KIIT School of Mechanical Engineering conducted their sixth talk under the ‘Alumni Talk Series’ on 5th August 2022 in collaboration with the KIIT Alumni Association. Dr. Somen Kumar Bhudolia, who received his PhD in Smart Materials from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore which is sponsored by Arkema, France in 2017. He received his MSc in Aerospace Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, and Technical University of Munich, Germany (Joint Degree Program). He received his B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), India in 2009. He is currently working as Research Fellow (Polymer and Advanced Composites) at NTU, Singapore since Nov 2017.
In this session Somen Kumar Bhudolia delivered his talk on the topic ‘Thin-ply thermoplastic composites: Current trends and future perspectives’. He discussed the importance of composites in manufacturing of aero components, sports items and safety devices like helmets. He illustrated the characteristics of Thin-ply composites prepared with two different binders. He also conveyed his gratitude towards KIIT for his success. He also praised this initiation of alumni connect and discussed its importance in professional and personal life of alumnus/alumna as well.
The talk followed a thorough question-answer session. Prof. Bharat Chandra Routray, Dean, School of Mechanical Engineering also interacted with students and alumni. This event is a stepping stone to more such sessions in the future, which will help bring together the student and alumni community for the University and the School. The session was coordinated and moderated by Prof. Prakash Ghose, Alumni Coordinator.
