Tribology of Polymer and Polymer Composites for Industry 4.0 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789811639050)

Dr. Hemalata Jena is currently working as Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar. She joined KIIT Bhubaneswar in the year 2014. Before joining in KIIT, she worked in Vedanata Aluminium Ltd as Assistant Manager. She completed her Ph.D. from IIT Bhubaneswar in the year 2015. Her research interest includes composite materials, machining of composite, utilization of industrial waste, application of composite materials, and tribology of polymer and polymercomposite. She has more than 30 publications in international journals (SCI) and chapters in different books to her credit. She is Life Member of Asian Polymer Association, International Society for Research and Development, Indian Science Congress, Institution of Engineering and Technology, and many more. She is also Reviewer in various reputed journals related to composite materials, i.e., Journal of Industrial Textiles, Polymer Composites, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Construction and Building Materials, etc. She has delivered various invited talks on composite materials. She has organized various FDP/international conference on advanced materials.

Dr. Jitendra Kumar Katiyar, presently working as Research Assistant Professor, in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, India. His research interests include tribology of carbon materials, polymer composites, self-lubricating polymers, lubrication tribology, modern manufacturing techniques, and coatings for advanced technologies. He obtained his bachelor degree from UPTU, Lucknow, with Honors in 2007. He obtained his masters, from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in 2010 and Ph.D. from the same institution in 2017. He is Life Member of Tribology Society of India, Malaysian Society of Tribology, Institute of Engineers, India, and The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), etc. He has authored/co-authored/published more than 25+ articles in reputed journals, 30+ articles in international/national conferences, 12+ chapters, 5 books published such as Automotive Tribology and Tribology in Materials and Application in Springer, Tribology and Sustainability, Green Tribology: Emerging Technologies and Applications, Bio Tribology: Emerging Technologies and Applications in CRC Press USA and Engineering Thermodynamics for UG level in Khanna Publication. Further 3 books in a row to come in CRC Press and Springer Nature. He has a guest editor for special issue in Tribology Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces, Journal of Engineering Tribology Part J, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Industrial Lubrication and Tribology. He is also active Reviewer in various reputed journals such as Tribology International, Wear, Polymers, Defense Technology, Collides and Interface Communications, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Materials Research Express, SN Applied Sciences, Engineering Research Express, International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, Friction, Journal of Engineering Tribology Part J, Silicon, and many more. He has also delivered more than 30+ invited talks on various research fields related to tribology, composite materials, surface engineering, and machining. He has received the research grant from various government organizations such as MHRD, SERB. He has organized 5+ FDP/short-term courses in tribology and one International Tribology Research Symposium.

Dr. Amar Patnaik is currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India. His area of specialization is composite materials and alloys. He has more than fourteen years of teaching experience and has taught a broad spectrum of courses related to mechanical engineering. Dr. Patnaik has guided twenty-one Ph.D. students successfully and several M.Tech. students as well. He has published more than 250 research papers in international journals (SCI), written thirteen chapters in different books, and filed seven patents. Dr. Patnaik has delivered more than thirty invited guest lectures in different institutions and organizations. He is Lifetime Member of the Tribology Society of India, Electron Microscope Society of India, and International Society for Technology in Education.