profacer

PROFESSOR ANIL K. BHOWMICK

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR POLYMERS AND SOFT MATTER
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING
THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, HOUSTON, TX 77204-4004, USA, Phone no: 713-743-9241,
e-mail : akbhowmick@uh.edu anilbhowmick@gmail.com

Former Ph.D Students

 

 

Former Ph.D Students
vidhi Arup Saha Deuri Studies on ageing of rubber vulcanizates with special reference to rocket    insulator compound, 1987 General Manager ( R & D); Bal Krishna Tyres ( BKT), India
vidhi Tapan K. Bhaumik Processability and mechanical properties of blends of ethylene propylene  diene terpolymer and bromobutyl rubber, 1988 Head (Technical), Cooper Standards, India
vidhi Namita Roy Choudhury Studies on thermoplastic elastomeric natural rubber-polyethylene blends  with reference to interaction between components, 1989 Dean (Research Education),

Research Professor, University of Southern Australia, Australia

Chanchal Neogi Mechanical properties of carbon black filled rubber vulcanizates at high  temperature and under swollen conditions, 1990 General Manager( QA), Thai Carbon, Thailand
vidhi Susmita Bhattacharyya Hydrogenated and hydrofornylated nitrile rubbers : preparation,  characterization and degradation, 1991 Founder and Managing Director, Pushan Renewable Energy, India
vidhi Achintya K. Sen Grafting and crosslinking of polyethylene, ethylene-propylene rubbers and their blends, 1991 General Manager BU. Masterbatches, Clariant Chemicals India
vidhi Amalendu Sarkar Deformation and fracture of rubber to rubber joints, 1991 Vice President  ( Materials Technology), QURE MEDICAL, USA
vidhi Nalini R. Kumar Melt processability of gum and filled elastomers with reference to the  band formation behaviour, 1992 Vice President (R&D and QA), Polyhose India (Rubber) Pvt. Ltd,

India

vidhi P. Thavamani Development of tank track pad compounds and studies on their wear resistance, 1993 SABIC, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
vidhi Swapan Kole Studies of silicone rubber-EPDM blends, 1994 Data not Available
vidhi Arup K. Chandra Influence of metal organic promoters on the properties of steel cord skim  compound with special reference to adhesion, 1996 Head(Global Raw Materials & Compound Development), Apollo Tyres
vidhi Kamal K. Kar Medium and high strain hysteresis loss behavior of filled natural rubber  and styrene butadiene rubber vulcanizates, 1998 Umang Gupta Chair Professor, IIT Kanpur, India
vidhi Mousumi DeSarkar Thermoplastic elastomeric hydrogenated styrene-butadiene rubber and its  blends with polyethylene: preparation, characterization and properties,  1998 DENKA, USA
vidhi Abhijit Jha Heat and oil resistant novel thermoplastic elastomers from nylon-6 and  acrylate rubber reactive blends, 1999 Founder, Flow Management Consulting, India
vidhi Indranil Banik Electron beam modification of fluorocarbon elastomer, 1999 Pepsico-Fritolay, USA
vidhi Papiya Sen Surface and bulk properties of electron beam modified EPDM rubber, 1999 Data not Available
vidhi Subiman Ghosh Influence of block molecular weight on the properties of polyether amide  block copolymer, 2000 Manager R&D,
Dorf Ketal Chemicals (I) Pvt. Ltd, India
vidhi Santanu Chattopadhyay Development and properties of electron beam modified thermoplastic  elastomeric polyolefin blends, 2001 Associate Professor, IIT Kharagpur, India
vidhi Amit Naskar Studis on thermoplastic elastomer and melt processable rubber based on  ground rubber tyre (GRT) and surface modified GRT, 2001 Group Leader, Carbon & Composites Group
Materials Science & Technology Division,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
vidhi Bhuwneesh Kumar Processability of brominated isobutylene p-methyl styrene polymer, 2002 Technical Program Manager, SABIC Innovative Plastics, USA
vidhi M. Abdul Kader Novel binary and ternary blends from fluorocarbon rubber, acrylic rubber  and acrylate plastics, 2002 Principal Scientist

ARSTPS-Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology(CIPET), India

vidhi Rajeev R.S. Short melamine fiber filled rubber composites, 2003 Scientist/Engineer

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO, India

vidhi Sudip Ray Influence of untreated and novel surface modified silica and clay fillers on  the morphology and physical properties of ethylene octene copolymer,  2003 Senior Research Fellow University of Auckland, New Zealand
vidhi A.M. Shanmugharaj Electron beam modification of dual phase filler-surface characteristics and  its influence on morphology and properties of SBR vulcanizates, 2003 Assistant Professor,
Kyung Hee University,South Korea
vidhi S. Anandhan Studies on thermoplastic elastomer blends of nitrile rubber/waste nitrile rubber/polystyrene co-acrylonitrile and nitrile rubber/waste computer  plastics, 2003 Associate Professor, NIT Karnataka, India
vidhi Susmita Sadhu Preparation, structure and properties of rubber based nanocomposites,  2004 Assistant Professor,

University of Delhi, India

vidhi Abhijit Bandyopadhyay Polymer/in-situ silica hybrid nanocomposites by sol-gel techniques: synthesis, characterization and properties, 2005 Assistant Professor,

University of Calcutta, India

vidhi V. Vijayabaskar Electron beam crosslinking of nitrile rubber with special reference to mixed  crosslinking system, 2005 Chief Manager,

Balmer Lawrie & Co ., India

vidhi Rajatendu Sengupta Electron beam and nanofiller modification of polyamide 6,6, 2006 Data not available
vidhi Madhuchhanda Maiti Fluroelastomer-Layered Silicate Nanocomposites : Preparational,  Characterization and Properties, 2007 Enterprise Elastomer Lead, ATIC, John Deere, Pune, Maharashtra, India
vidhi Samik Gupta Preparation and Properties of Novel Poly (Phenylene Ether) Based  Thermoplastic Elastomers, 2008 Manager,

SABIC, India

vidhi Anirban Ganguly Preparation and Properties of Thermoplastic Elastomer-Clay  Nanocomposites from Unmodified and Chemically Modified  Poly[styrene- (ethylene-co-butylene)-styrene] Triblock Copolymer, 2008 Lead Scientist, SABIC, India
vidhi Haimanti Datta Synthesis and Properties of Polyacrylates and Their Nanocomposites by  Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, 2008 Scientist, SABIC, India
vidhi Jinu Jacob George Preparation, Characterization and Properties of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate
Nanocomposites Based On Carbon Nanofillers, 2009.
Asst. Professor, Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Cochin.India
vidhi Anjan Biswas Chemical Modification of Metallocene Based Polyolefinic Elastomers, 2009. Associate Professor, Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology, India
vidhi Suman Mitra Nanogels and Nanocomposite Gels: Preparation, Characterization and Their Effect on the Properties of Virgin Elastomers, 2010. Manager, Asian Paints Ltd., India
vidhi K. Dinesh Kumar Influence of Tackifiers and Nanoclays on Autohesive Tack of Brominated Isobutyleneco‐p‐methylstyrene Elastomer, 2010. Assistant Professor, IIT Patna, India
vidhi Mithun Bhattacharya Structure‐Property Relationships of Elastomer Nanocomposites with Particular Reference to Wear Resistant Applications, 2010. Scientist, Greene, Tweed & Co, USA
vidhi Ganesh C. Basak Adhesion improvement of vulcanized ethylene propylene diene polymethylene rubber: effect of surface modifications and compounding ingredients, 2012 Manager, Raychem RPG Pvt. Ltd. Vadodara, India
vidhi Anusuya Choudhury Hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber nanocomposites: preparation and properties with special reference to thermal stability, 2012 Kokoku Intech Co., Ltd. Japan
vidhi Pradip K. Maji Synthesis, characterization and properties of novel polyurethanes from hyperbranched polyol and their nanocomposites, 2012 Assistant Professor, IIT Roorkee, India
vidhi Nabarun Roy Synthesis, characterization and properties of crosslinked liquid silicone rubber based nanocomposites with fibrous nanofillers, 2013 Engineer, Kokoku Intech, Japan
vidhi Titash Mondal Synthesis and characterization of functionalized expanded graphite and graphene, 2015 Advanced Scientist, Momentive, Bangalore
moumita Nibedita Kasyapi

E-mail:  nibedita.mi6@gmail.com

Synthesis, characterization and properties of nanolamellar lactone-based triblocks and their bionanocomposites, 2016 Scientist, IRMRA, Mumbai
titash Shib Shankar Banerjee

E-mail:  shib.pst@gmail.com

Development and properties of novel nanostructured thermoplastic elastomeric blends based on fluoroelastomer, 2016 Post-Doctoral Researcher, IPF Dresden, Germany
Preetom Sarkar

 

 

 

E-mail:  sarkarpreetom@gmail.com

Beta-Myrcene based sustainable elastomers by a green approach: Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties, 2018 Senior Research Officer,

Indian Oil Corporation Limited R&D Centre, India

Tuhin Saha

E-mail:  tuhinsaha1988@gmail.com

Study on the improvement of heat resistance and mechanical strength of polyacrylicester elastomer, 2019

Manager at CEAT Tyres Limited, Vadodara, Gujarat, India

preetom Subhabrata Saha

E-mail:  saha.subhabrata1612@gmail.com

Nanocomposites, Smart Thermoplastic Elastomers

2019

Postdoctoral Researcher,

Jeonbuk National University, South Korea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pranabesh Sahu

E-mail:

pranabesh.cema@gmail.com

 

 

 

Amrita Roy
E-mail: royamrita70@yahoo.in 

 

 

 

 

 

Surya Parameswaran

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Riya Koley

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saikat Das

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surve, Kapil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shaik, Khadar Basha

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sustainable polymers from renewable resources: Synthesis, characterization and structure-property relationship

2019

 

 

 

Research area: Polymer nanocomposites

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research area:  Rubber nanocomposites

Ph.D.  2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research area: Synthesis and modification of resin

Ph.D.  2023

 

 

 

 

Research area:  Modification of elastomer

Ph.D.  2023

 

 

 

 

Research area: Molecular origin of aging of polymers

Ph.D.  2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research Area: Tuning Phase Assembly of Block Copolymers and its relation to physical properties

Ph.D.  2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Postdoctoral Researcher,

Gyeongsang National University, South Korea

 

 

 

 

IRMRA, Mumbai

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pirelli tires

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOME RECENT POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

 

Dr. Debabarata Nandi
Research area:  Modified Graphene: Structure, Properties, and Applications.Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Calcutta, IndiaUNISA Fellow, UNISA, South AfricaLeibniz Fellow, IPF Dresden, Germany
E-mail:  nandi.debabrata87@gmail.com 
Dr. Titash Mondal

Research Area: Mainly focused on developing energy-efficient tire using NextGen filler material. Was instrumental in working in consortium mode with two Industrial giants like Birla Carbon and J K Tyre.

Ph.D.: Indian Institute of Technology Patna, India

Email: titash786@gmail.com

Dr. Moumita Kotal

Research Area: Polymer grafted graphene nanocomposites, Modified carbon nanomaterials by covalent functionalization technique for energy applications, especially in supercapacitors.

Indian Institute of Technology Patna, India

Dr. Bandana Talukdar

Indian Institute of Technology Patna, India

Research Area: Elastomer Chemistry; Rubber

©2015, Prof. Anil K. Bhowmick. All rights reserved