Associate Director
kishore@istc.illinois.edu
Kishore Rajagopalan has performed numerous projects evaluating the performance of various innovative technologies with respect to improving process efficiency and reducing waste. These projects have been performed in industries as diverse as food processing, fabricated metals, transportation, chemical processing and electroplating. Prior to coming to ISTC, Dr. Rajagopalan worked in project management and manufacturing as well as in applied and basic research. He has extensive experience in process development for the food, chemical and metal fabrication industries. He holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Madras (India), an MS in Agricultural Engineering, and a PhD in Food Science, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.