DIRECTOR: Dr. Satish Kumar 
        Professor 
        801 Ferst Dr 
        School of Materials Science and Engineering 
        Georgia Institute of Technology 
        Atlanta GA 3032-0295 
        Tel: 404-894-7550 
        FAX: 404-894-8780 
        Cell: (678)371-2760 
        Email: satish.kumar@gatech.edu 
      
  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 Polymer Science and Engineering 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.