The Team

Prof. Bhabani K. Satapathy

Prof. Bhabani K. Satapathy did his Ph.D. from IIT Delhi in the area of polymer composites and specifically on the tribological aspects of composites for automotive braking applications. He subsequently pursued his research career as a Postdoctoral fellow at Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF Dresden) and in Mechanics of Functional Materials (MfM) group of Institute of Material Science and Technology at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany. He also has an M. Tech. degree in Polymer Science and Engineering from IIT Delhi. His main research interests are on phase behaviour, tribology and fracture mechanics of polymer based blends, composites, block copolymers, 3D printed and electrospun soft materials. He has more than 101 publications in international journals and about 53 contributions in seminars/conferences and workshops.

Details of administrative experience

1. Chairman, DRC, DMSE, since 2019-2021.

2. Coordinator, Interdisciplinary MTech Programme in "Polymer Science and Technology"

3. Secretary, Faculty Board, CPSE (from August 2008 to August 2017)

4. Faculty In-charge, Polymer Chracterization Laboratory (2019- till date)

5. Faculty In-charge, Polymer Processing Laboratory (2009-2019)

6. Coordinator, Annual Report, CPSE (2009-2016)

7. Centre Representative to Open House, (2010-2017)

8. Proctorial Team (UG), (2012-2015)

9. Institute Representative for GATE and JEE

10. Confidential duty for GATE

11. As Chairman and Member in SRCs of PhD students

12. Member, IRD Board

13. Member representative from CPSE, BAP

14. Faculty In-charge, Computer Facility (2009-2015)

Meet the Team:

Harshal Peshne

Ph.D. Research Scholar

Studies on biodegradable aliphatic polyesters

Vikramsingh Thakur

Ph.D. Research Scholar

Studies on structurally bilayred nanocomposites smart films for for food packaging applications

Krishnapriydarshini das

Ph.D. Research Scholar

Studies on graded nanofibrous assemblies for agricultural applications.

M.Tech

Graduated Doctorates

Sucharita Shetty

Research Scientist

(ExxonMobil Company India Pvt. Ltd.)

Studies on micromechanics, rheological and electrical behavior of polyamide-12/MWCNT based composites.

Degree Awarded : 2021

Deepika Sharma

Postdoctoral Researcher

(Penn State University)

Studies on structurally assembled nanofibrous composite patches based on aliphatic polyesters and their blends

Degree Awarded : 2022

Debarghya Saha

Development and performance evaluation of clay-based phenolic composite friction materials.

Degree Awarded : 2022

Saroj Kumar Samantaray

Research Scientist VP

(Sahajanand Medical Technologies Ltd.)

Studies on toughened biobased polyamide 410 and their ternary nanocomposites.

Degree Awarded : 2022

List of supervised M.Tech Theses

Akash Kasera: Studies on development of 3D printed and electrospun hybrid polymeric constructs. (2020MSP2214)
Aman Kumar: Studies on transition metal modified electrospun Nano fibrous membrane for electrochemical application.(2020MSP2043)
Anshu Kumari: Studies on carbon fiber reinforced polypropylene composites (2019JPT2681)
Indrajeet Kumar: Studies on polymer based biocomposites. (2019JPT2033)
Shiva Naresh: Polypropylene based orthodontic retainer with superior strength and enhanced clarity. (2018JPT2486)
Ajay: Studies on polymer composites based toughened PLA filled bamboo flour. (2018JPT2487)
Rahul: Results on toughening of bio-based polyamide-11 and their cloisite 30B and ammonium polyphosphate filled composites. (2018JPT2484)
Divyanshu Mishra: Influence of Halloysite nano-tubes and Vermiculite combination on fade-recovery and stick-slip behavior of metal-free composite friction materials. (2017JPT2618)
Shushil Kumar Gope: POE-g-MA induced toughening of Polyamide-11. (2017JPT2609)
Shubhendra Singh: Foaming behavior and cellular structure of LDPE/Talc composite (2017JPT2603)
Sandeep Kumar : Studies of mechanical properties and morphology of PLA/PA11 polymer blends (2016JPT2072).
Shirsha Bose : Studies on modified PP sheets for orthodontic retainers. (2016JPT2066).
Gautam Panda : Studies on toughening of PA6/sepiolite nanocomposites (2015JPT2294); co-supervised by Prof. S.N. Maiti.
Alok Kumar Chaurasia : Estimation of antibacterial activity of styrene based cationic copolymers (2015JPT2286); co-supervised by Dr. Sampa Saha.
Azhar Abdulrazak MA : Studies on blends of polyamide 6 and γ-irradiated EVA (2015JPT2290).
Bidhan Ch. Sarkar : Study on fly-ash cenosphere based friction composite (2014JPT2666).
Priyanka Main : Studies on gelatin a-pectin complex and effects of SDS on gelatin a-leponite nanocomposite (2014JPT2678); co-supervised by Prof. H.B. Bohidar.
Sandeepta Kumar Samal : Studies on MoS₂ lubricated polyether ketone/cenosphere composites (2014JPT2679).
Sunil Kumar Yadav : Studies on halloysite and lignin filled polyamide-12 nanocomposites (2014JPT2684).
Ajay Chouhan : Studies on steel wool and ceramic fiber combination reinforced composite friction material (Entry No. 2013JPT2490).
Piyush Takkar : Preparation, morphological, Thermal and mechanical properties of PLA/ Sepiolite with and without plasticizer (Entry No. 2013JPT2502); co-supervised by Prof. S.N. Maiti.
Shailendra Singh : Studies on Halloysite nanotube filled polyamide-610 nanocomposites (Entry No. 2013JPT2506).
Jenifer M. : Studies on polyamide 610/ poly (ethylene-co-octene) grafted maelic anhydride/ sepiolite ternary composites (Entry No. 2013JPT2497).
Sandip Pal: Studies on Processed Volcanic Rock Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites (Entry No. 2012JPT2462).
Rohan More: Studies on Cork laminate composites of jute fabric reinforced cork powder filled LDPE (Entry No. 2012JPT2452); co-supervised by Prof. Josemon Jacob.
Jitendra Narayan Panda: Studies on Nano-CaCO₃ and CNT filled hybrid nanocomposites of polypropylene (Entry No. 2012JPT2455).
Soumyajit Basu: Preparation, characterization and evaluation of Polystyrene/Graphene nanocomposites (Entry No. 2011JPT2752)
Nilesh Ramesh Bakare: Studies on polyamide 6,6/ULDPE-g-MA/clay nanocomposites (Entry No. 2011JPT2790)
Abhishek Kumar Yadav: Studies on PA6/ABS/Wollastonite composites (Entry No. 2011JPT2775)
Vignesh V: Studies on Nylon 11/ EVA-g-MA blends and their nanocomposites (Entry No. 2011JPT2753).
M. Sathish Kumar: Studies on polyamide 610/ poly(ethylene-co-octene)-grafted-maleic anhydride blends (Entry No. 2011JPT2765).
Avinash Tiwari: Comparative performance assessment of cenosphere and BaSO₄ based automotive brake friction composites (Entry No. 2010JPT2672); co-supervised by Prof. S.N. Maiti.
Harshita Nandwani: Studies on UHMWPE/nanohydroxyapatite nanocomposites (Entry No. 2010JPT2679)
Ashish Kumar H Danodiya: Studies on mechanical properties and mechanism of barium sulphate filled polypropylene (Entry No. 2010JPT2676); co-supervised by Prof. S.N. Maiti
Arun Kumar: Studies on needle punched nonwoven jute/PP hybrid fabric reinforced polypropylene laminate composites (Entry No. 2010JPT2674); co-supervised by Prof. Amit Rawal.
Larry Phillipose: Evaluation of UHMWPE/HDPE/hydroxyapatite composites (Entry No. 2010JPT2717) Co-supervised by Prof. J. Jacob.
Shib Shankar Banerjee: Preparation, characterization and evaluation of poly(dimethylsiloxane)-poly(vinylpyrollidone) interpenetrating polymer network (Entry No. 2010JPT2695); co-supervised by Prof. Indumathi Ramakrishnan.
P. S. Sahar: Studies on methacrylate based dental restorative composites (Entry No. 2010JPT2684)
Kaustav Goswami: Studies on interpenetrating networks based on PDMS (Entry No. 2009JPT2640)
Yogesh Kumar: A correlation study of structural properties of sliding wear performance of HDPE-hydroxyapatite composites (Entry No. 2009JPT2657)
Harjeet S. Jaggi: Assessment of braking performance of flyash based friction materials (Entry No. 2009JPT2649)
Rich Kant: Influence of solid lubricants of friction performance of disc brake pads (Entry No. 2009JPT2653)
Pushpendra Shrama: Electrocatalytic studies of sulfur mustard and its simulant with doped conducting polymer modified electrode (Entry No. 2008JPT2852).
Rajdeep Majumdar: Studies of fibrillation of PTFE-PS blends (Entry No. 2008JPT2850) Co-supervised by Prof. A. K. Ghosh.
Arijit Das: Morphology and fracture behaviour of polypropylene-cenosphere composites (Entry No. 2008JPT2849)
Nandan Dadkar: Performance evaluation of flyash filled phenolic composites for braking applications (Entry No. 2007JPT2297)

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