PTFE Faculty

Satish Kumar

Professor

Phone: 404.894.7550
Toll Free: 1.800.533.7815
Fax: 404.894.8780
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Biography

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 the Polymer Science and Engineering department 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 the faculty of the School of Polymer, Textile and Fiber Engineering at Georgia Tech in 1989, where he is currently serving as Professor.

Education

Ph.D., 1979, Polymer and Fiber Science, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi (India)
M.S., 1975, Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (India)

Selected Publications

H. G. Chae, T.V. Sreekumar, T. Uchida, and S. Kumar, "A comparison of reinforcement efficiency of various types of carbon nanotubes in polyacrylonitrile fiber", Polymer, 46, 10925-10935 (2005).

G. W. Lee and S. Kumar, "Dispersion of nitric acid treated SWNTs in organic solvents and solvent mixtures", J. Physical Chemistry, B, 109 (36), 17128-17133 (2005).

J. Liu and S. Kumar, "Microscopic polymer cups by electrospinning", Polymer, 46, 3211-3214 (2005).

T. Uchida, T. D. Dang, B. G. Min, X. Zhang, S. Kumar, "Processing, Structure, and Mechanical Properties of PBZT/carbon nano fiber Composite Fiber", Composites (Part B). 36, 183-187 (2005).

B. G. Min, T. V. Sreekumar, T. Uchida, S. Kumar, "Oxidative Stabilization of PAN/SWNT Composite Fiber", Carbon, 43 (3), 599 - 604 (2005).

Current Research

Personal Homepage:

http://www.ptfe.gatech.edu/faculty/kumar/kumar.html