About

Ganesh Samdani is a highly skilled R&D professional with over 5 years of experience in the industry. He has a strong background in petroleum, coal, combustion, applied materials, and polymerization. Ganesh has demonstrated his expertise in CFD and process modeling for process technology and equipment design. His CFD experience includes modeling of multi-phase reactive flow, flow through porous media, writing UDFs, rotating equipment, gas-phase combustion, and more. He has received various awards for his innovative ideas, technical writing, and presentations, and has secured 3 trade secrets to date. Ganesh holds an M.Tech. and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He has published 5 journal papers, 8 international conference presentations, a book chapter, a book, and has given 4 invited talks. Ganesh is also a mentoring enthusiast and a freelance mentor for ANSYS-Fluent and COMSOL software. Currently, Ganesh is a Drilling Research Engineer at ExxonMobil, where he applies his skills in computational flow modeling. Previously, he worked at Honeywell India Technology Center, where he led CFD and kinetic modeling teams. In this role, he was responsible for coaching, resolving conflicts, pitching for new projects, and time management. He also served as the Open Innovation Focal, where he worked with local leadership for technology scouting and shepherded collaborative projects with universities and other industries for breakthrough innovations. Ganesh's educational background includes a dual degree in Modeling of Underground Coal Gasification, CFD and Multiphysics Modeling, and Chemical Vapor Deposition from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He also holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Laxminarayan Institute of Technology. Overall, Ganesh has relevant experience of over 10.53 years and possesses a strong tech stack as a research scientist.