Kailash Chandra Gupta
Professor
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
India
Biography
Gupta obtained D.Phil. Degree in Chemistry from University of Allahabad in 1984 on Polymer Chemistry and has been awarded fellowships by Govt. of France,USSR, Denmark, Poland and Japan under cultural exchange programs of Govt. of India. Prof. Gupta worked as Scientist at IIT. New Delhi and then moved to IIT. Roorkee as Lecturer in 1987 and now working as Professor since 2004. Gupta has published more than 100 research articles in International Journals of PolymerrnScience and actively engaged in guiding PhD and M.Tech students from various streams. He has also supervised research projects funded by DST, CSIR, UGCrnand AICTE, New Delhi, India. Gupta served as member on editorial board of National and International Journals of Polymers and Chemistry. He is a member of several International Scientific Societies including American Chemical Society, Washington and USA.
Research Interest
Kinetics of homo and co polymerization, surface modifications by polymers. Applications of polymers in sensing devices, development of membrane grade polymers for reverse-osmosis technology. Responsive polymers for drug delivery and targeting. Polymers as intelligent and smart material. Deign of polymer supports for catalysts and enzymes. Kinetics and mechanism of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis.