Collaborators
Dr. Chirdon has a variety of research interests in material science with expertise in the science and engineering of polymers and cementitious composites. His graduate work involved studying the optical properties of dielectrophoretically aligned short-fiber composites. His postdoctoral work involved the modeling of heat generation and transfer in concrete, where he invented a novel method for determining the transient thermal properties for reactive solids or semi-solids. His expertise in polymer science, structure/property relationships, finite element modeling, molecular weight characterization, and thermal characterization make him an strong collaborator for the Laboratory of Composite Materials.
Research Scientist
Department of Chemical Engineering
Dilip Depan, is Research Scientist at the Chemical Engineering Department at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is the member of The Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS-USA), and The Society of Polymer Science (India). He received Ph.D. (2009) degree in Polymer Science and Engineering from National Chemical Laboratory, India, with an emphasis on biopolymers. His research is focused on biomaterials for tissue engineering and drug delivery applications. He is the recipient of Faculty of Dentistry Annual Fellowship Award at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and International Travel Grant Award from Institute of Nanotechnology, Scotland. He is an Editorial board member of Bioinspired, Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials, and International Journal of Polymer Science. In his academic career he has published more than 30 research papers with ~ 980 citations, edited one book on “Biodegradable Polymeric Nanocomposites: Advances in Biomedical Applications” and several book chapters.
Dr. Khattak has over 15 years of combined research, teaching experience in the areas of transportation materials characterization, numerical modeling, nondestructive testing, advance pavement design, and management and pavement performance modeling.