Scientist, Engineer & Sustainability Advocate Dr. Ravi Kulkarni was working at his dream job at the R&D center of Union Carbide in 1974. It is here that he first encountered Surface Chemistry which intrigued him. As he researched, he found that surfaces could be enhanced to make everyday materials more sustainable, robust and dependable mainly with a compound called Silicones. Silicones also happened to be abundantly available, its inertness made it safe for so many human applications and it was truly a connector between organic and inorganic chemistry. He instantly fell in love with Silicones. After completing his Ph.D. from University of Columbia in Surface Chemistry, he decided to spend his life dedicated to enhancing people’s lives with Silicones.