Manish Kumar

About

Dr. Manish Kumar is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plastic Technology at Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur (Formerly HBTI Kanpur). He did his postdoc from Institute of Polymers and Composites (IPC), Department of Polymer Engineering at the University of Minho, Portugal.
He has published 16 research articles in international journals. He is also credited with 15 international conferences and presented research work in the USA, Greece and Portugal. He was awarded 3 times for International Travel Grant by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), India. He was also selected for travel support by The Centre for International Co-operation in Science (CICS), Chennai. His previous academic award includes a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 2016, M.Tech. in Polymer Engineering from Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), 2010, Lucknow and M.Sc. in Polymer Science from Chaudhary Charan Singh University Meerut. His research interests are Polymer Composites, Rheology, Nanomaterials, Polymer Processing, Biomaterials.

Employment

• Harcourt Butler Technical University Assistant Professor
  2024 - Present
• University of Minho Post-Doctoral Researcher
  2017 - 2020

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Ph.D.
  2010 - 2016
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET) M.Tech.
  2007 - 2010
• Chaudhary Charan Singh University M.Sc.
  2004 - 2006

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (32)

• Mechanical, thermal and morphological characteristics of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanocomposites reinforced with Cu-Cr layered double hydroxide
  ECCM 2018 - 18th European Conference on Composite Materials 2020
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• Using Piezoelectric Embedded Sensors for Detecting Barely Visible Impact Damages (BVID) in CFRP Laminates
  Polímeros 2019, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal. 15 July 2019 2019
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• Mechanical, thermal and morphological characteristics of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanocomposites reinforced with Cu-Cr layered double hydroxide
  European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM-18), Athens, Greece, 24-28 June 2018 2018
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• Morphological, mechanical, and thermal features of PMMA nanocomposites containing two-dimensional Co-Al layered double hydroxide
  Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2018 DOI: 10.1002/app.45774
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• A Simple Sonication Assisted Solvent Blending Route for Fabrication of Exfoliated Polystyrene (PS)/Clay Nanocomposites: Role of Various Clay Modifiers
  Materials Today: Proceedings 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2018.02.310
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• Rheological Behavior of Polystyrene (PS)/Co-Al Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) Blend Solution obtained Through Solvent Blending Route: Influence of LDH Loading and Temperature
  Materials Today: Proceedings 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2017.11.222
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• Preparation and characterization of PMMA/Cu-Cr LDH nanocomposites prepared via melt intercalation method
  International conference on polymer science and technology (MACRO-2017), Trivandrum, India, 8-11 January 2017. 2017
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• A simple sonication assisted solvent blending route for fabrication of exfoliated polystyrene (PS)/clay nanocomposites: Role of various clay modifiers
  International Conference on Materials, Manufacturing and Modelling (ICMMM-2017), VIT-University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, 9-11 March 2017. 2017
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• Sonication-assisted synthesis of polystyrene (PS)/organoclay nanocomposites: influence of clay content
  Applied Nanoscience 2017 DOI: 10.1007/s13204-017-0562-2
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• Enhanced mechanical and thermal properties of polystyrene nanocomposites prepared using organo-functionalized Ni Al layered double hydroxide via melt intercalation technique
  Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices 2017 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsamd.2017.05.003
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