Dr Asok K Dikshit

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Location: India
Work: Polymer Materials Science, Blends and Composite, Coating, Adhesive, hard Coating, Hybrid Structural materials, Nanomaterials and Sol Gel.
Biographical: INDIA Cell: (0) 9830368928 Email: adikshit01@gmail.com www.cgcri.res.in Date of Birth: 24th October, 1969 Nationality: Indian Passport details: B0770663, RPO, Kolkata, Valid June, 2019 Sex: Male 1. Qualifications:  Ph.D in Polymer Materials Science and Technology by work at Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata from Jadavpur University, India in June, 2000.  M.Sc in Chemistry, 1st Class from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur in 1995. 2. Employments:  09/2011-Present: R&D Consultant, Asia Pacific Intellectual Venture, Inc., India.  08/2005 – 08/2011: Scientist Fellow, CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI), Kolkata.  05/2006 - 05/2007: (On leave from CSIR) Visiting Fellow: IRC Polymer Sci & Tech, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.  01/ 2004 to 07/ 2005: Visiting Fellow: National Cheng Kung University (NCKU),Taiwan.  07/2003 – 12/2003: Post doctorate Fellow: Goodyear Polymer Centre, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, USA.  07/2000 - 07/2003: Visiting Scientist: Macromolecular Research Centre, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan.  07/1995 – 06/2000: Research Fellow: Polymer Science Unit, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata, India 3. R&D Experienced: 17 years 6 months 4. Specialized: Polymer Science and its Characterization • Coating Science and Technology and Characterizations • Fibre glass-Epoxy Composite • Molding/Thin film technology/Printing/Rolling Process • Dispersion Polymerization/Paint formulations • SBA/PVC Compounding-filler-additives • Sol-gel, Multifunctional Hybrid, and Nanomaterials • Blends/Composite/Processing/Design/Product Development • Strc.-Properties/Glass –polymer interface properties • Silicon Chemistry/ Engineering Design/ New product Development/ Multifunctional work • Team Expert /R&D and IP management/ Chemicals/ Materials/ Nanomaterials • Silicon/Metal polymer resin/Rare earth materials/ Emulsion –dispersion polymerization/Ionic Liquids/Gels-Adhesive/Hybrid Composite 5.Training: Accelerated Commercialization of Technology and Innovation (ACTIV), NCL innovation Park, Pune, 30th Set, to 1st Oct, 2010. 6.Professional Memberships in Scientific Societies: A. Life member of Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), no LM B854, India. B. Life Member of Polymer Society of India, C. Life member of Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), India. C. Member of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), no PB01704, Japan 7.R&D Technology Available  Materials Science, Coating Science and its Charactérisations  Nanostructured Hybrid Functional Materials  Silicon nanomaterials/ Fibre Fabrication /Materials Processing  Dispersion and Emulsion Polymerizations/Metal based product Composite  High Performance Polymer Materials Blends by Processing 8. Specialties • Polymer Science, Glass and Ceramic Materials Science • Polymer Adhesive, sealants, Piants and Coating • Polymer Blends and composites(FRP,CNT-Epoxy) /Metamaterials Composite • Polymer rheology, and physical and mechanical properties • Polymers Processing /Floroprobe sensor • Polymer Optical fibre for data communication/ Optical Interconnects • Optical Fibre laser/ Fibre laser Tuning Device • Thin Film Electronics in RFID/LED/Organic Solar cell • Metal Polymer nanocomposite for Hard Coating • Ionic liquids for Li-rechargeable micro battery • Polymer-Metal hybrid Optical materials • Nanomaterials • Polymer Colloidal & interfacial science • Glass Fibre(FRP)-Polymer Epoxy Composite • nanotechnology, polymer chemistry, polymer physics, structural materials • Rubber compounding (PVC-additives/Pigments) compounding • Melt Rheology testing on thermoplastic and/or thermoset polymer • High Energy storage technologies • Fabrication, Characterization of polymer electrolyte Membrane and separators • Sol-gel processing, pre-ceramic polymer processing and pack cementation • Fundamental polymer characteristics using structure-processing-property relationships • Polymer structure and membrane morphology for direct methanol fuel cell applications Nano material sciences and Nano technology • Polymer Composites and Materials for the commercial roofing industry waterproofing membrane and adhesives preferably with asphalt • Rheology testing and analysis of polymer products • Surface modification of particles with polymer chemistry, developing novel TIO2 products for coatings, paints, dispersant chemistry, adhesion, rheology of coatings and substrates • UV initiated polymer synthesis/modification, membrane, Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Chemistry • Nano H2O enhances current polymer-based membranes with a nano-structured material and Hand-casting polymer and nanocomposite (mixed-matrix) membranes • Design new yarns and develop existing fibers, composites, blends for the Performance Materials and R&D leaders 9.Management Skills: R&D project coordinator, Support for new product development and technology roadmap, Develop & execute experimental plan, Project execution and funding, Write technical reports, publications and patents, patent search, drafting and filing, preparing technical report. 10.Skills of R&D Keywords: Materials Science and Eng; Polymer science and engineering; Synthesis of polymerization,Process Engineering and Engineering Drawing, Compounding, Filler Additives Processing, Dispersion Polymerization,Packaging, Fibre Glass Epoxy Composite,Adhesive, lamination, Coating Dilution, Cast and Moulding, Surface-interface properties, Polymer Fibre, Epoxy resin, structure-property relationship, Crystallization, Structure, polymer materials, nanoparticle dispersion, polymer physics, rheology, and physical, and mechanical properties of polymers and composites. FRP-Epoxy, Gel-electrolyte, Coating, Processing, Polymer-glass ceramic composite, metal-polymer nanocomposite, Chemical Physics.,Rubber Compounding, Solvent dilution, Chemicals and raw materials processing, Polymer Synthesis and Fabrication, Characterizations-Thermal, Mechanical, Rheology, Morphology, Physical Properties, Viscosity, Spectroscopy, Photonics, Polymer Sol-Gel, gel Electrolyte, Fibre Spinning, Coating technology, Curing, Processing, Blends, Structure-Property relationship, Molecular orientation, polymer solvent dilution effect, surface-interface, dilute solution, Process engineering,and Engineering Drawing. 11.Key Responsibility: New Product Development and Commercialization/ Leaderships to new R&D and Multifunctional Team/Lead to motivate Scientists and Technical persons/R&D Roadmap/Technical scoping/ planning and execution of R& D projects/ Develop & execute experimental plan. Supervise & troubleshoot scale-up trials/ Execute/coordinate activities for developing laboratory & pilot plant infrastructure/Design and Pilot plat against road map/ Technical scoping, planning and execution of R&D projects, publications and patents/Writing technical report /Case Studies/Documentation/ MNC meetings/Time bound product oriented project management, Generate & evaluate innovative ideas for product and process development. 12.Leadership Skill: Project execution, Procurement of instrument, product development, Laboratory information and group-management, multi labs and team co-ordination, S&T roadmap for next technology commercialization, Support for new product development and technology roadmap, and funding, and IP analysis. • Passionate, business-focused and result driven technology leader with excellent program management skills and sound technical domain knowledge in the fields of Metal/polymer/glass/silicon based chemistry, Metallurgical product, Composite, silicones chemistry, material technology and applications in diversified market segments (coating, and Commodities). • Combines technical and commercial aspects in negotiation of purchasing raw materials within a complex environment of internal and external interests in cooperation with the commercial team. • Patented more than 3 inventions and author of more than 46 papers, articles, highlights, book chapters, conferences and proceedings. Water Soluble coating resin for green technology; (II) Inorganic-Organic Hard Coating resin for Scratch resistance. 14. Consultancy: 1. Development of Paper Coating Resin for Carry bag Production from Waste News Paper, Fairtech, Inc, Kolkata, June, 2008-May, 2010. 2. Glass- Epoxy Composite for High Shear and Pressure Resistance, Indian Railway, May,2009-April,2011.
Favourite Publications: 1.Preparation and characterization of transition metal based organo-inorganic hybrid optical materials for bioassay fluorescence sensor probe, Asok K. Dikshit, Jijo Lukose, Optical Materials, 35,372-383,2013. 2.Polyimide coating on Silica Optical Fibre and its Characterizations , Asok K.Dikshit, M.Majumder, M.C.Paul, J.of Adhesion Science and Technology(JAIST), in Press, 2012. 3. Development of Silica nanoparticles enriched Optical Preform Pen Biomarker Applications, Asok K.Dikshit*, Optical Materials 34 (2012) 1054–1061. 4. Rheological Behaviours of Polyimide Precursor in Organic Solvents for Coating on Silica Optical Fibre, Asok Kumar Dikshit, Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 51: 707–715, 2012. 5. Microstructural development of uniaxial stretched anneal oriented syndiotactic polystyrene and its blend with poly (2,6-dimethy-1,4-phenylene oxide): DSC, WAXD, SAXS and FTIR studies, Asok Kumar Dikshit, International Journal of Polymeric Materials, vol.59,issue 8, p.628-645. 2010. 6. Characterization of PZT Macrofiber-Polyimide Composite through Distributed Bragg Reflector Fiber Cavity Laser, Asok Kumar Dikshit* and Shyamal Kumar Bhadra, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical,158, 90-98, 2010. 7. Fiber Bragg grating Strain Sensor and study of its packaging material for use in critical analysis on steel structure, T.K.Gangopadhya, M.Majumder, A. Chakravorty, A K. Dikshit, D.K.Bhattacharya. Sensors and Actuators A:Physical 150, p.78-86, 2009.

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