Education

Education

B.S., Indian Institute of Technology 1972
M.S., Indian Institute of Technology 1974
Ph.D., Macromolecular Science, Case Western Reserve University 1981

Experience

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Lowell, Massachusetts

  • Professor, Department of Chemistry, Polymer Program 1987 - present 
  • Director, Center for Advanced Materials 1992 - present 
  • Provost /Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 1994 - 1996 
  • Co-Chairman, Council of Federated Centers and Institutes 1993 - 1995 
  • University Professor 1991 - 1994 
  • Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Polymer Program 1986 - 1987 
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry, Polymer Program 1985 - 1986 

GTE LABORATORIES, INC.

Waltham, Massachusetts 1981 - 1986

  • Manager, Organic and Polymer Material Sciences Department 6/86 - 8/86 
  • Manager, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department 1983 - 1986 
    • Responsible for theoretical and experimental research in the areas of Macromolecular Science, Organized Molecular Assemblies, Anisotropic Molecular Crystals, Biomolecular Organizations, among others, with emphasis on the electronic, electrical, optical and related property aspects. 
  • Member of Technical Staff 1981 - 1983 
    • Investigation of electronic and optical properties and their molecular basis in synthetic polymeric systems.  Theoretical and experimental research in establishing structure property relationships in conducting and nonlinear optical polymers. 

Honors

  • National Science Talent Search Fellow, NCERT, India  1969 
  • National Merit Fellowship, India  1969 
  • Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology, Visiting Professor April,May, 1989 
  • American Chemical Society Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award 1992
  • Taiwan National Science Academy, Visiting Professor April, 1994 
  • Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, Visiting Professor July-September 1997 

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE

Broadly span molecular organization and supramolecular assemblies of macromolecules, including natural substances, their electronic and optical property aspects, structural modelling, and design and development to obtain unique properties, demonstrate novel phenomenon and create new applications.  Extensive research background in electroactive polymers, organic nonlinear optics and theoretical modelling and simulation of macromolecular systems leading to the establishment of structure-property relationships and design of advanced polymeric systems and their growth under unusual circumstances.

COURSES TAUGHT AT UNIVERISTY OF MA LOWELL

97-505-Polymer Preparation and Characterization I

97-5060-Polymer Preparation and Characterization II

These two polymer laboratory courses have been significantly improved during the period I have been offering them.  New experiments have been included and an equipment acquisition proposal to NSF has been funded and will provide substantial upgrading of the instrumentation and instructional aspects in this course.

97-651-Special Topics in Polymer Science

High Performance Polymers

84-122-Chemistry II

84-123-Chemistry I

84-124-Chemistry II

84-350-Phys. Bioinorganic Lab.

This course involves undergraduate instruction and substantial personal interaction with freshmen and sophomores.

97-504-Polymer Science II

97-549-Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules

These are required graduate polymer science courses

In addition, organized a colloquium series for the polymer program and

supervised graduate student seminars.

97-604-Polymer Science Colloquium

97-602-Graduate Student Seminar