Nandi, Arun Kumar
Prof. A.K.Nandi completed Ph.D in 1986 at Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) in Thermodynamics of Polymer-Polymer and Polymer-Solvent mixing and did post doc with Prof L. Mandelken on Crystallization of Polymers. He has joined at IACS in 1992 after 9 years of teaching at undergraduate and post graduate classes of different universities. So far he has published 227 research articles, four book chapters, and produced 32 Ph.Ds (+5 in progress). His research mainly involves synthesis of different graft copolymers, polymer nanocomposite, Polymer and supramolecular gelation, crystallization of polymers, polymer- biomolecular hybrids, polymer photo voltaics, polymer blends etc. In the synthesis field he grafted poly(vinylidene fluoride) and polythiophene with different thermo and pH sensitive polymers, for antifouling membrane, supertough and supergluing, optoelectronic and sensor materials, In polymer nanocomposites he improved mechanical, optoelectronic, conuctivity, dielectric and photovoltaic properties. He applied this composites in drug delivery, delectric, photovoltaic and super capacitors. In polymer and supramolecular gelation he elaborated mechanism of gelation using percolation theory, made conducting gels, hybrid gels used them in forming porous materials, opto-electronic materials, including sensors. In photovoltaics he replaced TiO2 with graphene polymer hybrids, engineered interface of perovskite solar cell and tuned band gap.
Tang, Ben Zhong
Ben Zhong Tang is Stephen K. C. Cheong Professor of Science, Chair Professor of Chemistry, and Chair Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research interests include macromolecular chemistry, materials science and biomedical theranostics. Tang received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from South China University of Technology and Kyoto University, respectively. He conducted postdoctoral research at University of Toronto. He joined HKUST as an assistant professor in 1994 and was promoted to chair professor in 2008. He was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009 and as Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in 2013. Tang has published >1,200 papers. His publications have been cited >58,000 times with an h-index of 118. He has been listed by Thomson Reuters as a Highly Cited Researcher in both areas of Chemistry and Materials Science. He received First Class National Natural Science Award from the Chinese Government (2017), Scientific and Technological Progress Award from the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation (2017) and Senior Research Fellowship from the Croucher Foundation (2007). He is now serving as Editor-in-Chief of Materials Chemistry Frontiers (Co-owned by Chinese Chemical Society and RSC) and Polymer Chemistry Series (RSC).
Prof. A.K.Nandi completed his Ph.D in 1986 at Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) in Thermodynamics of Polymer-Polymer and Polymer-Solvent mixing and completed a postdoc with Prof L. Mandelken on Crystallization of Polymers. He joined IACS in 1992 after 9 years of teaching at undergraduate and post graduate classes of different universities. So far he has published 227 research articles, four book chapters, and produced 32 Ph.Ds (+5 in progress). His research mainly involves synthesis of different graft copolymers, polymer nanocomposite, Polymer and supramolecular gelation, crystallization of polymers, polymer- biomolecular hybrids, polymer photo voltaics, polymer blends etc. In the synthesis field he grafted poly(vinylidene fluoride) and polythiophene with different thermo and pH sensitive polymers, for antifouling membrane, supertough and supergluing, optoelectronic and sensor materials, In polymer nanocomposites he improved mechanical, optoelectronic, conuctivity, dielectric and photovoltaic properties. He applied this composites in drug delivery, delectric, photovoltaic and super capacitors. In polymer and supramolecular gelation he elaborated mechanism of gelation using percolation theory, made conducting gels, hybrid gels used them in forming porous materials, opto-electronic materials, including sensors. In photovoltaics he replaced TiO2 with graphene polymer hybrids, engineered interface of perovskite solar cell and tuned band gap.
