Manu Manayath Johnson

About Manu

Experience

1. 

   TUM Green Tech Initiative

   • Process Design Engineer

     May 2025 - Present · 4 mos·Munich, Bavaria, Germany · Hybrid·Current

     I am working in the process design sub-team of the 'Blue Harvest' project, which focuses on desalination using ion-concentration polarisation. Skills: Chemical Engineering · Microsoft Office

2. 

   1 yr 4 mos

   • Student Research Assistant (HiWi)

     Oct 2024 - Present · 11 mos·Straubing, Bavaria, Germany · Hybrid·Current

     Working in the Electrobiotechnology Professorship of TUM Campus Straubing as part of LiveSen, a start-up focused on developing biosensors to be distributed to farmers to enable the easy and accurate detection of nitrates, phosphates and potassium. My main responsibility is taking the lead in analysing the sensor model and developing theory-based methods to aid experimentalists in their work. Additionally I engage in electrode assembly and evaluation in the laboratory. Skills: Modeling and Simulation · COMSOL · MATLAB · Laboratory Skills · Device Characterization

   • Research Intern

     May 2024 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos·Straubing, Bavaria, Germany · Hybrid·Current

     I am working on the mathematical modelling and simulation-centric project ‘Theoretical Evaluation of Redox-Active Hydrogels for the Enzymatic Oxidation of Methanol to Formaldehyde’ under the supervision of Dr. Darren Buesen in the Professorship of Electrobiotechnology, chaired by Prof. Dr. Nicolas Plumeré, at TUM Campus Straubing. The project is part of a collaboration at TUM Campus Straubing between the Professorship of Electrobiotechnology, the Professorship of Chemical Process Engineering chaired by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jakob Burger, and the Chair of Chemistry of Biogenic Resources chaired by Prof. Dr. Volker Sieber. Skills: Electrobiotechnology · Modeling and Simulation · COMSOL · LyX · LaTeX

3. 

   11 mos

   • Deputy Secretary General

     Jan 2023 - Jun 2023 · 6 mos

     Served as the Deputy Secretary General for the TKM Model United Nations Conference '23 which was held from 31 March to 2 April. It was a 3-day event attended by students from all over the Kerala MUN Circuit. Skills: English · Event Management · Model United Nations · Public Speaking · Leadership · Communication · People Management

4. 

   TEDxTKMCE

   • Documentation Head

     Dec 2022 - Jun 2023 · 7 mos

     Supervised the creation of content for marketing and PR purposes and spearheaded the documentation of the event and the final report for the 2023 edition of TEDxTKMCE.

5. 

   Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited · Internship

   • Petroleum Refining and Wastewater Treatment Internship

     Nov 2022 - Nov 2022 · 1 mo·Kochi, Kerala, India · On-site

     Carried out the experimental aspects of my final year project submission in the Effluent Treatment Plant of the refinery, getting valuable insight into the refining and treatment processes employed at the plant. Skills: Chemical Engineering · Documentation · Research · Environmental Engineering

6. 

   AIChE TKMCE · Part-time

   • President

     Sep 2022 - Jun 2023 · 10 mos

     Served as the President of the AIChE student chapter of TKM College of Engineering. During my time in this role, I spearheaded the functioning of the student chapter by holding events and discussion events relevant to chemical engineering students. Skills: Event Management · Public Speaking · Leadership

7. 

   11 mos

   • Chairperson

     Aug 2022 - Jun 2023 · 11 mos

     Served as the Chairperson for the Model United Nations Society of TKM College of Engineering Skills: Event Management · Model United Nations · Public Speaking · Leadership · Communication · People Management

8. 

   FERTILISERS AND CHEMICALS TRAVANCORE LIMITED · Internship

   • Fertiliser Production Internship

     May 2022 - Jun 2022 · 2 mos·Udyogamandal

     Underwent training in the working of the Fertilisers Sector of the prestigious chemicals company. Skills: Chemical Engineering · Documentation · Research

9. C

   Career Guidance and Placement Cell - TKM College of Engineering

   • Batch Representative

     May 2022 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

     Served as the placement representative for the 2019-23 B.Tech Chemical Engineering Batch of TKM College of Engineering and was in charge of guiding my batchmates through the placement drives taking place on campus, acting as the bridge of communication. Skills: Documentation · Public Speaking · Communication · People Management

10. 

    Hult Prize India · Part-time

    • Chief Content Creator

      Feb 2022 - Jun 2022 · 5 mos

      HULT PRIZE is an ideation competition held under the UN to give college students the chance to create ideas for solutions to the problems society faces and to support them in doing so. Spearheaded the content writing and documentation tasks associated with the TKM College of Engineering edition of the event. Skills: Report Writing · English · Documentation · Web Content Writing

11. 

    Flickthrough.in · Part-time

    • Content Writer

      Oct 2021 - Jan 2022 · 4 mos·Kochi, Kerala, India

      Prepared content for periodical posts on the social media platforms of Flickthrough, a start-up focused on spreading quality information about the various developments in the business and finance worlds. Skills: English · Creative Writing · Research · Communication · Copywriting · Web Content Writing

12. 

    Part-time · 2 yrs

    • Vice Chairperson of Research and Development

      Sep 2021 - Jun 2022 · 10 mos

      Implemented initiatives to develop the skills and knowledge of chemical engineering undergraduate students from a job-oriented and/or research angle. Skills: Event Management · Research · Communication · Skill Development

13. 

    Part-time · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Dare2Develop Podcast Coordinator

      Apr 2021 - Oct 2021 · 7 mos

      Ensured the smooth functioning of the podcast, which is a first of its kind in Kerala, available on Spotify and the IEDC TKMCE website. Skills: English · Event Management · People Management

    • Documentation Team Member

      Jul 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Contributed to the content writing and documentation work undertaken by the organisation. Skills: English

    • Marketing Team Member

      Jul 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Contributed to the marketing of the various events and activities undertaken by the organisation.

14. 

    Part-time · 2 yrs

    • Head Of Design

      Jul 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Carried out the graphic design work for the organisation, with a team working under me. Skills: Adobe Photoshop · Adobe Illustrator · Marketing Strategy · Visual Design

15. 

    Part-time · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Dare2Develop Podcast RJ

      Jul 2020 - Apr 2021 · 10 mos

      Served as one of the RJs for the podcast and interviewed a few eminent personalities.

Education

1. 
   Technical University of MunichMaster of Science - MS, Chemical BiotechnologyApr 2024 - Mar 2026

   Grade: 1.5 (German System) Skills: Electrobiotechnology · Bioprocess Engineering · Metabolic Engineering · Enzyme Engineering · Biotransformation · Modeling and Simulation

2. 
   TKM College of Engineering , KollamBachelor of Technology - BTech, Chemical Engineering (With Hons.)Jul 2019 - Jul 2023

   Grade: 9.52/10 Activities and societies: Model United Nations, Debate, Content Writing, Documentation, Podcast RJ, Graphic Design. Minored in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Skills: Chemical Engineering · Energy Engineering · Process Modeling · Environmental Engineering · C++ · MATLAB

3. 
   Sacred Heart CMI Public School - IndiaSecondary Education, Mathematics and Computer Science2017 - 2019

   Grade: 96.4% Activities and societies: Green House Captain (2017-18) Head Boy Nominee (2018-19) Skills: C++ · MySQL

Skills