KHUSHBOO SUMAN
PhD Scholar
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
My recent research is primarily focussed on a synthetic clay mineral, Laponite, which has been a very active area of research owing to its rich physical behavior and wide industrial application as a rheological modifier. Incorporation of Laponite in water converts free flowing liquid to soft solid over practical timescales. My work focuses on the rheological investigations of this liquid-solid transition in the clay suspension under different conditions like pH, clay concentration, type of electrolyte, temperature, etc. I am also involved in understanding the rheological behavior and dynamics of colloidal gels, asphaltene systems, and thermoreversible gels.
Besides my PhD research, I work as a Teaching Assistant and Tutor at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
I have received awards for my research, with projects and publications that you can learn more about below.
MY RESEARCH
Unlocking Mysteries
RHEOMETRY
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
THERMOREVERSIBLE GEL
PUBLISHED WORK
My Labor
MICROSTRUCTURE AND SOFT GLASSY DYNAMICS OF AN AQUEOUS LAPONITE DISPERSION (LANGMUIR INVITED FEATURE ARTICLE AND COVER ART)
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01830
Cover Art: https://pubs.acs.org/toc/langd5/34/44
IN SITU ION INDUCED GELATION OF COLLOIDAL DISPERSION OF LAPONITE: RELATING MICROSCOPIC INTERACTIONS TO MACROSCOPIC BEHAVIOR (APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE)
CONFERENCES:
Presented a poster titled “Phase behavior of block copolymer Pluronic: A rheological perspective” at Research Scholars’ Day, 2018 organized by IIT Kanpur.
Delivered a talk on “Viscoelastic property and onset of non-linearity of a Colloidal Gel in the neighborhood of Critical Point” at 89th Annual Meeting of Society of Rheology, Denver, USA, 2017
Delivered a talk on “Phase behavior of block copolymer Pluronic: A rheological perspective” at 89th Annual Meeting of Society of Rheology, Denver, USA, 2017
Presented a poster titled “Viscoelastic property and onset of non-linearity of a Colloidal Gel in the neighborhood of Critical Point” at CompFlu-2017, Madras organized by Indian Society of Rheology.
Presented a poster titled “Viscoelastic property and onset of non-linearity of a Colloidal Gel in the neighborhood of Critical Point” at Research Scholars’ Day, 2017 organized by IIT Kanpur.
Presented a poster titled “Influence of Multivalent Salts on Gelation of Aqueous Laponite Dispersion” at CompFlu-2016, Hyderabad organized by Indian Society of Rheology.
Presented a poster titled “Influence of Pyrophosphate and Etidronate on Gelation of Aqueous Laponite Dispersion” at an International conference CompFlu-2016, Pune organized by Indian Society of Rheology.
AWARDS
The Fruits of My Labor
SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Awarded the Best Poster presentation at the Research Scholars’ Day, Nov 2018.
Awarded the Best Poster presentation at the Research Scholars’ Day, Nov 2017.
Awarded the Best Poster presentation at CompFlu Dec 2017
Received Society of Rheology student travel grant for participation in 89th Annual Society of Rheology Meeting, Denver, USA, Oct 8-12, 2017.
Awarded Scholarship from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for Outstanding Scholar in B.Tech
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Leadership Skill- Best Captain Award (2008), Best Leadership Award (2006)
Social Skill- Awarded Gold Medal by Cancer Aid Society for Cancer Awareness Campaign Program (2002), Awarded Certificate of Appreciation by Naturopathy and Yoga Centre IIT Kanpur (2017).
WHO I AM
I earned B. Tech. degree from National Institute of Technology Durgapur. Currently, I am a Ph.D. candidate at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur working under the supervision of Professor Yogesh M. Joshi. My current research interest focuses on understanding the rheological behavior and dynamics of colloidal gels, asphaltene systems, and thermoreversible gels. Feel free to contact me to discuss the research topics you’re interested in and to find out more about the work I do.
GALLERY
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