Polymer Processing

Prof. Abhijit Bandyopadhyay is presently working as a full Professor in the Department of Polymer Science and Technology, University of Calcutta. Along with he is also acting as the Technical Director in the Board of Directors of South Asia Rubber and Polymers Park (SARPOL), West Bengal, India. Prof. Bandyopadhyay has published 110 papers in high impact international journals, authored 5 books and has filed two Indian patents so far. He is the Fellow of International Congress for Environmental Research, Associate Member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers and Life Members of Society for Polymer Science, Kolkata Chapter and Indian Rubber Institute. His research areas include polymer blend and composites, polymer nanocomposites, reactive blending, hyperbranched polymers, polymer hydrogels, waste-polymer composites and polymer 3D printing using fused deposition modelling.

Mr. Rahul Chatterjee is a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering and M.Tech in Mechatronics Engineering. He is currently pursuing doctoral research from the Department of Polymer Science & Technology at University of Calcutta, India. His research area includes CAD design and fused deposition modelling with thermoplastic and thermoplastic elastomeric materials. He has published 3 papers in peer reviewed international journals and currently undergoing internship program at Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer and Tyre Research Institute (HASETRI), JK Tyre, Mysuru, India in Tyre design and Simulation group.