Basudeb Saha
Spero Energy, Inc., USA
Biography
Basudeb Saha holds BS and MS degrees in Chemistry from Calcutta University and a PhD from the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science. He did Postdoctoral research with Professor James Espenson at Iowa State University, and then moved to the polyurethane business R&D division of Dow Chemical Company where he led several breakthrough and implementation research projects. Prior to joining Purdue University in 2013, he served on the faculty at the University of Delhi. His research interests include technology development for renewable chemicals and fuels from sustainable biomass, and the synthesis of mesoporous catalysts with desired functionalities. He is also the Chief Technology Officer of Spero Energy, Inc. He published 60 research articles and holds three patents.