Kamal K Kar
Professor
Indian Institute of Technology
India
Biography
Prof. Kamal K. Kar, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science is Umang Gupta Chair Professor from July 2014 to June 2017. He pursued higher studies from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, and Iowa State University, USA before joining as a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials science at IIT Kanpur in 2001. Prof. Kar is an active researcher in the area of nanostructured carbon materials, nanocomposites, functionally graded materials, nanopolymers, and smart materials for structural, energy and biomedical applications. He has published more than 185 papers in international referred journals, 135 conference papers, 05 books on nanomaterials and their nanocomposites, 30 review articles/book chapters and more than 55 national and international patents. He has guided 17 PhD students and 77 M.Tech students. Currently 17 PhD students, 07 M.Tech students and few visitors are working in his group.
Research Interest
Nanostructured Carbons as Multifunctional Materials for the Advancement of Energy Storage Applications