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Gupta, Rakesh K.

A portrait of Rakesh Gupta

304.293.9342

ESB 441

http://rakeshgupta.faculty.wvu.edu

Berry Chair Professor - Chemical Engineering

Education
B. Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, 1975 
Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1980

Rakesh Gupta is Professor and George and Carolyn Berry Chair of Chemical Engineering at West Virginia University where he has been teaching since 1991. Before coming to WVU, he taught at the State University of New York at Buffalo for eleven years. He has also worked briefly for the Monsanto and DuPont Companies. His research is focused on polymer rheology, polymer processing and polymer composites. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization.

Research Focus Areas

Advanced Materials
Polymer and Polymer Composites

Research Interests

Polymer Processing: Extrusion Compounding, Calendering and Injection Molding 
Polymer Rheology: Suspensions and Emulsions 
Polymer Composites: Nanocomposites and Fiber-Reinforced Plastics

Teaching Interests

Chemical Engineering 
Polymer Science

Professional Societies

American Institute of Chemical Engineers 
Canadian Society of Rheology 
Society of Plastics Engineers 
Society of Rheology


Selected Publications

S.Agarwal, T.X. Phuoc, Y. Soong, D. Martello and R.K. Gupta, Nanoparticle-stabilized Invert Emulsion Drilling Fluids for Deep-hole Drilling of Oil and Gas, Can. J. Chem. Eng., 91, 1641-1649 (2013).

E.A. Roth, S. Agarwal, and R.K. Gupta, Nanoclay-based Solid Sorbents for CO2 Capture, Energy & Fuels, 27, 4129-4136 (2013).

L.A. Utracki, P. Mukhopadhyay, R.K. Gupta, Polymer Blends: Introduction, in L.A. Utracki and C. A. Wilkie (Eds.), Polymer Blends Handbook, 2nd ed., vol 1, Springer, New York, 2014, pp. 3-170.

S. Agarwal and R.K. Gupta, Improving the mechanical properties of wood plastic composites in F.D. Alsewailem (Ed.), Applied Researches in Polysaccharides, Research Signpost, Trivandrum, India, 2015, pp. 103-124

A. Finniss, S. Agarwal and R.K. Gupta, Retarding hydrolytic degradation of polylactic acid: Effect of induced crystallinity and graphene addition, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 133, 44166 (8 pages), November 2016.

S. Agarwal and R.K. Gupta, Plastics in building and construction, in M. Kutz(Ed.), Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook, 2nd ed, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2017, pp 635-650.

A. Wagner, R. Eldawud, A. White, S. Agarwal, T.A. Stueckle, K.A. Sierros, Y. Rojanasakul, R.K. Gupta and C.Z. Dinu, Toxicity evaluations of nanoclays and thermally degraded byproducts through spectroscopical and microscopical approaches, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1861, 3406-3415 (2017).

J.F. Cordonier, D. Bhattacharyya, M.A. Torres Arango, K.A. Sierros and R.K. Gupta, Modelling and validation of a direct-write 3D printed track, Proc. Society of Plastics Engineers ANTEC Anaheim, CA, 2017 (six pages).

M.C. Tang, S. Agarwal, F.D. Alsewailem, H.J. Choi and R.K. Gupta, A model for permeability reduction in polymer nanocomposites, Proc. Society of Plastics Engineers ANTEC Anaheim, CA 2017 (six pages). 

A. Al-Mulla and R.K. Gupta, Glass-fiber reinforcement as a means of recycling polymers from post-consumer applications, J. Polym. Environ., DOI: 10.1007/s10924-017-0935-3. Published online: 25 January 2017.
Patents
R.K. Gupta, J. Casasnovas, S. Agarwal, M. Padmanabhan and D. Song, Extensional Flow Mixing System, US Non-Provisional (utility) patent application filed by WVU in US Patent and Trademark Office on 12/4/2014.