Dr. Beena Rai
Present Designation:
Chief Scientist & Head, Physical Sciences , Tata Consultancy ServicesAreas of Interest:
· Nano-bio Technology: Drug delivery through polymers, adsorption of proteins, development of biosensors, synthesis and processing of nanoparticles, nanofluids for heat transfer applications
· Digital Twin of Human Organs: Multiscale modelling-based development of Skin Digital Twin and tongue for in-silico design and testing of products.
· Functional Coatings: Low friction coatings for medical devices, chemically resistant coatings for fabrics, scratch resistance coatings
· Materials Informatics: AI/ML based design, discovery, development & deployment of functional materials and chemicals
· Interfacial Chemistry and Computational Materials Engineering: Design of surfactants for minerals & metals industry, oil & gas industry, agrochemicals, paints; modelling of polymers and proteins; modelling of surfaces & interfaces; prediction of surface tension; wettability of surfaces; prediction of contact angle; design of drug and cosmetics formulations
· Synthetic Organic Chemistry: Application in pharmaceuticals, personal care, agrochemicals, and surfactants/additives/polymers for industrial applications
· Waste Recycling/Reclamation: Eco-cements from mineral and metallurgical wastes, elemental sulphur from chemical sludge
Specialisation:
Computational Material Science & Engineering, especially leveraging physics-based models and data analytics tools and techniques in the design, development & deployment of materials and chemicals.
Major Professional Contributions:
· Bio-Digital Twins: Multi-scale modelling platform, mimicking skin physiological properties, provides an alternative to animal testing in product development cycle in pharma and personal care industries
· Food Digital Twins: AI models acting as soft sensors for tracking food quality across the supply chain for minimizing wastage.
· Materials Informatics: Leveraging Physics-based Models & Big Data for Discovery Design, Development and Deployment of Materials: Perovskites for solar cells, battery electrolytes, novel catalysts for harnessing green energy, high entropy alloys for structural applications and polymer for drug delivery applications.
· AI-Chemist: A decision support platform for development of formulated products – coatings, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products.
· Design & Development of Reagents for Mineral Processing: Alumina reduction in iron ore slimes, recovery for rare earth metals from e-waste, beneficiation of dolomite rich phosphate ore & mixed copper sulphide oxide ores, recovery of gold from pyrite ores.
· Corrosion Inhibitors: An integrated framework for design, selection and testing of corrosion inhibitors, especially for oil and gas industry.
· Engineered Products containing Nanoparticles: biodegradable/bio-compatible nanoparticles for health and personal care applications, nanocomposites for functional coatings, nano-dispersions as IC engine coolants.
Consultancy Areas:
Computational Material Sciences & Engineering
Nanotechnology
Waste Recycling
Digital Twins
Sector Associated With:
Chemicals
Coatings
Mineral Processing
Metals
Polymers
Food
Sectors Interested to Offer Service:
Materials
Metals
Minerals
Food
Coatings
· Food Digital Twins: AI models acting as soft sensors for tracking food quality across the supply chain for minimizing wastage.
· Materials Informatics: Leveraging Physics-based Models & Big Data for Discovery Design, Development and Deployment of Materials: Perovskites for solar cells, battery electrolytes, novel catalysts for harnessing green energy, high entropy alloys for structural applications and polymer for drug delivery applications.
· AI-Chemist: A decision support platform for development of formulated products – coatings, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products.
· Design & Development of Reagents for Mineral Processing: Alumina reduction in iron ore slimes, recovery for rare earth metals from e-waste, beneficiation of dolomite rich phosphate ore & mixed copper sulphide oxide ores, recovery of gold from pyrite ores.
· Corrosion Inhibitors: An integrated framework for design, selection and testing of corrosion inhibitors, especially for oil and gas industry.
· Engineered Products containing Nanoparticles: biodegradable/bio-compatible nanoparticles for health and personal care applications, nanocomposites for functional coatings, nano-dispersions as IC engine coolants.
-->Professional Experience
Impactful engineering contributions at the interface of IT and domain leading to technology demonstration and commercialization: Digital Twin of Human Skin, Food Digital Twins, Materials Informatics, AI-Chemist, Design & Development of Reagents for Mineral Processing and Corrosion Inhibitors and Engineered Products containing Nanoparticles.
Keywords
Molecular modelling, Computational material science & engineering, Digital Twins, Materials Informatics, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence
Education
Ph. D, 1995, University of Pune National Chemical Laboratory, Pune,
M. Sc. & B. Sc. , 1985 & 1983, University of Gorakhpur ,
Post Doc, 2007, Centre National de la Recherché Scientifique (CNRS)/ Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine (INPL), France,
Management , 2012, Chevening Research, Science, and Innovation Leadership Fellowship (CRISP), Saïd Business School. University of Oxford, UK,
Leadership, 2022, • Leadership Program Infinity, London Business School, UK,
Awards and Recognitions
· Distinguished Scientist, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Mumbai (2017).
· Distinguished Alumni, National Chemical Laboratory, PUNE (2017).
· Vasvik Research Award for Women Scientist, in Materials and Metallurgical Sciences and Technology (2014).
· Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) Medal Award (2014).
· Praj Maha Intrapreneur Award, (2013).
INAE Section Affiliated
X: Interdisciplinary and Special Engineering Fields and Leadership in Academia, R&D and Industry
Year of Election to Fellowship
2022
Year of Birth
1964
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