YCN representative - India 2

Muthusundar KUMAR

YCN representative for the Indian Ceramic Society

University of Mons (UMONS) and the Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF)

Muthusundar.KUMAR@umons.ac.be 

Muthusundar KUMAR is presently a PhD student, engaged in a collaborative project supported by the University of Mons (UMONS) and the Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF). At UMONS, he collaborates with the research group lead by Prof. Jean-Marie Raquez at the Laboratory for Polymer and Composite Materials. Concurrently, at UPHF, he works with Prof. Anne Leriche’s group within the Ceramaths-Materials and Processing Department. 

After obtaining his master’s degree in Chemistry, he took on the role of a Project Associate at CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Trivandrum, Kerala. Over a span of three years, his research focused on the processing and characterization of high-temperature ceramics, rare-earth materials, and glass-ceramic functional coatings. Drawing from this foundational experience as an early-stage researcher in ceramics field, he seized the opportunity to pursue a PhD focused on non-conventional sintering technique.  

His current doctoral project is centered around the integration of ceramics and polymers through the Cold Sintering Process (CSP), aiming to develop bio-active composites for bone-regeneration applications. Cold sintering technique allows consolidation of ceramics as well as co-sintering of ceramics/polymer at very low temperature in the presence of liquid and applied pressure. In this endeavour, he is delving into the fundamental aspects of co-sintering bio-active ceramics and bio-polymers. Subsequently, his focus will shift towards refining the versatile shaping of  these composites by combining compounding and injection molding techniques.

He expresses his gratitude to the JECS trust for providing support, enabling him to attend the 3rd YCN workshop in Aveiro, the XVII ECerS summer school & conference in Lyon, and the 15th CYSC conference in Novi Sad during his first year of PhD. These events provided him with the invaluable opportunity to network with numerous colleagues within and beyond the YCN community, making the experiences overwhelming.

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