STAFF PROFILE
Dr Rahul Gupta
Position:
VE Teacher
College / Portfolio:
College of Vocational Education
School / Department:
CoVE|Programs & Delivery
Phone:
+61399258347
Email:
rahul.gupta@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Areas of research and consulting expertise
Rheology – Polymer, dispersion, multiphase Mixtures including emulsion/nano-emulsion, Rheology related to sludge and slurry transport
Nanotechnology and Materials Engineering – Nanocomposites, Biodegradable composites, Polymers for biomedical applications, Recycled plastics, Nanofibres
- PhD (Chem. Eng), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- M.Sc (Chem. Eng), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
- B. Tech. (Chem. Eng), Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur, India
Industry collaboration and consultancies
- Composites Materials Engineering Pty. Ltd. (successful ARC Linkage Grant in 2006)
- Moldflow now AutoDesk (successful ARC Linkage 2008)
- SP-AusNet (ARC Linkage-application – outcome pending June 2010)
- Qenos (engineering Plastics)
- Plantic
- Visy Recycling as part of CRC for Polymer Program (2000-2007)
- Amcor Packaging (Research and Technology) (2002-2007)
Affiliations and professional memberships
- Member, Australian Institute of Education in Engineering (AAEE) since 2003.
- Member of the Australian Society of Rheology (ASR) since 1994.
- Secretary of the Australian Society of Rheology since 2001.
- Coordinator, Organising Committee, “Recent Developments and Applications in Polymer nanostructured-Materials” (June 1-3, 2009, Melbourne, Australia)
- Joint Secretary, Technical Committee, PPS-19, (19 International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society, Melbourne, July 2003).
Invited speaker
Rahul has been invited to present several papers related to his research expertise at international and national level:
- keynote speaker at PPS-23 international meeting at Salvador, Brazil (2007)
- invited speaker at the PPS-25 in Goa, India (2009)
Reviewer (Journals)
- Polymer
- Polymer Engineering and Science
- IChemE Education for Chemical Engineers
- Polymer Engineering
- Chemical Engineering Science
- Macromolecules
- Applied Polymer Science
- Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
- Polymers for Advanced Technologies
Reviewer (Thesis)
- Masters and PhD – Both national and International Universities including Monash, Univ. of Queensland, Swinburne, Univ. Of Adelaide, Curtin, IIT, Delhi (India), HBTI, Kanpur, India
- Singh, S.,Ghosh, A.,Maiti, S.,Gupta, R.,Bhattacharya, S. (2021). Rheological aspects and film processability of poly (lactic acid)/linear low-density polyethylene blends In: Polymer Engineering and Science, 61, 85 - 94
- Perumal, D.,Gupta, R.,Bhattacharya, S.,Costa, F. (2020). Fiber migration in shear flow: Model predictions and experimental validation In: Polymer Composites, 40, 3573 - 3581
- Kashi, S.,Gupta, R.,Bhattacharya, S.,Varley, R. (2020). Experimental and simulation study of effect of thickness on performance of (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) and poly lactide nanocomposites incorporated with graphene as stand-alone electromagnetic interference shielding and metal-backed microwave absorbers In: Composites Science and Technology, 195, 1 - 17
- Perumal, D.,Gupta, R.,Bhattacharya, S.,Costa, F. (2019). Fiber orientation prediction in nylon-6 glass fiber composites using transient rheology and 3-dimensional x-ray computed tomography In: Polymer Composites, 40, 392 - 398
- Chang, P.,Gupta, R.,Timilsena, Y. (2019). Rheological and Microstructural Characteristics of Canola Protein Isolate-Chitosan Complex Coacervates In: Journal of Food Science, 84, 1104 - 1112
- Perumal, D.,Gupta, R.,Bhattacharya, S.,Costa, F. (2019). Transient viscosity of fibre-filled composites incorporating evolution of fibre orientation and concentration In: Rheologica Acta, 59, 35 - 46
- Kashi, S.,Gupta, R.,Baum, T.,Kao, N.,Bhattacharya, S. (2018). Phase transition and anomalous rheological behaviour of polylactide/graphene nanocomposites In: Composites Part B: Engineering, 135, 25 - 34
- Islam, M.,Kao, N.,Bhattacharya, S.,Gupta, R.,Choi, H. (2018). Potential aspect of rice husk biomass in Australia for nanocrystalline cellulose production In: Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 26, 465 - 476
- Islam, M.,Kao, N.,Bhattacharya, S.,Gupta, R.,Bhattacharyya, P. (2017). Effect of low pressure alkaline delignification process on the production of nanocrystalline cellulose from rice husk In: Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 80, 820 - 834
- Kashi, S.,Gupta, R.,Kao, N.,Bhattacharya, S. (2016). Preparation and Characterization of Poly Lactide and Poly (Butylene Adipate-co-Terephthalate) Nanocomposites Reinforced with Graphene Nanoplatelet In: Prcoeedings of the 40th Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting 2016, Wagga Wagga, Australia, 2-5 February 2016
- Modelling rheology and flow parameters of injection moulding of liquid crystal polymer materials. Funded by: ARC Linkage Project 2008 Round 2 from (2009 to 2013)
- Processing of Smart Polymeric Biodegradable Composites. Funded by: Australia-India Strategic Research Fund Grant Pre-2014 from (2007 to 2010)
- Embedded Antenna Technology in Smart Polymeric Composite Structures. Funded by: ARC Linkage Project 2005 Round 2 from (2006 to 2010)
- Development of Novel Polymer/Silicate Nanocomposites for Proton Conducting Polymer Membranes.. Funded by: ATN (Australian Technology Network) RSE (Research Staff Exchange) from (2004 to 2004)
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
16 PhD Completions and 3 Masters by Research Completions
Polymer nanocomposites, Biodegradable polymers and recycling, Shear and extensional Rheology, Emulsions, Paints etc.