Rakesh Agrawal (chemical engineer)

Rakesh Agrawal
Rakesh Agrawal
	Agrawal in 2011
Alma mater	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur B.Tech., 1975; University of Delaware M.ChE., 1977; Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sc.D., 1980;
Known for	Contributions to separations and gas liquefaction, renewable energy
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemical engineering
Institutions	Air Products (1980–2004); Purdue University (2004–present);

Rakesh Agrawal is the Winthrop E. Stone Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He is a chemical engineer known for contributions to separations, cryogenic gas separation and liquefaction, and for contributions to renewable energy including the conversion of biomass to chemicals and fuels, inorganic solar cell fabrication, and the synergistic use of solar energy.