Pranshu Rohatgi

Email : pranshu@iitk.ac.in
pranglee@gmail.com
Phone : +91-9450-155-608

Final Year Undergraduate ,

Department of Chemical Engineering.

YEAR
2009
2004
2002

EXAMINATION
B.Tech, Chemical Engineering
Class XII: ISC
Class X: ICSE

INSTITUTE
IIT Kanpur
Dr. V.S.E.C. Kanpur
Dr. V.S.E.C. Kanpur

PERCENTAGE
CPI = 7.1
91 %
93 %

Key Academic Projects

1. Optimization of Bio-Diesel production using homogeneous catalysis B.Tech Project Dr. G. Deo
a) Study and analyze the parameters in the present production of bio-diesel from vegetable oils like
Soyabean and Jatropha.
b) Optimize & explore the production of bio-diesel from crude oils and used-fry oils by variation of all
known parameters.

2. Biofuels Dr. G. Deo

a) Analyzed the mechanisms of production of various bio-fuels on an economic scale.
b) Concluded that Bio-diesel is the most potential and economically viable source of bio-fuels today.
Summer Trainings
1. Project Outline : Asset Management & Offshore Vessel Tracking
Organization : Transocean Offshore Drilling Inc., Mumbai.
x Analyzed and identified the bottlenecks in the entire external Supply chain of Transocean by way of tours
to ports at Goa and Kakinada; yard visits to Goa, Mumbai and Kakinada; Rig visit to Vishakhapatnam.
x Formulated a new system of asset management and tracking using barcodes for the supply chain keeping
in view of factors as information redundancy, emergency procurements, user friendliness and future implications.
x Suggested a GUI based system to track offshore vessels using INMARSAT satellite systems.
x Finally we called for the quotes on behalf of the company and dealt with 4 software services firm in order to
implement the system.
Achievement :
x The entire project worth 80,000USD is currently being implemented in the company.
x The system can easily be upgraded to RFID(Radio Frequency Identification) & simultaneously be linked to the
other company divisions in Singapore and Aberdeen.

2. Project Outline : Extraction of Strontium from nuclear waste by Liquid Emulsion Membrane(LEM) to
enable the safe disposal of Nuclear waste
Organization : Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai.
x Optimization of recovery of radioactive strontium from a prototype of nuclear waste by way of Liquid Emulsion
Membrane (ELM) technique through 60 laboratory experiments.
x Variation of parameters like concentration of
Crown-ether, surfactants, emulsification time through
experimentation to study their effect on Strontium removal.
x Explored the effect of various physical phenomenon such as interfacial tension and viscosity upon the rate of
removal of strontium.
Achievement :
x The percentage removal varied from 15% to 85%. By using the optimization technique we achieved a percentage
removal in the high range of 71 85 %.

Relevant Courses Undertaken

x Economics of Business Policies
x Population, Economy & Society
Positions of Responsibility
1. Festival Coordinator, Techkriti09, the Annual Science and Technology festival of IIT Kanpur.
Duration : May, 2008 till date
x Currently leading a team of 25 final year students and 50 pre-final year students to organize Techkriti09 in
February.
x Marketing : Convinced the company I interned with, Transocean as Title Sponsor,Techkriti09
x Events : Initiated 4 new events in the festival.
x PR: Introduced the concept of Techkriti Conclave in which we would focus on Energy for this year.
x Show Management : Introduced Tech-Planet an approx. 500m2 dome-enclosure.
x Finance : Estimated Budget INR 70 lacs.
2. Coordinator, Real Estate , Megabucks08: Annual Business Entrepreneur festival, IIT Kanpur.
Duration : Oct07 March08
x Initiated a first of its kind reality show in IIT Kanpur.
x Conceptualized and organized the reality game show involving 50 participants, 48 hours and over 10 rounds
of tasks to test leadership, multitasking and business aptitude.
3. Coordinator, Go-Karting , Techkriti08.
Duration : Techkriti08.
x An event of this magnitude and genre was conducted for the first time in the institute.
x Managed the event for 2 days, 4 go-karts, 500 participants and generated a total revenue of Rs.25,000/4. Coordinator, Informal events, Udghosh07, Annual Sports festival, IIT Kanpur.
Duration : July07 Sep07
x Initiated the events of Tug-o-war and kite flying which had never before been a part of informal events.
x Organized Bridge for the first time at Udghosh by associating with Bridge Club, IIT Kanpur.
5. Coordinator, India Haat, Antaragni07: A showcase of the culture of India
Duration : May07- Oct07
x Lead a team of 20 enthusiasts to organize the event spanning over 6 hours.
x I took the initiative and invited teams from Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab which had never before been a part
of India Haat.
6. Mess Secretary, Hall of Residence-3
Duration : Academic year, 2006-2007
x Supervised the day to day working of the mess for an entire year which catered to 500 Hall residents and
55 mess workers.
x Streamlined the process of inviting quotes and finalization of tender at the yearly Hall festival with a budget
of Rs.1 lacs.