Swapnil Varhade

• Lead development of new high-pressure (≤40 bar) kW-scale CO2 electrolyzers for liquid fuel production. • Supervise PhD researchers across catalyst material integration, reactor optimization, adaptive control systems responsive and dynamic power fluctuations • Contribute to commissioning, diagnostics, and performance validation of electrochemical systems to ensure reliability and reproducibility. • Preparation of publication, reports, presentation and milestone deliverables for federal funding oversight

• Developed and optimized a 50 kW CO2 electrolyzer for sustainable ethylene production. Coordinated test planning, execution, and analysis across industrial and academic partners, ensuring compliance with TRL advancement milestones. • Successfully executed tests of CO2 reduction to formic acid by utilizing prepilot electrolyzer setup consisting of 400 cm2 Bi and Sn electrode. • Exploring anodic organic electrochemistry for acrylic acid and cinnamic acid formation combined with CO2 reduction reaction.