Golok B. Nando

Professor (Dr)
Rubber Technology Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India-721302
Rubber Technology Centre
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur India 721302
Email: golokb@rtc.iitkgp.ernet.in

Biographical Sketch: Name: Prof(Dr) Golok B Nando DOB: 15-11-1950 Sex: Male Nationality: Indian Qualification: Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, IIT Kharagpur, India Professional experiences:  Head, Rubber Technology Center,IIT Kharagpur,India, 1999-2002 and 2010– till date.  Guest Professor, The Institute of Polymer Technology, Dresden, Germany, June-2012  Visiting Professor, Slovak Academy of Sciences, The Polymer Institute-Bratislava, Slovak Republic, Dec-2008  Visiting Scientist, Department of Material Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA, 1997  Visiting Professor, Centre for Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, MA, USA,1996-1997 Research Areas:  Rubber Technology: Compounding and Product Development  Polymer Blends and Thermoplastic Elastomers  Nano Material development and Rubber Nano Composites  Recycling and Biodegradation of Plastics and Rubbers  Polymers for Biomedical Applications: Implant Devices and Scaffolds  Multifunctional Additives and filler modification Publications:  150 peer-reviewed journals.  Six monographs.  Two patents  Five Book-chapters.

Papers:
1 Nano Fly Ash - The Future Work Horse For The Rubber Industry C-9 Exploring the Possibility of Cardanol-g-Natural Rubber As a Substitute to Aromatic Oil Plasticizer in Natural Rubber