Assistant Management

CHETAN SURYAWANSHI

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Email : abmo8q@r.postjobfree.com

Tel. : 815-***-****

Objective

Materials scientist with an interdisciplinary skill-set, looking for

challenging opportunities in materials research.

Education

. PhD, Chemistry (Materials Science), Northern Illinois University, DeKalb,

IL 05/2010

Dissertation title: Polymer-nanoparticle composites: Formulation,

characterization and application.

Two peer-reviewed publications and one manuscript in preparation resulted

from this work.

. M.S, Materials Science (Polymers), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati,

OH 05/2003

Thesis title: Study of factors influencing the structure of precipitated

silica.

Two peer-reviewed publications from this work.

. B. E. PetroChemical Engineering, University of Pune, India

08/1999

Senior Year Project: Simulation and Modeling of fluidized bed reactor.

Work Experience

. Graduate Research Assistant, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

08/2004-05/2010

- Formulated and synthesized acrylic-carbon nanomaterial composites for

heat management.

- Designed, build, tested and evaluated an instrument for evaluation of

coatings for heat management.

- Formulated hybrid (organic-inorganic) coatings using sol-gel and/or

nanomaterials.

- Synthesized and characterized metallic nanoparticles.

. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

08/2004-05/2010

- Designed experiments and supervised Physical, Organic, and General

Chemistry laboratories.

. Graduate Research Assistant, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

09/2000-09/2003

- Synthesized and characterized precipitated silica.

- Studied dispersion of silica in elastomers by scattering (USAXS,

LS).

. Intern, Bridgestone Firestone Research, Akron, OH

06/2001-09/2001

- Formulated elastomer-filler composites and studied their

mechanical properties.

. Instructor, Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune, India

01/2000-06/2000

- Instructed chemical engineering courses for undergraduate students.

. Intern, NOCIL India Ltd. Mumbai, India

06/1998-07/1998

- Studied naptha cracking process for production of ethylene.

Skills

. Analytical/Characterization

- Particle characterization (SEM, AFM, Light scattering, BET

adsorption), XRD, EDX

- Spectroscopy (Raman, UV-vis, FTIR, NMR, CD)

- TGA, DSC, tensile testing, hardness and abrasion measurements of

coatings.

. Synthesis/Technology

- Coatings (waterborne and solvent based) - Composites and

Nanocomposites

- Polymers - Formulation-structure-property

relationship

- Nanoparticle synthesis (sol-gel, chemical reduction) and

characterization

- Colloidal synthesis, stability and surface modification for improved

dispersion.

. Communication

- Expertise in writing publications and technical reports,

presentations, literature and patent search.

. Software

- MS-Office, LabVIEW, IGOR Pro, End Note

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Publications

. D.W. Schaefer, C. N. Suryawanshi, P. Pakdel, J. Ilavsky and P.R. Jemian,

Challenges and opportunities in complex materials: silica- reinforced

elastomers, Physica A-Statistical Mechanics and its applications, 2002,

314(1-4), 686-695

. C.N. Suryawanshi, P. Pakdel and D.W. Schaefer, Effect of drying on the

structure and dispersion of precipitated silica, J. Appl.

Crystallography, 2003, 36, 573-577.

. C.N. Suryawanshi and C. T. Lin, Radiative cooling: Lattice quantization

and surface emissivity in thin coatings, ACS Appl. Materials &

Interfaces, 2009, 1 (6), 1334-1338.

. C.N. Suryawanshi, T. Kim and C. T. Lin, An instrument for evaluation of

performance of heat dissipative coatings, Rev. Scientific. Instr., 2010,

81, 035105 (1-6).

. C.N. Suryawanshi and C. T. Lin, UV-curable hybrid composites by sol-gel

chemistry, manuscript in preparation.

Honors

. Winner (3rd place), 2010 Seventh Annual Sigma Xi Graduate Student

presentation competition, NIU.

. Recipient of University Graduate scholarship (UGS) for M.S study at

University of Cincinnati.

. Consistently ranked among top 3 students during 4 years of undergraduate

study at University of Pune.

Presentations

. C.N. Suryawanshi, P. Pakdel and D.W. Schaefer* (presenting author),

Effect of drying on the structure and dispersion of precipitated silica,

International conference on small angle scattering, Venice, 2003.

Professional affiliations

. Materials Research Society (MRS)

. American Chemical Society (ACS)

. Sigma Xi

References

Available on request.

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