Sustainability of Green and Eco-friendly Composites

Dr. Sumit Gupta is presently working as an Assistant Professor (Grade-III) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India. Prior to this he has also served as an Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, G. D. Goenka University, Gurugram, India. He graduated in mechanical engineering from University of Rajasthan in 2008 and earned master’s as well as doctorate degree from Malaviya National Institute of Technology-Jaipur, India in 2010 and 2016 respectively. His areas of research are sustainable manufacturing, lean manufacturing, reverse logistics, sustainable product design and sustainable supply chain management. Dr. Gupta has over 10 years of teaching and research experience. He has published over 70 research papers in peer reviewed international journals as well as in reputed international and national conferences. A large number of students have completed their summer internships and B.Tech. Projects under his guidance. He has guided 10 M.Tech. Dissertations and is presently guiding 02 Ph.D. scholars as well. He is Reviewer of various national and international journals. He is a member of various international and national professional societies. Dr. Vijay Chaudhary is currently working as an Assistant Professor (Grade-II) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology (A.S.E.T.), Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida (INDIA). He has completed his B. Tech. in 2011 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India and then completed M. Tech (Hons) in 2013 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Madan Mohan Malviya Engineering College, Gorakhpur, India. He has completed his Ph.D. in 2019 from Department of Mechanical Engineering, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, University of Delhi, India. His research area of interest lies in the processing and characterization of polymer composites, tribological analysis of bio-fiber based polymer composites, water absorption of bio-fiber based polymer composites, and surface modification techniques related to polymer composite materials. Dr. Chaudhary has over 8 years of teaching and research experience. He has published more than 60 research papers in peer reviewed international journals as well as in reputed international and national conferences. He has published 16 book chapters with reputed publishers. More than 25 students has completed their summer internships, B.Tech. Projects and M.Tech. Dissertations under his guidance. At present he is also guiding several Ph.D. scholars. Currently, he is working in the field of bio-composites, nano-composites and smart materials. Dr. Pallav Gupta is presently working as an Assistant Professor (Grade-III) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida (INDIA). He completed his B.Tech. (Honors) from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Integral University, Lucknow, INDIA in the year 2009, Qualified GATE in 2009 with AIR-3291 and then completed his M.Tech. (Honors) from I.I.T. (B.H.U.), INDIA in the year 2011 followed by a Ph.D. in the year 2015 from I.I.T.(B.H.U.), INDIA. His area of research includes material processing, composite materials, mechanical behaviour and corrosion. Dr. Gupta has over 8 years of teaching and research experience. He has published over 100 research papers in peer reviewed international journals as well as in reputed international and national conferences in India as well as in abroad. Apart from this he has also published 12 chapters in books published by Springer, Elsevier and Taylor & Frances. Dr. Gupta has edited 6 books and has also authored 2 textbooks namely on (a) Manufacturing Processes and (b) Principles of Management. Many students have completed their Summer Internships, B.Tech. Projects and M.Tech. Dissertations under his guidance. 3 scholars have completed and 05 are presently registered for their Ph.D. research work under his supervision/co-supervision in the area of ""Coatings, Metal Matrix Composites and Polymer Matrix Composites"".