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R&D Manager
Every number in a report has to stand up to someone who was not in the room when it was measured.
Dr. Kale directs the R&D team at ChemEngg Research, with project work running across metal recovery from lithium-ion battery black mass, iron oxide pigment synthesis, nanostructured silver and copper materials, and sodium-ion cathode development. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Pune and spent eleven years teaching analytical chemistry before moving to industry. She is a certified lead auditor for both ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 17025:2017, which is what keeps laboratory practice and documentation aligned with the standards clients audit against.
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Career history
Directs a multidisciplinary R&D team across chemical research and product development. Runs experimental planning, data interpretation, and laboratory operations, including safety and quality compliance. Project work spans metal extraction from NMC, LFP and LCO black mass, iron oxide and ferric ammonium citrate pigments, and sodium-ion battery cathode materials.
Research on nanostructured silver and copper materials, including comparative optical sensing with silver nanowires.
Eleven years teaching analytical chemistry at undergraduate and postgraduate level, across Modern College, Prof. Ramkrishna More College, Haribhai V. Desai College, Nowrosjee Wadia College, and AISSMS College of Engineering. Guided five M.Sc. and three B.Sc. students through research dissertations.
Education
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Ph.D. in Chemistry (2017) and M.Phil. in Chemistry (2013), both from the Department of Chemistry.
Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune
M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry (2006).
Sadhana College, Pune
B.Sc. in Chemistry (2004).
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Published work
Selected publications
Comparative optical sensing studies of silver nanowires prepared by various synthetic routes
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 35 (349)
From Ancient Practices to Modern Science: Synthesis and Analysis of Ayurvedic Bhasma
Journal of ISAS, 3 (1)
Synthesis and Characterization of Pital Bhasma
Journal of ISAS, 1 (3), 77-90
Synthesis and Characterization of Vanga Bhasma
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, 10, 111-118
Yashad Bhasma: Synthesis and Characterization
The Pharma Innovation Journal, 7 (1), 119-122
Studies on periodic precipitation of cobalt hydroxide in 1% agar gel medium
Journal of Molecular Liquids, 204, 205-209
Studies on Liesegang rings of copper molybdate in agar gel medium
Journal of Molecular Liquids, 180, 70-73
Studies on Liesegang rings of lead carbonate
Environment Observer Journal, 14, 68-69
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