Energized by Innovation
The Susteon team has deep hands-on experience in cutting edge R&D and its translation into commercial technologies to solve real world problems. We bring a strong network of connections in academia, industry, government, and investment sectors to form multi-skilled teams to develop and deploy game changing technologies while managing technology and financial risks.
Dr. Raghubir Gupta
President & Co-founder
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- 30 years experience in leading technology development and research
- Senior VP Energy Division at RTI
- PhD, Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
- BS, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology
Shantanu Agarwal
President & Co-founder
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- Extensive experience in VC, private equity, start-ups, managing companies
- Co-founder and board director for multiple companies
- Partner in Energy Ventures in Houston, TX
- BS, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology
- MBA, Harvard Business School
Richard McGivney
Chief Financial Officer
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- Financial executive with more than 35 years of public accounting, corporate finance, and leadership experience.
- Proven track record in building and managing high-growth research and technical services organizations, from entrepreneurial startups to companies with more than 1,000 employees
- MS, Accounting, Appalachian State University
- BS, Education, Appalachian State University
Dr. S James Zhou
Senior Director
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- 30 years experience in separation processes, distinguished expert in Membrane and Adsorption
- Industrial background includes Chief Science Officer at RTI, R&D manager at GTI, and Team Lead at UOP/Honeywell
- PhD, Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University
- BS, Chemistry, Zhejiang University
Cory S. Sanderson
Process Technologist
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- 12 years industry experience as process engineer designing and starting up gas separation facilities and as research engineer conceptualizing and commercialization new technology
- Principal Research Engineer at Air Products & Chemicals
- BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
Dr. Vasudev P. Haribal
Research Process Engineer
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- Expertise in process modelling and chemical looping reactions
- PhD, Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University
- BChemEng, Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology {formerly UDCT}, Mumbai
Dr. Jian Zheng
Senior Research Engineer
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- 20 years industry and research experience in adsorption and catalysis
- 12 years in Adsorption R&D of Praxair (Linde) as Development Specialist, responsible for commercializing 8+ adsorbent materials for bulk air separation, pre-purification, H2 PSA and cryogenic separation
- PhD, Applied Chemistry, Nanjing University
- BS, Chemistry, Zhejiang University
Dr. Rouzbeh Jafari
Senior Research Engineer
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- 20+ years experience leading R&D and deployments in Energy Storage, Gas Treating, CCUS, Wastewater Treatment, Multiphase Reactors, Gasification, Bioenergy, Bulk Material Handling, Combustion Technologies and Waste to Energy
- Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique
- MS, Chemical Engineering, Tehran University
- BS, Chemical Engineering, IUST
Sudarshan Gupta
Commercialization Lead
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- 12+ years in strategy consulting and various start-ups focusing on fundraising, growth strategy, and general operations
- MBA, Columbia Business School
- BS, Business Administration, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Brittany Wood
Senior Administrator
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- Senior administrator with several years of administrative and financial experience
- BA, Anthropology and Sociology, College of William & Mary
Dr. Ryan Dudek
Research Engineer
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- PhD, Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University
- MS, Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University
- BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
Arnold Chris Toppo
Engineering Intern
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- MS, Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
- BS, Chemical Engineering, Purdue University