Theory to Practice: Advanced Powder Characterization Workshop (VA)

Dr. Abhishek Shetty is a Lead Scientist working at the Advanced Technical center at Anton Paar USA. Dr. Shetty received his BS degree in Chemical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Karnataka and MS and PhD from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.  Dr. Shetty has over 15 years of working experience in academia, CPG and Advanced instrumentation space. He is a named inventor on 2 US patents, has published several peer-reviewed scientific journal articles which have garnered hundreds of citations and also has presented at several scientific technical conferences.  As the Lead Scientist at Anton Paar, his responsibilities are to develop next generation materials characterization methods relevant to Anton Paar’s rheology portfolio. Dr. Shetty's work with teams spans across the globe to develop new advanced applications using advanced rheometric tools. His work has been featured in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Science Advances, Physical Review Letters (PRL), Journal of Rheology (JOR) etc.

Dr. Brian Rodenhausen is the Lead Scientist in the Particle and Materials Characterization group at Anton Paar USA. His research background focused on label-free characterization of the solid-liquid interface. He received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and did post-doctoral work at UNL and the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research in Dresden, Germany.

Dr. Semih Gulec earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from Gazi University in Turkey. He then went on to complete both his Master’s and Doctoral Degrees in Chemical Engineering at Lamar University in Texas. His research focused on topics like solid-liquid interface interactions, materials characterization, adhesion phenomena, tribology and the development of testing equipment to measure retention and adhesion forces between liquids and solids.
In 2019, Dr. Gulec joined Anton Paar USA as an Application Scientist. He started to provide technical expertise to the sales team and clients on techniques and instruments including Atomic Force Microscopy, Micro/Nano/Ultra-Nano Indenters, Micro/Nano Scratch testers, and Tribometers used to characterize material properties.
He has since begun contributing to Anton Paar's X-Ray Structure Analysis division, offering guidance and support on instruments like X-Ray Diffractometers, Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS), and non-ambient attachments.

Chaitanya Kaushik is the Market Development Manager for microwave assisted sample preparation, FTIR and Raman spectroscopy at Anton Paar USA. He is educated in business administration with over 13 years of experience in the field of sales & distribution, as well as production of laboratory instrumentation. In the last 3 years at Anton Paar, Chaitanya has worked extensively with the sample preparation, particle, and pore characterization product lines.

Ryan is a recent addition to the Anton Paar, USA team. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Physics, and his PhD in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, from Virginia Commonwealth University, on the control of electronic characteristics of phosphorene nanoribbons and monolayers. During his time at VCU, Ryan gained experience in a variety of characterization techniques from the Nanomaterials Core Characterization Facility including AFM, TEM, SEM and XRD. He looks forward to continuing his passion for science professionally and creating value for customers as an Application Scientist.