Dhiraj Gondaliya is a General Manager of R&D Laboratory with Nayara Energy Ltd (formerly known as Essar Oil Ltd), Vadinar, Dist. - Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat, India since 2006. He has more than 31 years of professional experience in petroleum and petrochemical R&D and QC/QC Laboratory. Prior to Nayara Energy Ltd, he worked with M/s Reliance Industries Ltd and M/s Lupin Laboratory. He earned his Master of Science degree with Organic Chemistry from Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India. He has carried out assignments in laboratory commissioning, project management, Lab operation and technical support for analytical and research activities of laboratory department. He is internal certified trainer & certified ISI 9001 auditor. He was a member of national committees viz Oil Industries Safety Directives (OISD) GDN-211 & Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS), PCD-3 & 1. He has expertise in Crude oil assay, petroleum products testing (LPG, Gasoline, Diesel, LDO, ATF, SKO, MTO, Petcoke, Bitumen, Sulphur pallets etc.) and analytical techniques viz. Gas Chromatography, Spectroscopy, CFR engine and water chemistry. He is inventor in two of granted Indian patent and four patent applications as well as one of PCT application. He has published three research papers in international journals, one book chapter and, has orally presented research papers in fourteen international conferences. He honored by fifteen Appreciation Awards for Innovation, Improvements, suggestion, and Special works from Nayara Energy and Reliance Industries.