching committee, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, 2017-present.
- Chair of the Curriculum Transformation committee, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, 2016-present.
- Member of the EPSRC Engineering Prioritisation panel, 2016.
- EPSRC Associate College Member (2016) and EPSRC Full College member, 2017-present.
- Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Researcher Mobility Grants panel, 2015-2017.
- Member of Royal Society of Chemistry’s Materials Chemistry Division Council, 2013-15.
- Visiting Scientist, RIKEN, Japan, 2013-15.
- Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay, India, 2014.
- Reviewer and Panel Member for the British Council’s Researcher Links/Newton Fund, 2014-present.
- Selected member, EPSRC’s Early Career Forum for Manufacturing Research, 2012-2016.
- Chair of Recent Appointees in Materials Science, 2011-12.
- Visiting Scientist, University of Cincinnati, USA, 2009.
- Associate Editor of SILICON, 2009-Present.
- Visiting Scientist, University of Akron, USA, 2007.
- Member of the scientific committee of the 12th International Symposium on Biomineralization, 2013.
- Symposium co-organiser, American Chemical Society’s international conferences, 2007 and 2010.
EDUCATION:
- Diploma in Higher Education 2010, Nottingham Trent University, UK.
- Ph.D. 2003 Materials Science and Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- M. S. 2002 Materials Science and Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- B. Eng. 2000 Petrochemical Engineering, Maharashtra Institute of Technology, University of Pune, India.
HONOURS, AWARDS AND GRANTS:
- Design and green manufacturing of functional nanomaterials, 2018-23, EPSRC, EP/R025983/1.
- Bioinspired green manufacturing of next generation energy storage materials, 2018-2020, EPSRC, EP/R041822/1, PI.
- Enabling manufacturing of Functional Nanomaterials using SynBio, 2016-2020, EPSRC, EP/P006892/1, PI.
- Teaching Excellence award, 2013 and 2015.
- Manufacturing Green Nanoparticles for Efficient Cell Manufacture, 2014-17, EPSRC (EP/L017059/1), PI.
- Exploitation of Green Routes for Manufacturing Nanosilica for Molecular Filtration, Impact Acceleration
award, 2015, PI. - Co-Firing Tyre-Derived Fuel at Pulverised-Coal Combustion Power Stations, Funded by Encompass, 2014-15, PI.
- Building Nanomaterials Manufacturing capabilities, Impact Acceleration award, 2015, PI.
- Feasibility of a wetting layer absorption carbon capture process based on chemical solvents, 2012-15,
EPSRC (EP/J019704/1&2), Co-I. - Green Nanomaterials: Optimisation for Delivery Applications and Understanding Biological Safety,
2012-16, EPSRC-DTG, PI. - Novel functional bioinspired materials through designing new interfacial peptides, 2011, Royal Society Travel grant, PI.
- New Materials for Gene Delivery to Produce Bioplastics and Biofuels, 2011, Japanese New Energy and
Industrial Technology Development Organization, Co-I. - Novel adsorbents for carbon capture, 2011, EPSRC-Bridging The Gaps, PI.
- Royal Society’s Research Grant: “Supported Catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis”, 2011-12.
- Bridging-The-Gaps award: “Understanding and Exploiting Important Nano-Bio Interfaces”, 2010-11.
- Royal Society’s International Travel grant for initiating collaborations in Japan on “Novel functional bioinspired
materials through designing new interfacial peptides”, 2011. - EPSRC summer bursary: “Green Routes for the Development and Evaluation of Novel Catalysts for Alternate
Fuels”, 2010. - Knowledge Exchange LINKS award for consultancy project with Marine Biopolymers Limited.
- University of Strathclyde Faculty of Engineering Scholarship (2010-13).
- Recipient of Research Support Fund at the Nottingham Trent University, 2009-10.
- Recipient of the Royal Society’s International Travel/Conference Grants to visit collaborators and attend/organise international conferences, 2007, 2009 and 2010.
- Best post-doctoral oral presentation award, Symposium T, Materials Research Society's 2007 spring meeting.
- University Graduate Scholarship (UGS) and Research Assistantship for postgraduate studies from University of Cincinnati and the Department of Material Science and Engineering, respectively.
- Two travel awards for attending postgraduate studies.
- American Chemical Society.
- Royal Society of Chemistry.
- Materials Research Society.
- Hiking
- Cricket
- Food
