Transitioning from Academia to Industry
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The document discusses the gap between skills learned in academia versus those required by industry. It notes that companies spend 6-24 months training graduates to address deficiencies in methodological competency and problem-solving abilities for real-world issues. The document outlines opportunities for chemical engineers in various sectors like oil and gas, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, automotive, renewable energy, and research. It emphasizes developing communication skills, industry familiarity, and continuously upgrading skills to bridge the gap between education and employment.
Transitioning from Academia to Industry
- 1. Transitioning from Academia to Industry Bridging the gap Gautham Sankaraselvam
- 2. Transition from Graduate to Professional
- 3. Transitioning from Academia to Industry • There is growing trend for COMPLEMENTARY TRAINING for engineering students / graduates before joining the industry. • Companies spend 6 – 24 MONTHS in training a graduate for industry • The technical and social competency requirements match mostly, but there is a GAP regarding the METHODOLOGICAL COMPETENCY.
- 4. Let me give a Crude Example • Client Requirement - Overhead Water Storage System • Additional info - Client plans to construct 2 more storey in the future • Client seeks your engineering advice
- 5. GAP Analysis • Common sense is not put to use. • Difficulty to Understand and Interpret Technical documents such as P&IDs, plot plans, etc., due to lack of familiarization • Inability to apply engineering principles to solve real world problems.
- 6. GAP Analysis • Lack of positive work attitude • Communication issues
- 8. EXTRA OOMPH! - Positive work attitude - Better Communication skills - Industry familiarity - Ability to solve real life problems - Constant upskilling
- 9. Random Industry Talking Points • Business and Market • Digital Vortex • Stages of Engineering • Opportunities in Chemical Engineering
- 10. Business and Market - On average, market disruption occurs every 4 – 6 years. - The same pattern has be reflected in most countries’ economies. - The Job market is a bit tight for the core industries due to the Pandemic but the market is recovering.
- 11. Digital Vortex - Digital Disruptions are happening in every industry. - The energy and manufacturing industries are also undergoing massive transformations. - For instances, - Modi says India set to double oil refining capacity in 5 years, earlier than expected (Nov 22, 2020) - India’s Push towards Electric Vehicle
- 12. Stages of Engineering FEL1 • Concept or Prefeasibility FEL2 • Feasibility or Basic Engg. FEL3 • FEED FID Execution & Implementation • Detail Engineering, Erection, Commissioning & Start-up
- 13. Opportunities in Chemical Engineering – Licensors / EPC / OEMs - TechnipFMC - UOP Honeywell - Haldor Topsoe - Axens - Lummus - Air Liquide - TechnipFMC - Engineers India limited. - L & T - Worley - Bechtel - Fluor - TechnipFMC - L & T - Koch Glitsch - Sulcol - BGR Energy - Thermax
- 14. Opportunities in Chemical Engineering – Control & Automation / Engineering Software / IT as SMEs - Emerson - ABB - Yokogawa - Rockwell - Siemens - Schneider Electric - AspenTech - Sunrise - Emerson - DNV - Imagegrafix - Accenture - TCS - CTS - L & T Infotech - Deloitte
- 15. Opportunities in Chemical Engineering – Drilling / Crude Processing / Refinery / Crude Transfer & Other Products Transfer - Sterling Oil Resources Limited - Essar Oilfilelds Services Limited - Assam Oil & Natural Gas Limited - Oil And Natural Gas Corporation - Oil India Limited - Cairn India Holdings Limited - Weatherford - Cairn Oil & Gas - Oilex Limited - Oil and Natural Gas Corporation - Indian Oil Corporation Limited - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited - Reliance Industries Limited - Nayara Energy Limited
- 16. Opportunities in Chemical Engineering – Petrochemical / FMCG / Specialty or fine Chemicals - Manali Petrochemicals Limited - Madras Fertilizers Ltd. - Haldia Petrochemicals Limited - Hindustan Flurocarbons Ltd. - Atul Ltd. - Alkyl Amines Chemicals - Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd. - Aarti Industries - Vinati Organics - Hindustan Unilever Ltd - ITC Ltd - Nestle India Ltd - Britannia Industries Ltd - Patanjali Ayurved Limited - Dabur India Ltd
- 17. Opportunities in Chemical Engineering – Pharma / Mineral Extraction / Automobile - Sun Pharma - Dr. Reddy's Laboratories - Serum Institute of India - Aurobindo Pharma - Biocon Ltd - National Mineral Development Corporation - Vedanta - Hindustan Zinc - Hindalco Industries - NLC India Limited - Hyundai - Mahindra & Mahindra - Maruti Suzuki - Rolls-Royce - BMW
- 18. Opportunities in Chemical Engineering – EV / Battery / R&D - Ashok Leyland - Mahindra Electric - Ola Electric Mobility - Ather Energy - Exide Industries - JSW Energy - HBL Power Systems - High Energy Batteries - ISRO - DRDO - CSIR - BARC
- 19. References • Lennart Bü th et al. , Bridging the gap between academia and industry in India, Procedia Manufacturing 9 ( 2017 ) 275 – 282 • Digital Vortex 2019, IMD report • John Kemp, Oil Outlook 2021, Reuters report
Editor's Notes
- #9: success is always on the razors edge of failure