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HARISH KUMAR

CPT Researcher Asst. - Solidification Products Int. Inc. USA

Doctoral Candidate- Adamson Research Group

Polymer Program, University of Connecticut, USA

Email ID- acwgta@r.postjobfree.com, acwgta@r.postjobfree.com Phone: +1-860-***-****

64 Cheney Dr, Storrs, CT-06268, USA.

PhD Candidate: Polymer Science & Engineering, Degree completes in September 2016, CGPA-3.7/4.0. Project- Sensors based on Polymer Nanocomposites reinforced by altered Graphene/Graphene Oxide sheets.

Research Area: Polymer, Nano, Composite, Graphene, Processing, Manufacturing, Film, Coating Patents: 1 Pending, 1 writing. Total Publications (including submitted)- 6. PROJECTS & INTERNSHIPS

• CPT Research Assistant, Project- Polymer Nanocomposites for detection and prevention of oil-spills.

Solidification Products Int. Inc., CT USA

2015-16

• Post Master Researcher, Dutch Polymer Institute funded Project- Nanocomposites based on Graphene and Hyperbranched Polymers synthesized via Suzuki-Coupling.

Aerospace Materials Lab, TU Delft, The

Netherlands

2012

• Bachelor Intern, project- Processing, Characterization, Testing and study of Nanocomposites from polymers mixture in a single step Melt-Blending

Composite Material Lab, WSU, WA USA.

2009

• Research Assistant, industrial project- Processing and surface treatment of polymer films for the applications of mineral nanoparticles separation

CiDRA Process Optimization, CT USA

2014-15

• Master Intern, European Energy Project- Sustainable Biodiesel Technology and Value-added side products: Applications of polymers synthesized from biofuel G-Phase in paint industry Material & Engineering Laboratory, BME,

Hungary

2010

• Research Assistant, Project- Optimization of properties of Bagasse fiber reinforced PP polymer composites varying amounts of compatibilizing agent and it’s alkali treatment

Central Building Research Institute, India

2010-11

• Research Assistant, Project- Chitosan based Controlled drug delivery systems

Biopolymer Lab, IIT Roorkee, India

2009

ACHIEVEMENTS

§ “regeling voor ingekomen werknemers” status holder (2012) - It is an honour from Dutch Ministry of Finance, applicable for outstanding young foreign researchers.

§ NGPRC-2016: Award for oral presentation by American Chemical Society & UAkron in Akron, OH, USA

§ Got Ranked 20/2037 (percentile-99.18) in prestigious Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in India.

§ Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship given to a few PhD proposals (2014) by University of Connecticut.

§ National Mathematics Olympiad Contest (NMOC) 2003, DAMT, Delhi, India

§ Scholarships awarded- Topper’s Science, SSLT Maths Topper, HAD (above 90%)- 2003, PET-2005.

§ CBSE appreciation for 99% in Mathematics 2003.

§ Got top 1% ranks in various National level entrances viz. IIT JEE-2006, AIEEE, GATE, DCE, DIET, etc.

§ Class Topper of 3-12th and maintained academic rank among top 10% overall. PRESENTATIONS

1. Presentations on Synthesis, Characterization & Applications of nanosheet/pBA Polymer Nanocomposite materials, June 2016, NGRPC- American Chemical Society and University of Akron, OH, USA. 2. Invited talk on G/GO stabilized emulsion systems based Polymer Nanocomposites in International Conference on Macromolecules- 2016, Kerala, India

3. Presentation on GO based Nanomaterials and Polymer Composites, June 2016, Cabot Corp., MA, USA. 4. Won first prize for the talk on Pressure and Oil Sensors, May 2016, International Conference on Science, Technology, Engineering and Management (ICSTEM), Pune, India. 5. Presentation in Polymer Material Science and Engineering section on Fractionation of Graphene Oxide using emulsion system, August 2015, American Chemical Society Boston, USA. 6. Effect of Compatibilizers on Fiber reinforced Polymer Composites, May 2010, in IIT, Roorkee, India. 7. Presentation on G/GO based Polymer Nanocomposites for pressure sensors, August 2016, PAN IIT’16, Providence, RI, USA.

8. Poster Presentation on Graphene Oxide fractionation and applications, July 2016, World Carbon Conference-Penn State, PA, USA.

ACADEMIC RECORD

Educational/Other Qualifications Year Board/Institution C.G.P.A/Intern

Evaluation

Post M Tech Project 2011-12 TU Delft, Netherlands - Int M Tech (all 5 yr & master courses)*

-Polymer Science & Engineering

2011 IIT ROORKEE. 3.5/4.0 & 3.7/4.0

Master Insternship 2010 BUT, Budapest, Hungary S (satisfactory) Bachelor Internship 2009 WSU, Washington, USA 8.5/10

*Int M Tech- A programme for which a single combined degree is given for UG and Master at the end of 5 years. SKILLS

Technical DSC, TGA, DMTA, NMR, FTIR, XRD, Raman, SEM, AFM, TEM, GPC, GCMS, Conductivity 2420 Source Meter, Optical Microscopy, Acoustic Spectroscopy. Certificates/Trainings ITIL, Environmental Health & Safety, NSF- Responsible Cconduct of Research, X-Ray Safety

Software Packages/Language ChemDraw, Origin, MS Office, ImageJ, MATLAB (Basic), C++ (Basic), Html,

Additional Courses Taken RPK-Polymer Chemistry (TU Eindhoven, NL), Material Characterization Languages Known English (Proficient, TOEFEL, GRE), Hindi (Proficient). POSITIONS HELD AND CONFERENCE VISITS

Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE): Secretary, (August 2014- August 2015), UConn, CT, USA. Manthan- A Management Group: Coordinator(2007) of the Management Body MANTHAN, IITR, India. Won the First Prize in RIPPLES- Physics Working Models (2008) in Annual Technical Festival, IITR, India. Member of International Meetings including:

Dutch Polymer Institute Meet-2012, The Netherlands. 25th Annual Meeting-2009 of the World Polymer Processing Society, Goa India. National Symposium on Engineering Nanotechnologies for Polymers and Textiles-2010, IIT Delhi, India. Got selected for Participation at India’s prestigious Directorate of Science Education in Delhi (2004 ). Member of organizations: Society of Plastic Engineers, American Chemical Society, Materials Research Society. Page 2 of 2

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