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Dr. Nikhil Koratkar is the John A. Clark and Edward T. Crossan Endowed Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who has pursued research into one-dimensional (carbon nanotube) and two-dimensional (graphene, transition metal dichalcogenide) materials and devices. 〔(Hot rods make boiling better )〕 In 2010, he was appointed Editor of the Elsevier journal CARBON. He has a bachelor’s in aerospace engineering (1995) from the Indian Institute of Technology, a master’s in aerospace engineering (1998) and a doctorate in aerospace engineering (2001), both from the University of Maryland, College Park.〔(Indian-Americans Develop Versatile Nanomaterials )〕 After receiving his doctorate degree, Nikhil Koratkar joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in January 2001 as an Assistant Professor. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2006 and to Full Professor in 2009. In 2011, Koratkar was also appointed a Full Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Rensselaer. In 2012, Koratkar was appointed the John A. Clark and Edward T. Crossan Endowed Chair Professor at RPI. Professor Koratkar is a winner of the NSF CAREER Award (2003), AHS Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Award (2004), RPI Early Career Award (2005), Electrochemical Society's SES Young investigator Award (2009) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award (2015). He has published a book on graphene in composite materials and over 140 archival journal papers, including 5 papers with the Nature Publishing Group (1 in Nature, 2 in Nature Materials & 2 in Nature Communications). Koratkar's papers have been cited over 7,500 times (H-index of 49). He has secured over $8 Million in research grants from several agencies including NSF, NYSERDA, ONR, ARO, AEC and Industry. Koratkar's research has focused on the synthesis, characterization, and application of nanoscale material systems. This includes graphene, carbon nanotubes, transition metal dichalcogenides, hexagonal boron nitride as well as metal and silicon nanostructures produced by a variety of techniques such as mechanical exfoliation, chemical vapor deposition, and oblique angle sputter and e-beam deposition. He is studying the fundamental mechanical, electrical, thermal, magnetic and optical properties of these one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) materials and developing a variety of composites, coating and device applications of these low dimensional materials. His work in nanostructured materials for lithium-ion batteries has resulted in a start-up company (Ener-Mat Technologies) which is aimed at commercializing graphene materials for next-generation energy storage solutions. ==Professional Awards/Recognitions and Service== *ASME Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award (2015). *Appointed Editor of CARBON (Elsevier) on September 1 (2010). * Elected Associate Fellow of American Institute for Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA) in (2010). * The Electrochemical Society’s SES Young Investigator Award (2009). * Keynote Address at the Second International Conference on Nanomechanics and Nanocomposites, Beijing, China, October 10–13 (2010). * Delivered Invited Talks at several prestigious international conferences including International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONSAT)- Calcutta, India (2003), Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2004), American Vacuum Society (AVS) Meeting, San Jose, CA (2009), TMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2009), ICONSAT- Mumbai, India (2010), and MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA (2010). * Technical Chair of the steering committee of the NSF-DFG Sponsored Research Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NY City, October 15–17 (2009). * Associate Editor of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters Journal (2009-2010)• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Early Career Award (2005) * Technical Chair of the characterization of nano-composites track at the ASME Multifunctional Nanocomposites Conference, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 20-22 October 2006. * Guest Editor for a special issue of Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures. The special issue was focussed on “Nanostructured Materials” and was published in March 2006. * United States National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award (2004) * American Helicopter Society (AHS) Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Award (2004) * Rensselaer School of Engineering Excellence in Research Award (2004) * AHS Vertical Flight Foundation Award (1999) * AHS Federal City Chapter’s Joseph P. Cribbin’s Award (1999) * University of Maryland Minta Martin Fellowship (1998) * AHS South-East Region Robert Lichten Award (1998) * University of Maryland, Graduate School Fellowship (1995) * Member AIAA Adaptive Structures Technical Committee, (2003–present) * Session Chair at various conferences including Symposium EE at MRS Fall Meeting (2008), nano-composite session at TMS Annual Meetings (2008-2009), SPIE smart materials and structures conferences (2003-2005), NSF conference on nanoscience and nanotechnology (2009) and International Conference on 1-D Nanomaterials (2009). * Referee for over 40 different journals including Physical Review Letters, Nano Letters, Small, Physical Review B., Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Langmuir, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Chemistry of Materials, Journal of American Chemical Society, Carbon etc. • Served on several National Science Foundation Review Panels including, Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team Program, Nano-Manufacturing Program, Surface Engineering and Materials Design and Kinetics, Catalysis and Molecular Processes Programs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nikhil Koratkar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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