Electrical Assistant

Samali Datta

** ********* *****, ***.*, Lansdale, PA 19446, 701-***-****

E-mail: ******.********@*****.***

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Accomplished researcher in the area of Polymer science with an ability to work as a strong team member as well as work individually in order to achieve objectives or remedy problems for a broad range of applications. Excellent communication and problem solving abilities. Proficient in Microsoft Office. Fluent in English, Hindi, and Bengali.

Professional Experience:

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, Fargo, ND 2004 – 2011

Post-doctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Coatings & Polymeric Materials (2009-2011)

- Exfoliation of graphite using environmentally friendly and low cost routes to obtain single and few layers of graphene, which could be used as nanofiller in polymer nanocomposites preparation.

- Preparation and characterization of nylon-graphene nanocomposites, where crystalline property of nylon could be modified by the addition of graphene sheets.

- Developing thin layer of optically transparent, conductive coatings using graphene dispersions by layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly technique.

- Preparation and characterization of electrically conductive graphene hydrogel using UV-curing technology.

- Optimization of silver ink formulation which could be applied on variety of substrates using a squeegee and exhibiting high electrical conductivity.

Graduate Research Assistant (2004 - 2009)

- Developed thermoplastic UV and/ thermally polymerizable conductive ink formulation capable of screen printing and subsequent bonding to Cu-antenna. Detailed characterization of the system was done in order to understand the photopolymerization and rheological behavior of the conductive ink formulations.

- Developed UV-curable conductive composites using exfoliated graphite plates as the conductive filler.

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT DRESDEN, Dresden, Germany 2002 – 2003

Visiting Student, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry and Textile Chemistry

- Synthesis and characterization of polystyrene latex containing novel fluorinated surfmer using miniemulsion technique.

Education:

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, Fargo, ND

PhD in Coatings & Polymeric Materials, 2009

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Delhi, India

Master of Technology in Polymer Science and Technology, 2003

UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA, India

Bachelor of Technology in Polymer Science and Technology, 2000

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, 1997

Honors and Awards

- Received ND EPSCoR Doctoral Dissertation Award. (August 2008 - November 2009)

- Recipient of DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) scholarship in the year 2002.

- Secured overall first position in the M. Tech. study (Polymer Science and Engineering) in the year 2003.

Instrument Skills:

Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and UV-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), contact angle and surface tension measurement, gel permeation chromatography (GPC), testing of film properties such as adhesion, gloss, hardness, tensile etc., rheological characterization of polymer solutions and suspensions, measurement of electrical properties using four-point probe, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, compression molding of polymers.

Additional trainings and skills:

- Graduate Trainee, Center for Advanced Technology Transfer and Traineeships, North Dakota State University. (2004-2005)

- Familiar with the following software: Chemdraw, Microsoft Office.

- Fluency in English, Hindi (national language of India), and Bengali (regional language of India).

- Reviewer of a peer reviewed journal ‘Progress in Organic Coatings’.

Professional Affiliations:

- American Chemical Society (ACS)

Personal Activities:

- Reading, cooking, visiting new places.

Complete list of publications (4), patent application (1), and conference proceedings/ Full preprints/ presentations (6) are available on request.

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