🌟 Speaker Spotlight 🌟

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Alpana Thorat, Principal Scientist at Pfizer’s Crystallization Technologies Laboratory (CTL), to campus!

Date: Friday, September 26, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: HRSF 300

Dr. Thorat will share insights from her groundbreaking work in crystallization process development, automation, and advanced pharmaceutical technologies. With her global experience spanning IIT Gandhinagar, Purdue, MIT, and Pfizer, this is a unique opportunity to learn from a leader in the field.

✨ Don’t miss this chance to connect, ask questions, and be inspired!

Speaker Profile: Dr. Alpana Thorat is a Principal Scientist in the Crystallization Technologies Laboratory (CTU within Pfizer's Chemical Research & Development (CRD) division, based in Groton, Connecticut. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (India). Following her doctoral studies, she pursued postdoctoral research in the United States, contributing to diverse areas, including: 1) Amorphous solid dispersions for food products at Purdue University under Prof. Lynne Taylor, 2) Lyophilization of protein-based formulations at the University of Minnesota with Prof. Raj Suryanarayanan, and 3) continuous crystallization in plug flow reactors and spray drying of high-concentration protein formulations at MIT in Prof. Allan Myerson's group. Earlier in her career, she also served as a Senior Research Chemist at Sai Life Sciences India Pvt. Ltd. (2008-2009). At Pfizer, Dr. Thorat's current work focuses on both batch and continuous crystallization, with an emphasis on developing automated workflows for crystallization process development. She leads various technology development projects within Pfizer and chairs PD2M as well as the Crystallization sessions in AIChE.