Sustainable Materials for Rubber and Allied Industries

Anil K. Bhowmick is a Research Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, USA. He was a former Professor of Eminence, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. Professor Bhowmick has been working on sustainable materials and rubber technology for the last 45 years, and his outstanding work has been recognized in the form of awards by several societies all over the world.

Rabindra Mukhopadhyay is the Director and Chief Executive of Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer and Tyre Research Institute (HASETRI), Mysuru, India. He has been working in the area of elastomers and tires for more than 45 years and has a distinguished professional career in the rubber industry.

Jagannath Chanda is a Senior Research Scientist at Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer and Tyre Research Institute (HASETRI), Mysuru, India. He earned a PhD in polymer chemistry at the Leibnitz Institute of Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany, and he is currently active in sustainability research.

Barun Kumar Samui is the Principal Scientist of Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer and Tyre Research Institute (HASETRI), Mysuru, India. He has over 30 years of industrial experience in the area of rubber composites and reinforcing materials.

Riya Koley earned a PhD in sustainable materials at the Rubber Technology Centre, IIT Kharagpur. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Chemical Engineering Department at Polytechnique Montreal, Canada.