Institute for Materials Research

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

 

Biomaterials

Research areas are categorised into the following areas:

  • Novel Gas, chemical and bio-sensors
  • Novel Electrochemical or semi-conducting devices
  • Ceramics and Glasses as Fast Ion Conductors
  • Dental and Bio-materials
  • Nano-materials synthesis and applications
  • Interface characterisation in multi-layer devices
  • Ceramic printing technologies
  • Experimental determination of phase equilibrium and thermodynamics of metal and ceramic systems using solid electrolytes
  • Recycling end-of-life materials to new products

Contact Dr Girish Kale

Group strength:
  • 4 PhD students
  • 1 technician
  • 3 UG/PG project students
Number of publications:
  • 2 Patents
  • 52 Journal publications or parts of books
  • 37 International conference presentations
  • 5 Journal publications in press
Achievements:
  • Distinguished Scientist at MPI, Stuttgart.
  • ASM - IIM Lecturer Award
  • 2 generic patents on ceramic sensors for process monitoring
  • Several ternary phase diagrams have been reproduced by NIST and Amer. Ceram. Soc. in the Phase Diagrams for Ceramists.
  • Organised 5 Symposia on "Chemical and Biological Sensors and Detectors" related topics for ASM and Amer. Ceram. Soc. in the USA.
  • Supervised 5 PhD students successfully in last 6 years in the area of Chemical Sensors and Dentistry.
  • Edited a book of "Chemical Sensors for Hostile Environments" Published by the American Ceramic Society.
  • Several papers cited more than 40 times since their publication
Academic Staff
Dr. G. Kale
 Prof. A. Jha
Dr. S.J. Milne
Research Staff
Postgraduate Students