Blockchain and the downstream segment: Increasing efficiency through technology

KAUSTUBH LATURKAR is an Engineer at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, which is a U.S. Department of Energy project in Michigan, U.S. He has more than 8 yr of experience in the fields of process engineering, refinery operations, utility systems design and operation, with a special focus on the design and commissioning of engineering systems. He earned an MS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Florida and a BE degree in chemical engineering from Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.

Kasturi Laturkar works as a Validation Engineer for Validation Associates LLC and has more than 4 yr of experience working in commissioning, qualification and validation of upstream and downstream bioprocessing equipment and critical utilities. Laturkar graduated with an MS degree in chemical engineering from Syracuse University and a B.Tech degree in chemical engineering from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, India. The author can be reached at kasturi.laturkar@gmail.com.