Contributed to academic activities in areas of teaching, research, and university service. Supervised 5 Ph.D. students, 5 MS students to date and an additional 5 students currently completing their Ph.D. Highly successful in teaching and student interaction at both undergraduate and graduate levels and initiated new curricula and teaching strategies. Participated actively in senior projects and undergraduate research initiatives and developed variety of opportunities for undergraduate students. Established a Tribology and Thermal Properties Laboratory and more recently added an electronic property measurement facility.
Contributed significantly to research efforts through funded programs from various agencies; NSF, DoD, DoE and industry. Research sponsorships as PI in excess of $ 7M to date over the last 8 years from federal, state and industrial sources. Key member of the team to successfully establish the NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at Stony Brook in 1996 and recently renewed till 2005. Currently directing a $ 5M DARPA funded initiative on thermal spray based direct writing of mesoscale electronics and sensors systems. Co-directed research efforts on a "NIST-Advanced Technology Program" with Caterpillar Inc on Functionally Graded Materials. Developed programs in thermal barrier coatings, wear resistant coatings and functional materials synthesis etc. and initiated multidisciplinary collaboration with MIT, Santa Barbara, and various national laboratories.
Coordinator for the Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR) program for the College of Engineering and specifically for Materials Engineering for 3 years. Collaborating on joint research projects, proposals, and assistance in trouble shooting with numerous New York State companies in the area of materials processing and surface engineering. Acted as a liaison between faculty and New York State-industries in establishing a dialog aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of State-wide industries through high technology materials/processes.
Instructor for the following courses:
ESM 450: Material Processing laboratory
ESM 532: Materials engineering
ESM 696: Science and Technology of Thermal Spray Processing