Shreepad is a recent postgraduate in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. He has also completed his B. Tech in Chemical Engineering from Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur in 2022 and is now headed for his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware. He brings valuable industrial experience from his role as a Production Engineer at Cairn Oil and Gas, Vedanta Ltd. Post PhD he wants to do postdoctoral work in cutting-edge catalytic processes. His ultimate goal is to join academia, leading research in catalysis for clean fuels. He enjoys swimming and trekking in his leisure time.