Kamal K Kar

Kamal K. Kar

PhD (IIT Kharagpur)

Email: kamalkk[AT]iitk.ac.in

Office Phone: 0512-259-7687

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Specialization

Materials for supercapacitor, fuel cell, lithium battery, water purification, high performance structural composites, and bioimplants

Research Interest

Carbon nanotubes, graphene, porous carbon, exfoliated graphite, Nanostructured advanced materials including nanopolymers, Multifunctional and functionally graded composites, Nanocomposites including multiscale composites, Carbon-carbon/silicon composites, Conducting polymer including magnetic polymers, Materials processing and characterization, Finite element analysis of polymeric products, Roadwheel of Military Battle Tank Arjuna, Applications of above materials in supercapacitor, solar cell, fuel cell, lithium battery, water purification, high performance structural composites, and bioimplants.

Education

PhD, IIT Kharagpur, 1999
Thesis Title: Medium and high strain hysteresis loss behavior of filled natural rubber and styrene butadiene rubber vulcanizates

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As an Instructor: Structure and properties of materials, Materials selection for mechanical design, Composite materials, Plastic part manufacturing and tool design,High performance polymers and composites,Materials engineering, Engineering polymers, Mechanical properties of materials,As a Tutor: Introduction to manufacturing processes, Thermodynamics,Nature and properties of materials, Introduction to profession As an Instructor for Laboratory: Mechanical Engineering Lab-1, Mechanical Engineering Lab-2

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Title:"Carbon nanofiber/ carbon nanocoil coated substrate and nanocomposites" Inventers: KamalK. Karand Ariful Rahman References: PCT/IB2010/055080, November 9, 2010
Title:"Hydroxyapatite poly(etheretherketone) nanocomposites and method of manufacturing same"Inventers:Kamal K. Karand Sumit Pramanik References: PCT/IB2010/054234, September 20,2010
Title: "Synthesis and characterization of elastic and macroporous chitosan-gelatin cryogels for tissueengineering" Authors: N. Kathuria, A. Tripathi, K. K. Kar and A. Kumar Reference: Actabiomaterialia,ISSN:1878-7568, Vol. 5(1), pp. 406-418, Year: 2009, Publisher: Elsevier
Title: "Epoxy-montmorillonite clay nanocomposites: Synthesis and characterization" Authors: V.Nigam, D. K. Setua, G. N. Mathur, and K. K. Kar Reference: Journal of Applied Polymer Science,ISSN:0021-8995, Vol: 93, pp.: 2201-2210, Year: 2004, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Title: "Kinetics of thermal degradation and estimation of lifetime for polypropylene particles:Effects of particle size" Authors: P. Paik and K. K. Kar Reference: Polymer Degradation andStability, ISSN:0141-3910, Vol.: 93(1), pp. 24-35, Year:2008, Publisher: Elsevier Ltd

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Associate Editor: Materials Express, American Scientific publishers.
Member in Editorial board: International journal of plastic technology, Springer
Member in Editorial board: journal of Recent patents on Nanotechnology, Bentham Science.

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Office

ACMS-203 ,
IIT Kanpur,
Kanpur 208016

Office Phone: 0512-259-7687 (O)

Email: kamalkk[AT]iitk.ac.in