Dr. Satish Kumar
http://www.mse.gatech.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/satish-kumar
Dr. Satish Kumar received his Ph.D. degree in 1979 from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India in the area of Polymer and Fiber Science. He obtained his post-doctoral experience in the Polymer Science and Engineering department at the University of Massachusetts (1979-82). For the year 1982-83, he was a visiting scientist at the Atomic Energy Commission of France, C. E. N. G., Grenoble, France. During 1984-89 he was associated with the Polymer Branch, Air Force Materials Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH on contract through Universal Energy Systems and the University of Dayton Research Institute. He joined Georgia Tech in 1989, where he is currently serving as Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering.
Dr. Han Gi Chae
Title: Senior Research Engineer
Education
- Ph.D.: Georgia Institute of Technology (2008) Polymer, Textile & Fiber Engineering
- M.S.: Hanyang University (Seoul, Korea, 2001) Polymer Science and Engineering
- B.S.: Hanyang University (Seoul, Korea, 1999) Polymer Science and Engineering
Work Experience
- Georgia Institute of Technology (2008 – 2010) : Post-doctoral fellow
- Georgia Institute of Technology (2010 – 2011) : Research Scientist II
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology (2001 – 2003) : Researcher on various polymer composite programs
Research Interest
- Polymer/carbon nanotube composites
- Polyacrylonitrile/carbon nanotube-based carbon fiber
Dr. Kishor Gupta
Title: Research Scientist II
Education
- Ph.D.: Georgia Institute of Technology (2009) Polymer, Textile & Fiber Engineerin
- M.Tech.: Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi, 1992)Textile Engineering
- B.Tech.: Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi, 1990) Textile Technology
Research Interest
- Polyacrylonitrile/carbon nanotube composites-based Supercapacitors for Energy Storage
- Polyacrylonitrile/carbon nanotube-based carbon fiber
- Polymer Recovery and Reuse
Dr. Prabhakar Gulgunje
Title: Research Engineer II
Education
- Ph.D.: The University of Tennessee (Knoxville, 2010) Polymer Engineering
- M.Tech.: Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi, India, 2000) Fiber Science and Technology
- B.Text.: Shivaji University (Kolhapur, India,1998) Man Made Textile Technology
Work Experience
- Georgia Institute of Technology (2010 – 2011): Post-doctoral fellow
- Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi, India, 2004 – 2005) : Project Associate
- Vardhman Acrylics Ltd (Gujarat, India, 2000 – 2003) : Acrylic fiber manufacture, Technical Services
Research Interest
- Process-structure-properties relationship in fibers
Dr. Manjeshwar G. Kamath
Title: Research Engineer II
Education
- Ph.D.: University of Tennessee (2009) Polymer Engineering, Textiles & Nonwovens
- M.S.: University of Tennessee (2004) Polymer Engineering, Textiles & Nonwovens
- B.S.: National Institute of Technology (Suratkal, India,1978) Chemical Engineering
Work Experience
- Georgia Institute of Technology (2010 - current): Research Engineer II
- BASF and Celanese Chemicals (1996 – 2010): Process Engineer - Engineering Polymers
- Indian Organic Chemicals (1978 – 1996): Chemical Engineer - Polyesters
Research Interest
- Polymers, fibers, nonwovens, and flame-retardant products
- Polyacrylonitrile/carbon nanotube-based carbon fiber
Dr. Yaodong Liu
Title: Research Scientist II
Education
- Ph.D.:Georgia Institute of Technology (2010) Polymer, Textile and Fiber Engineering
- M.E.: Tsinghua University (2002) Chemical Engineering
- B.E.: Tsinghua University (2002) Chemical Engineering
Work Experience
- Georgia Institute of Technology (2010 - current): Research Scientist II
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, China: Research Assistant
Research Interest
- High performance polymer fiber spinning
- Structure property relationships in polymer/carbon nanotubes composites
- Stabilization and carbonization of PAN-based carbon fibers
Dr. Sushanta Ghoshal
Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Education
- Ph.D.: Ilmenau University of Technology (Germany, 2012) Polymer Physics
- M.S.: University of Dhaka (Bangladesh, 2007) Applied Chemistry & Chemical Technology
- B.S.: University of Dhaka (Bangladesh, 2005) Applied Chemistry & Chemical Technology
Work Experience
- Georgia Institute of Technology (2010 - current) Postdoctoral Fellow
- Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany (2012): Scientific Researcher
- University of Dhaka and BAEC, Bangladesh (2005-2008) Research student/associate
Dr. Chandrani Pramanik
Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Education
- Ph.D.: University of New Hampshire (2011) Materials Science
- M.Sc.: Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur, India, 2004) Chemistry
- B.Sc.: Jadavpur University (Calcutta, India, 2002) Chemistry
Work Experience
- Georgia Institute of Technology (2013 - current): Postdoctoral Fellow]
- University of New Hampshire (2011 – 2013) NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing : Postdoctoral Fellow
- University of New Hampshire (2005 – 2011) NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing : Graduate Research Assistant
Research Interest
- Polymer/CNT based composite fibers to improve mechanical and electrical properties
- Application of bioactive glass materials in bio-nanotechnology
- Optoelectronic properties of π-conjugated carbon materials for alternative energy sources
An-Ting Chien
Title: Graduate Student
Education
- M.S.: National Taiwan University (Taipei, Taiwan, 2006) Polymer Science and Engineering
- B.S.: National Taiwan University (Taipei, Taiwan, 2003) Chemical Engineering
Research Interest
- Polymer composites with carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles
- Gel spinning and Bi-component fibers
- Multi-functional fibers: (conductive fibers, heating fibers, magnetic fibers, and high performance fibers)
- Polymer/clay nanocomposite latex
Bradley Newcomb
Title: Graduate Student
Education
- B.S.: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2010) Mechanical Science and Engineering
Research Interest
- High performance materials
- Carbon nanotube enabled materials
- High resolution microscopy
- Rheology of nanofilled polymeric solutions
- Characterization of materials
Amir Davijani
Title: Graduate Student
Education
- M.S.: University of Twente (Enschede, Netherlands, 2012) Mechanical Engineering
- B.S.: Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran, Iran, 2010) Mechanical Engineering
Research Interest
- Carbon nanotube films
- Fibers and composites
- Discrete element modeling
Huibin Chang
Title: Graduate Student
Education
- M.S.: University of Missouri (2011-2013) Mechanical Engineering
- B.S.: North China Electric Power University (2007-2011) Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interest
- Polymer/Cellulose Nanocrystals composites
- Gel spinning of composite fibers
- Polyacrylonitrile/Cellulose Nanocrystals-based carbon fiber
Hsiang-Hao (Clive) Liu
Title: Graduate Student
Education
- B.S.: University of Texas (Dallas, 2012) Mechanical Engineering
Research Interest
- Forestry biomaterials composites
- Polymer/Carbon nanotube composites
- Lignin incorporated precursor fibers and carbon fiber studies
Po-Hsiang Wang
Title: Graduate Student
Education
- M.S.: Linköping University, Institute of Technology (Sweden, 2011) Materials Physics and Nanotechnology
- B.S.: National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan, 2009) Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interest
- Melt-spun polymer-CNT composite fibers
- Gel-spun polymer-nanofillers composite fibers
- Polymer-nanofiller interaction
- Polymer composite characterizations.
Alexander Dagg
Title: Graduate Student
Education
- B.S.: University of California (Riverside, 2010) Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interest
- Continuous high performance, biodegradable fibers out of Cellulose Nanocrystals
- Synthesis and characterization of mixed silane self assembled monolayers for monovalent gold nanoparticle fabrication (past research)
Jeffrey Luo
Title: Graduate Student
Education
- B.S.: Lehigh University (2014) Materials Science and Engineering
Work Experience
- Akzo Nobel (2012): Lab Technician
- Lehigh University (2013): Undergraduate Research Assistant
Research Interest
- Polymer nanocomposites
- High performance materials
Lindsey Thomson
Title: Undergraduate Student
Research Interest
- Polymer composites with carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles
- Raman Spectroscopy