Amar Anumakonda is a Chemical Engineer with a Bachelor of Technology degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (1983-1987).. He obtained his M.S and Ph.D. also in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University in 1993. His professional career spanned R&D and technical management roles at AlliedSignal and Honeywell, where he developed technology in the areas of CO2 removal for International Space Station, Membrane technology for industrial gas separation, Thin Film Nanotechnology and Hydrocarbon Processing for Fuel Cells.
In 2000, Amar obtained his MBA in Finance and Strategic Management from University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. Combining business and technical strengths, he held roles in managing R&D, new product development, and new business development. His career highlights include launch of new inkjet and laser printers, membrane-based Ethanol Dehydration systems, and spearheading commercialization of biofuels and bio-chemicals.
Amar holds 6 US Patents and he invented and brought to commercial production Honeywell Renewable Jet Fuel®. He has also commercialized Bioreactors for Waste-Water purification, Bio-Based Natural Inks for print in food packaging and Molded Fiber based packaging products derived from agricultural and forestry wastes