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Vikas Mittal Ph.D.

Dr. Vikas Mittal studied Chemical Engineering from Punjab Technical University in Punjab, India. He later obtained his Masters of Technology in Polymer Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology in Polymer Science and Engineering from Indian institute of Technology Delhi, India. Subsequently, he joined the Polymer Chemistry group of Professor U. W. Suter at the Department of Materials at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich in Switzerland. he there worked for his doctoral degree with focus on the subjects of surface chemistry and polymer nanocomposites. He also jointly worked with Professor M. Morbidelli at the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences for the synthesis fo functional polymer latex particles with thermally reversible behaviors.

After completion of his doctoral research, he joined the Active and Intelligent Coating section of Sun Chemical Group Europe in London. He worked for the development of water and solvent based coatings for food packaging applications. He later joined as Polymer Engineer at BASF Polymer Research in Ludwigshafen, Germany, where he is working until till date as laboratory manager responsible for the physical analysis of organic and inorganic colloids.

His research interests include organic-inorganic nanocomposites, novel filler surface modifications, thermal stability enhancements, and polymer latexes with functionalized surfaces. He has authored more than 40 scientific publications, book chapters and patents on these subjects.

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