Dr. Kishor Gupta
Title: Research Scientist II

Education

1. Ph.D.: Georgia Institute of Technology (2009)Polymer, Textile & Fiber Engineering
2. M.Tech.:Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (1992) Textile Engineering
3. B. Tech.: Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (1990) TextileTechnology

Research Interest

1. Polyacrylonitrile/carbon nanotube compositesbased Supercapacitors for Energy Storage
2. Polyacrylonitrile/carbon nanotubebased carbon fiber
3. Polymer Recovery and Reuse

Dr. Prabhakar Gulgunje
Title: Senior Research Engineer

Education

1. Ph.D.: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2010) Polymer Engineering
2. M.Tech.: Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi, India, 2000) Fiber Science and Technology
3. B.Text.: Shivaji University (Kolhapur, India,1998) Man Made Textile Technology

Work Experience

1. Georgia Institute of Technology (2011 – current) : Research Engineer II
2. Georgia Institute of Technology (2010 – 2011) : Postdoctoral fellow
3. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India (2004 – 2005) : Project Associate
4. Vardhman Acrylics Ltd, Gujarat, India (2000 – 2003) : Acrylic fiber manufacture, Customer Technical Services

Research Interests

1. Manufacture of carbon fibers, bi-component fibers, hollow fibers, composites
2. Manufacture of fibrous structures like nonwovens and textiles
3. Process-structure-properties relationship in fibers

Dr. Sourangsu Sarkar
Title: Post-doctoral Fellow

Education

1. Ph.D.: University of Central Florida (2010) – Chemistry
2. M.Tech.: University of Calcutta, India (2003) – Polymer Science and Technology
3. B.Text.: University of Calcutta, India (2000) – Chemistry

Work Experience

1. Northwestern University (2011 – 2014): Postdoctoral Fellow
2. University of California, Riverside (2014 – 2016): Postdoctoral Scholar

Research Interests

1. Structure, processing, and properties of polymer/nanomaterials, (PP/CNT) nanocomposites for multifunctional applications

Huibin Chang
Title: Graduate Student

Education

1. M.S.: University of Missouri (Columbia, MO, USA, 2013) Mechanical Engineering
2. B.S.: North China Electric Power University (Beijing, China, 2011) Materials Science and Engineering

Research Interest

1. Polymer/Cellulose Nanocrystals composites
2. Gel spinning and composite fibers

Email: hbchang@gatech.edu

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=eNqHJ-UAAAAJ&hl=en

Jeffrey Luo
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

1. Polymer nanocomposites
2. High performance materials

Po-Hsiang Wang

Education

1. 1. M.S.: Linköping University, Institute of Technology (LiTH), (Linköping, Sweden, 2011) Materials Physics and Nanotechnology
2. B.S.: National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), (Hsinchu, Taiwan, 2009) Materials Science and Engineering

Research Interest

1. Melt-spun polymer-CNT composite fibers
2. Gel-spun polymer-nanofillers composite fibers
3. Polymer-nanofiller interaction
4. Polymer composite characterizations

Edward DiLoreto

Education:

• B.S.: University of Michigan. (2016) Materials Science and Engineering

Research Interests:

• High performance aerospace materials
• Small diameter carbon fibers

Jiawei Xu

Education

• M.S.: Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, 2015) Material Science and Engineering
• B.S.: Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, 2014) Material Science and Engineering

Work Experience

• Undergraduate research assistant: Georgia Institute of Technology 2012-2013

Research Interest

• Manufacture of carbon fiber (Joule Heating)

Mohammad Hamza Kirmani

Education

• Bachelor of Technology - Plastic Technology
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Lucknow, India 2012-2016

Work Experience

• Research Intern | University Putra Malaysia | Malaysia Jun 15-Aug 15
• Research Intern | SABIC Polymer Research Centre, King Saud University | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Jan 15-Feb 15
• Intern | Mahindra Composites | Pune, India Jun 14-Jul 14
• Intern | Scooters India Ltd. | Lucknow, India May 14-Jun 14
• Undergraduate Research Assistant | CIPET | Lucknow, India July 14- May16

Research Interest

• Functional Materials/Fibers.
• Process-structure-properties relationship.
• Polymer/Nano-particle composites & their Interaction.

Pedro J. Arias-Monje

Education

• M.S.: National University of Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia, 2016) Chemical Engineering
• B.S.: National University of Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia, 2013) Chemical Engineering

Research Interest

• CNT/Carbon fiber composite
• High performance composites

Narayan Shirolkar

Education:

• B.Tech.: College of Engineering Pune (Pune, India, 2016) - Metallurgy and Materials Science Engineering

Research Interests:

• Electronic Materials
• Carbon Nanotubes

Jyotsna Ramchandran

Education:

• B.Tech: Anna University( Chennai, India, 2016)-Chemical Engineering

Research Interests:

• Spinning and characteristics of polymeric fibers
• Polymer Nanocomposites
• Renewable composite fibers

Mingxuan Lu

Education:

• B.S. Purdue University (2016)-Chemical Engineering

Research Interests:

• Gel spinning and carbon fiber