Education
- Ph.D- Civil Engineering 2016- 2021, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur).
Doctoral Dissertation: Investigation of Physical Properties of EpoxyResin(DGEBA/TETA) under Extreme Environmental Conditions under the supervision of Prof. Nilanjan Mitra and co-supervision of Prof. Prasanta Kumar Datta
- M.Tech-Civil Engineering (Specialization: StructuralEngineering), 2014-2015, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, India.
M.Tech Thesis: Finite Element Analysis of Bubble Deck Slab.
- B.Tech -Civil Engineering, 2010-2014, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, India, 2014.
B.Tech (Major Project): Dynamic Analysis of Machine Foundation using FEM (ANSYS APDL).
Research Interests
Composite Materials, Nano-Structure-Property relationships, understanding the physics of Composites through experimental and theoretical approaches, Spectroscopy, material characterization.As part of my Ph.D. thesis, I have worked on material characterization techniques such as terahertz spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and thermal analysis (DSC, TGA). I have also worked on nanofillers and glass fiber composites as part of my research. I have also experience in performing experimental impact studies of polymers and glass fibers using shock tubes.
Publications
- Suma Sindhu, P., Prasad, D., Peli, S., Mitra, N., Datta, P. K.(2019). Terahertz spectroscopy of diglycidylether of bisphenol A: Experimental investigations and density functional theory based simulations. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1184, 114-122.
- Suma Sindhu, P., Ghindani, D., Mitra, N., Prabhu, S. S.(2020). Morphological changes in epoxy resin (DGEBA/TETA) exposed to low temperatures.Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 34(20), 2262-2273.
- Suma Sindhu, P., Mitra, N., Ghindani, D., Prabhu, S. S.(2021). Epoxy resin(DGEBA/TETA) exposed to water: A spectroscopic investigation to determinewater-epoxy interactions.Journal of Infrared, Millimeter and TerahertzWaves, 1-14.
Conferences
- Suma Sindhu, P., Ghindani, D., Mitra, N., Prabhu, S. S. ”Terahertz Spectroscopy of Adhesive material under various climatic conditions.” 2019 44th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves(IRMMW-THz). IEEE, 2019.
- Suma Sindhu, P., and Nilanjan Mitra. ”Epoxy Resin (DGEBA/TETA) Under Extreme Environment.”Proceedings of the American Society for Composites—Thirty-fourth Technical Conference. 2019.
- Suma Sindhu, P., and Nilanjan Mitra. ”Mitigation of Mechanical Property Degradation of Epoxy Resin Subjected to UV with Addition of Different Nanofillers.”Proceedings of the American Society for Composites—Thirty-fourthTechnical Conference. 2019.
- Suma Sindhu, P.; Mitra, N. ; Peli, S.; Datta, P. K. Terahertz Spectroscopy ofEpoxy Resin,DAE-BRNS Theme Meeting on Ultrafast Science 2017(UFS-2017) November 02-04, 2017.