RÉSUMÉ Dr. Kantesh Balani Professor and Head, Advanced Center for Materials Science Faculty Building, Room 413 Department of Materials Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur-208016, India Email:
[email protected] Ph : +91-512-259-6194 (o) SHORT BIOSKETCH Dr. Kantesh Balani (ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0619-9164) is currently a full Professor (since Nov. 2018) in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. He joined as an Assistant Professor in July 2008, and then was promoted to Associate Professor position (in Jun. 2014) in the Department of MSE. He earned his doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Florida International University, Miami, FL, in 2007. His research concentrated on the role of carbon nanotube dispersion in enhancing the fracture toughness of Al2O3 nanocomposite. He has also worked on bio-ceramic hydroxyapatite coatings for bio-medical applications. He pursued his post-doctoral research in the Nanomechanics and Nanotribology Laboratory (NMNTL) and Plasma Forming Laboratory (PFL), Florida International University, Miami, FL. He has published 170+ articles in the peer-reviewed international journals and over eight conference proceedings and has delivered 160+ lectures in the international/national conferences and workshops. His h-index of 38 (i-10 index of 110+, total citations: 6600+, Source: Google Scholar, https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=i8cuAm4AAAAJ&hl=en Jun. 2021, with 800+ annual citations since last three years 2018-2020) strongly endorses his high research productivity. He is co-author of the book “Advanced Structural Ceramics” (Wiley, 2011), and “Biosurfaces: From the Perspective of Materials Scientist and Engineer” (Wiley, 2015).