Dr Deeptangshu Chaudhary, BTech, MEngSci (Queensland), PhD (RMIT)
Room: 204-212
Phone: 08 9266 2522
E-mail: d.chaudhary@curtin.edu.au
Professional Appointments
- 2007 to current, Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University of Technology
- 2005 to 2007, Development Scientist, Plantic Technologies, Melbourne, Australia
- 2004-2005, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Virtual Research Innovation, Rheology and Materials Processing Centre, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia
Industrial Experience
- 2005 to 2007, Development Scientist, Plantic Technologies, Melbourne, Australia
- 2000, Technical Consultant (via UQ), Queensland Alumina Limited, Gladstone, Australia
Research Interest
- Polymer Processing & Characterisation
- Biodegradable packaging
- Product Lifecycle mapping
- Environmental sustainability
- Process modelling & optimisation
Publications
Journal articles
- Chaudhary, D.S., Jollands, M.C., Cser, F., Understanding Rice Hull Ash as Fillers in Polymers: A Review, Silicon Chem., 1(4), 281-289, 2002
- Chaudhary, D.S., Jollands, M.C., Characterization studies of rice hull ash, J Appl Polym. Sci., 93(1), 1-8, 2004
- Chaudhary, D.S., Jollands, M.C., Recycling rice hull ash: another filler material for polymer composites?, Adv. Polym. Tech., 23(2), 147-155, 2004
- Chaudhary, D.S., Jollands, M.C., Cser, F., Crystallinity of polypropylene-silica ash composites affected by the mixing conditions – DSC studies, Polym. Polym. Compos., 12(5), 1- 16, 2004
- Chaudhary, D.S., Prasad, R.P., Gupta, R.K., Bhattacharya, S.N., Morphological influence on mechanical characterization of eva-clay nanocomposites, Polym. Eng. Sci, 45 (7), 889, 2005
- Chaudhary DS, Prasad R, Gupta RK, Bhattachaya SN, Clay intercalation and influence on crystallinity of EVA based clay nanocomposites, Thermochimica Acta, 433(1-2), 187, 2005
- Chaudhary, D.S., Jollands, M.C., Surface energetics of rice hull ash particles using Inverse Gas Chromatography (IGC), J. Mat. Sci., 40, 7, 2005
- Chaudhary, D.S., How do we distinguish between the crystallinity and water loss in starch gelatinisation?, commercial-in-confidence report, 060825-939-xrdanly.
- Chaudhary, D.S., The significance of glass-transistion temperature is product packaging storage from starch. Commercial-in-confidence report, 061015-939tg.
Conference proceedings
- Chaudhary, D.S., Jollands, M.C., Cser, F., Use of Statistical Experimental Design in Optimising Quality of Mixing for Rice Husk Ash-Polypropylene Composite, PPS-19, paper 69, 7- 10th July, Melbourne, Australia, 2003
- Chaudhary, D.S., Jollands, M.C., An investigation into the rice hull ash surface free energy using inverse gas chromatography (IGC), Eurofillers 2003, paper A4, 8-11 September, Alicante, Spain, 2003
- Chaudhary DS, Gupta RK, Bhattacharya, SN, Compatibility issues in blend morphology and influence on HDPE/EVA/Clay nanocomposite properties, Polymer Processing Society Meet 21, 14-17 June 2005, Leipiz, Germany)