Chandrashekhar Ganpatrao Sonwane (born May 2, 1972) is an Indian American

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who works in the fields of space launch, air breathing propulsion and chemical and power industries. Sonwane is known for contributing to several aerospace companies including

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, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and supported various

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's deep space programs including

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(Space Launch System). He was Elected as a Fellow of

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(RAeS) and also an elected member of the

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. Sonwane was the principal investigator at Masten Space Systems for

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related technologies.

Early life and education

Sonwane graduated with a

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in chemical engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. In 1996, he received

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in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India. He completed a

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in chemical engineering from the

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in 2000.

Patents and publications

Chandrashkhar has various patents and publications to his credit. Below is the list of few. *''Injector mixer for a compact gasification reactor system'', March 2018, Gas Technology Institute, Inventors: Chandrashekhar Sonwane, Kenneth M. Sprouse *''Gas generator and process therefor'', April 2016,

, Inventors: Stephen Yows, Chandrashekhar Sonwane *''Flow splitter for a compact gasification reactor system'', May 2011,

, Inventors: Chandrashekhar Sonwane, Kenneth M. Sprouse *''Recuperative supercritical carbon dioxide cycle'', December 2011,

, Inventors: Chandrashekhar Sonwane, Kenneth M. Sprouse, Ganesan Subbaraman, George M. O'Connor, Gregory A. Johnson *''Pump apparatus including deconsolidator'', July 2012,

, Inventors: Chandrashekhar Sonwane, Timothy Saunders, Mark Andrew Fitzsimmons *''Fundamental Studies in Nanoporpous and Mesoporous Materials'', 2000,

The University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = Br ...

Awards and honors

*2020 Stellar Award - Rotary National Award for Space Achievement *Outstanding Section award for very large first place

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sonwane, Chandreshekhar Living people People from Nanded Indian scientists Institute of Chemical Technology alumni IIT Bombay alumni American people of Marathi descent 1972 births Fellows of the Royal Aeronautical Society