Upadhya, Kamleshwar "Kamal", Ph.D. Materials Engineering

     FELLOW OF ASM INTERNATIONAL (FASM), FELLOW OF INSTITUTE OF

MATERIALS (FIM), CHARTER ENGINEER, C.Eng.           

 EDUCATION

MBA University of Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow, U.K. February 1979

Ph.D., Materials Engineering, University of Stratchclyde, Glasgow, U. K., October 1977

B. Sc., Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, B. H. U., India,

October 1973 (1st Class, Hon.)

 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND INTERESTS

Synthesis and processing of ceramic and composite materials. Characterizations and

properties evaluations of and ceramics, metallic and nonmetallic materials using EDAX,

SCM, DSC, ARC and XRD techniques. I possess over 7.0 years of extensive Hands On experience in Thermal Spray of Metals. Ceramics, Cermets. Polymers and Composite Materials. I also possess hands on experiences in development of New Ceramic Composite Materials for Thermal Spray and post spray processing of coating materials. I have performed morphological and compositional analysis of Thermal Sprayed Materials by Metallography. SEM. EDAX and XRD Techniques. I have set up Coating Laboratory in Plasma Technology Inc. starting from designing and purchasing coating

Equipments, installations and operations of these P A VD and microscopy equipments. Plasma processing of materials, high temperature coatings of turbine blades, characterizations and corrosion evaluation of MCrAIY alloy. Thin and bulk films deposition of materials, composite and intermetallic materials processing and applications, nano-structure materials, C-C composite densification by PECVD, Plasma sintering of ceramic materials, Surface modification of materials by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition(PVD), plasma assisted CVD (p ACVD), plasma assisted PVD (P APVD), ion beam enhanced deposition of thin films, mechanical

properties of thin films, performance evaluations of materials at high temperature, i.e. oxidation/corrosion behavior of metals and alloys, structure-properties correlations, near net shape components by Low pressure plasma sys. (LPPS).

 ACHIEVEMENTS SUMMARY

1. Over 100 journal and book articles, 16 U. S. Patents, several awards for inventions and technical papers, editor of five (I,) conference proceedings, over 50 invited talks in the USA and overseas, member of numerous organizing committee and chairperson of the Several international conferences, and over 50 session chairmanships at the international conferences.

 2. Award and Special Publications

I. Outstanding Technical Achievement Award, Hughes STX Corporation, 1998

I. TOKTEN (United Nation) Award, 1994

II. AFOSR STAR TEAM award, 1994

III. GE Genius of Invention Award, February, 1991

IV. GE Invention Fulcrum of Progress Award, February, 1989

V. GE Invention of the Year Award, August, 1990

VI. GE Business Driver Award, September, 1990

VII. ASM-IIM Lectureship Award, 1990

VIII. ASM-IIM distinguished technical paper award, 1991

X. President's Medal (India) Award, 1974

XI. Leading articles and Front Covers in Journal of Metals "Sintering Kinetics of

Ceramic and Composite Materials into Plasma Environment", December, 1987)

XII. Leading articles and Front Covers in American Ceramic Society Bulletin on "An

Innovative Technique for Plasma Processing of Ceramic and Composite

Materials", October, 1988

XIII. Leading articles and Front Covers in Journal of Metals on "Surface Modifications

by Plasma Techniques and synthesis of Novel Materials", June, 1989

XIV. Leading articles and citation in Technical Insight on "Plasma Processing of

Materials", April, 1989

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

9/2005-2007 Technical Director:, Advanced Materials and Technology Company (AMTC), 650 L Avenue West, Lanacaster, CA, 93536

11/1/98-8/2005 Vice President, Technology and Engineering, Plasma Technology,

11/1/93-11/1997 Chief Scientist and Senior Staff Advisor, Hughes STX, Phillips

Laboratory, Bldg. 8424, Edwards AFB, Edwards, CA, 93523

10/91-10/1/1993 Research Scientist, UDRl, Edwards Air Force Base, Phillips

Laboratory,Bldg. 8424, Edwards AFB, CA 93523

3/1/988 – 9/1/1991 Senior Materials Engineer, GE Medical Systems, MlC 7B-36, P. O. Box

414, Milwaukee, WI 53201

9/1984-2/1988 Assistant Professor of Metallurgical Engineering, Department of

Materials Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, P. O. Box 4348, Chicago, IL

9/1983 – 8/1/1984 Post-doctoral Research Fellow, MRRC, 56 East River Road,

University of Minnesota, MN 55455.

 9/1982 – 9/1/1983 Research Assistant Professor, GMT Center of Pyrometallurgy,

Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Missouri, Rolla, Rolla, MO

1/1981 - 411982 Dhragandhra Chemical Wor1cs, Dhragandhara, Gujrat, India

4/1979 - 111981 Post-doctoral Research Associate, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Polytechnic,

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, U. K.

1/1/1978 – 2/1/1979 C.S.I.R. Research Officer, Department of Metallurgical Engineering,

B. H. U., India

 COURSES TAUGHT

(i) CEMM 230 - Properties of Materials

(ii) CEMM 248 - Materials Processing

(iii) CEMM 343 - Metallurgical Thermodynamic and Kinetics

(iv) CEMM 437 - Innovative Steel Making Processes: Theory and Practice

(v) CEMM 341 - Manufacturing Processing(vi) CEMM 393 - Composite Materials

Processing and Applications

 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

1. Member, American Ceramic Society

Member, Iron and Steel Society, AIME

Member, The Metallurgical Society, AIME

Member, American Society of Metals

Member, American Vacuum Society

2. Member and Chairman, Non-Metallic Materials Committee

Technical Advisor, JOM

Member, TMS Superconductivity Committee

Member, TMS Continuing Education Committee

Member, TMS Physical Chemistry Committee       

Member, TMS Extraction and Processing Division Committee

3. Organizer and Co-Chairman of the International Conference on Diamond and diamond-Like Carbon Coatings, Chicago, October 1988, Sponsored by the Metallurgical Society of AIME.

4. Organizer and Co-Chairman of symposium on "Developments in Surface Modification Techniques of Materials". Sponsored by ASM Chapter, Milwaukee, April 1988.

5. Organizer and Chairman of the Short Course on "Diamond - Synthesis and Applications". Sponsored by the Metals, Minerals and Materials Society, Indianapolis, October, 1989.

6. Organizer and Chairman of the short course on "diamond - Synthesis and Applications". Sponsored by the TMS-AIME, Anaheim, CA, February, 1990.

7. Organizer and Chairman of the Short Course on "Diamond Coatings and Industrial Applications". Sponsored by the American Society for Metals, ASM, Detroit, MI, October, 1990.

8. Organizer and Chairman of the International Conference on "Plasma and Laser Processing of Materials", New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 1991, Sponsored by the TMS-AIME.

9. Organizer and Chairman of the International Conference on "Developments in Ceramic and Metal-Matrix  Composites" San Diego, CA, March 1992, Sponsored by the TMS-AIME.

10. Organizer and Chairman of the International Conference on "Plasma Synthesis and Processing of Materials", Denver, Colorado, March, 1993, Sponsored by the TMSAIME

11. Organizer and Chairman of the International Conference on "Processing Fabrication and Applications of Advanced Composite Materials" Long Beach, CA, August, 1993, Sponsored by the AMS Itl. and TMS-AIME

12. Organizer and Chairman of the International Conference on "High Temperature High Performance Materials For Rocket Engines and Space Applications", Rosemont, Ill, October, 1994, Sponsored by Structure Materials Division, TMS, AIME

13. Co-Organizer and CO-Chairman of International Conference on " Recent Developments in Nanostructure Ceramic Materials", September, 1996, Davos, Switzerland.

14. Organizer and Chairman of the international Conference on "Applications of Ceramic and Metal Matrix Composites", September, 1997, Sponsored by SMD, TMS, AIME

 

Recent Research and Development Projects of Dr. Upadhya:

1) Teledyne Corporation: Development of Cathode for Industrial and Medical Gas Sensors:

deposition of ultrathin film (1000-1500 0 A) of Au, Rh and Ag directly on 1 mil thick teflon

film.(the cathode initial test is successful and more samples will be tested)

2) AMPTEK Inc.:Development of Detector for AMPTEK Corporation: To deposit Cr/Til Al on

Silicon substrate (these parts were tested and found to be successful. Further production quantities and price under discussions)

3) Johnson & Jonson: Research project on development of sensor for hospital application.

4) Exeldyne Inc.: Development of Ceramic Coating on Valve for Racing Car by PVD thin fun deposition.

5) Cosworth Racing, U.K.: Research and development project with HITCO and COSWORTII

Racing Company in U.K for development ofC-C composite Valve and ceramic coating.

6) E. D. DuPont: Development of Ultra High Temperature (1400 °C) corrosion resistance Ceramic Coating

7) Avery Dennison: Development of Thick and Thin film Low Friction coefficient coating

8) St.Jude Medical: Development of thin film coating for spring.

9) Medtronic Inc.: Development of sensor for fluid acidity by thin film Antimony deposition by PVD.

10) BIOMET Orthopedics Inc.: Develop ceramic thin film biocompatible coating for Orthopedic Implant devices.

11) GE Medical Systems: Development of deposition ofW+5% Re on focal track of x-rays tubeTarget by LPPS system or other methods.

12: Hughes STX corporation: Development ofNano-Aluminum alloy for application in

Cryogenic impeller (H202). Orthopedic implants parts by PVD deposition technique. ( The initial

test has been extremely successful and there is ongoing discussion for implementation of this coating in production on.)

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