Polymer Composites: From Computational to Experimental Aspects (Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials)

This book is intended to shed light on the computational modeling and experimental techniques that are used in the characterization of various polymer based composite materials. It covers mechanisms, salient features, formulations, important aspects, and case studies of polymer composite materials utilized for various applications. The latest research in this area as well as possible avenues of future research is also highlighted to encourage the researchers.

Prof. (Dr.) Sushanta Kumar Sethi is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering at IIT Dharwad since July 2023. Before this, Dr. Sethi worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science (MEMS) at IIT Bombay. In February 2021, he successfully completed his Ph.D. in the Department of Polymer & Process Engineering at IIT Roorkee. Dr. Sethi holds an M. Tech from IIT Kharagpur and a B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from BPUT, Odisha. His research interests encompass various areas such as computational materials science, self-clean coatings, functional nanomaterials/quantum dots and their applications, multi-scale molecular modeling and simulations of polymer materials, development of novel and environmentally sustainable polymer composites and nanocomposites, as well as coatings and adhesives. Dr. Sethi has an impressive publication record with around 35 research publications in internationally recognized SCI journals, international conferences, and book chapters. He has made significant contributions to esteemed peer-reviewed journals in the field of Polymer engineering and science, ACS sensors, and Polymers, among others. His remarkable achievements include receiving the Best Doctoral Thesis Award for Polymer & Process Engineering from IIT Roorkee and recognition from the Science Technology Engineering and Management (STEM) society.

Hariome Sharan Gupta is currently working in the Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) Saharanpur Campus, Paper Mill Road Saharanpur, India. He holds M.Tech. (IIT BHU, Varanasi) in Material Science Department and B.Tech. (CIPET, Lucknow) in Plastics Engineering Department. His research interests include polymer composites and polymer nanocomposites, adhesives and coatings, applications of additives, polymer and composites processing/compounding, predictions of polymer composites by models and 3 equations. He has several published and communicated research publications in international peer-reviewed SCI journals.

Prof. (Dr.) Akarsh Verma is working as an Assistant Professor at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (India) and JSPS International Research Fellow at Osaka University (Japan). He obtained a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, and did his postdoctoral research work at Osaka University (Japan) and Brigham Young University (USA). His area of interest is computational mechanics, computational chemistry, quantum mechanics, molecular dynamics, nanocomposites, etc. He has been awarded various international fellowships/awards. Also, he has been recognized by Stanford University’s list of the world’s Top 2% of the Most-Cited Scientists in Single Year Citation Impact (2022, 2021 and 2020).