Amit K. Naskar

Areas of Research Interest:

• Sustainable materials
• Carbon fibers & carbonaceous materials
• High performance fibers
• Polymers and liquid crystals
• Composites and their interfacial chemistry
• Ceramic and polymer based energy materials and electronic applications
• Polymer recycling
• Porous materials
• Printable composites

Proposal Reviewer:         

• South Carolina NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Program 2014
• National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), US Department of Agriculture (USDA) 2015, 2017
• US Department of Energy, Advanced Manufacturing, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program 2017, 2018, 2019
• ACS PRF Proposal Review 2018
• NSF Chemistry Division 2018
• University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research-Penn State University 2019
• US Department of Energy, Geothermal Technologies Office, SBIR Program 2019

Edited Book:

1. Polymer Precursor derived carbon. Editors: Naskar AK, Hoffman WP, Volume 1173, American Chemical Society Symposium Series Publication (2014). [DOI: 10.1021/bk-2014-1173].

Book Chapters:

1. Naskar AK, De PP. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) of Rubbers and Rubbery Materials, in “Thermal analysis of rubbers and rubbery materials” De PP, Roy Choudhury N, Dutta NK. (Editors), Rapra Technology, Shrewsbury, UK (2010).
2. Naskar AK. Thermal analysis in recycling of rubbery materials, in “Thermal analysis of rubbers and rubbery materials” P P De, N Roy Choudhury and N K Dutta (Editors), Rapra Technology, Shrewsbury, UK (2010).
3. Ozcan S, Vautard F, Naskar AK. Designing the Structure of Carbon Fibers for Optimal Mechanical Properties, Naskar AK, Hoffman W (Editors), American Chemical Society Symposium Series, Volume 1173, Chapter 10, pp 215-232 (2014).
4. Saha D, Renju Z, Naskar AK. Soft-templated Mesoporous Carbons: Chemistry and Structural Characteristics, Naskar AK, Hoffman W (Editors), American Chemical Society Symposium Series, Volume 1173, Chapter 4, pp 61-83 (2014).