Dr. Gajanan S. Bhat, CText FTI
Professor
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology – Polymer and Fiber Science, Carbon Fibers, Recycled Plastics, Nonwoven Materials.
Brief Bio
Dr. Bhat received his bachelor’s degree in textiles from the Bangalore University in 1981, M. Tech in Fiber Science and Technology from IIT Delhi in 1984, and his PhD in Fiber and Polymer Science from Georgia Tech in 1990. His dissertation research was to understand the conversion of polyacrylonitrile-based precursors into carbon fibers. After that he joined Image Carpets, Rome, GA, a company producing fibers from post-consumer recycled polyester for carpets, where an analytical laboratory was set up to characterize recycled plastics and fibers. Dr. Bhat joined UTK as a faculty member in the textile science program in August 1990. His research at UTK covers: (i) nonwovens - melt blown, spunbond, and biodegradable, (ii) plastics recycling, (iii) high performance fibers and composites, and (iv) multifunctional fibers and nonwovens using nanotechnology. He has published more than 125 original research papers, and has two US Patents to his credit.
Research Areas
Biodegradable Nonwovens and Composites
Flame Retardant Nonwovens
Structure and Properties of High Performance Fibers
Nanoclay Reinforced Polymers, Fibers and Nonwovens
Multifunctional Composites
Nanophase MnO7 incorporated Fibers and Nonwovens.
Selected Awards and Honors
2005 Inducted as a Fellow of the Textile Institute
2004 Best Paper Award, INTC
1999 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Fiber Society
1997 Received the Nancy Belck Foundation Award from the College of Human Ecology
1996
Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni from Georgia Tech
Professional Activities
The Fiber Society – member of the Governing Council and the Distinguished Awards Committee.
Member of the Organizing Committees for International Nonwovens Technical Conference INTC 2001- 2007.
Chairman of the Fiber Society Technical Conference, Knoxville, TN. 1997 and 2006.
Selected Publications
G. S. Bhat and S.R. Malkan, “Polymer Laid Nonwovens”, in Handbook of Nonwovens, Ed. By Steve Russel, Woodhead Publishers, 2007, pp .143-200.
G. Bhat, R. Hegde, M. G. Kamath and B. Deshpande, “Nanoclay Reinforced Fibers and Nonwovens,” Proceedings of the AATCC Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 2006.
R. Nanjundappa and G. S. Bhat, “Effect of Processing Conditions on the Structure and Properties of Polypropylene Spunbond Fabrics,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science 98, 2355-2364 (2005).
M. G. Kamath, G. S. Bhat, D. V. Parikh, and D. Mueller, “Cotton Fiber Nonwovens for Automotive Composites,” International Nonwovens Journal, pp 34-40 (Spring 2005).
Subbiah, T., G. S. Bhat, R. W. Tock, S. Parameswaran and S. Ramkumar, “Electrospinning of Nanofibers,” J. Appld. Poly. Sci., Vol. 96, 557-569 (2005).
Selected Patents
G. S. Bhat, V. Narayanan and L. C. Wadsworth, “Dimensionally Stable Polyester Films, Fibers, Yarns and Melt Blown Nonwovens,” U. S. Patent 5,753,736.
K. E. Duckett, G. S. Bhat and Hagen Suh, “Compostable/Biodegradable Nonwovens,” U. S. Patent 5,783,505.
Contact Dr. Bhat
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Director, Nonwovens Research Laboratory (UTNRL)
The University of Tennessee
205 TANDEC Building
1321 White Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996
Ph: (865) 974-0976
Fax: (865) 974-4115
email: gbhat@utk.edu
Home Page: http://web.utk.edu/~bhatgs/