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Bipin Kumar

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, UC Davis

ORCID iD 0000-0002-9754-8210

About

Dr. Bipin Kumar is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering at IIT Delhi. He graduated from IIT Delhi, with a PhD in Textile Engineering in 2013. Prior to joining IIT Delhi, he worked as Research Assistant Professor (2016-2017) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. He also served as Postdoctoral Scholar at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2013-2014) and The University of California Davis (2014-2016). He is the recipient of the Fulbright Postdoctoral Program (2013-14) in the field of textiles. His main research focuses on Smart Textile Structures and Mechanics. He has over 30 publications in leading refereed SCI journals of materials, textiles and medical fields, 4 patents, 2 authored book, 10 book chapters, and over 30 conference proceedings. He holds editorial membership of several international referred journals including AATCC Journal of Research, JEFF, FTEE and CTFTTE. Additionally, he is associated with several professional societies including Fiber Society, AATCC, American College of Phenology (ACP), and International Compression Club (ICC), Austria. At IIT Delhi, he has taught several courses, including Fabric manufacturing, Textile Testing, Design and Manufacturing of Textile Reinforced Composite, at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. For his outstanding contribution in research and teaching, he received several prestigious awards including IIT Delhi Teaching Excellence Award (2018), IEI Young Engineer Award (2018-19), ACP outstanding Material Scientist Award (2014), DST INSPIRE Faculty Award (2016), and Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Research (2016). Currently, he is involved in several start-up ventures in commercializing smart e-textile products for healthcare applications.

Employment

  • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Assistant Professor
    2017 - Present
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University Research Assistant Professor
    2016 - 2017
  • UC Davis Postdoc Fellow
    2014 - 2016
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University Postdoc Fellow
    2013 - 2014

Education

  • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi PhD
    2010 - 2013
  • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi B.Tech
    2005 - 2009

Projects & Funding

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Publications (47)