September 9th, 2009
Update : He has now joined as the VC. He will be felicitated by the alumni association in Bhubaneswar on 19th Sept 2009 at 6:30 PM in the Institue of Engineers building.
Following is an excerpt from a report in expressbuzz.com .
Governor and Chancellor of Universities Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare today appointed Prof Deba Kumar Tripathy as the new Vice-Chancellor of the Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla.
Prof Tripathy is currently Professor of Rubber Technology Department in Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. The post was lying vacant as previously appointed Vice-Chancellor Ganapati Panda did not join.
He is considered an expert in metal and rubber forming, die mould, tool design for metal and elastomer, rubber product manufacturing, rubber processing, rubber blends and composites, vibration isolation, cellular rubber and plastic and environment engineering.
For Prof. Tripathy’s webpage at IIT Kharagpur is at http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/fac-profiles/showprofile.php?empcode=ZVmdT . Following is some content from that page. It is very impressive that he continues to publish in international venues.
Member of Professional Bodies
Life member : ISTAM
Life fellow : I.E.(india)
Life Fellow : Indian Rubber Institute
Current Sponsored Projects
Project Title : Quality improvement of mold releasing Siliconized Paper.Principal Investigator : Prof. D. K. TripathyCo-Principal-Investigators : Dr. K. K. Chakrabarty & Dr. A. GuhaSponsor : Phoenix-Yule, Kalyani.Project Title : Preparation of Equivalent standards for Rubber mix and ProductsPrincipal Investigator : Prof. D. K. TripathySponsor : DRDL, HyderabadProject Title : Development of Castor Oil Based polyurethane Nanocomposite for Biomedical ApplicationPrincipal Investigator : D. K. TripathySponsor : C.S.I.R, New DelhiProject Title : Impact registance of sensor loop beltsPrincipal Investigator : D. K. TripathySponsor : Phoneix Yule
On-going Consultancy Projects
Project Name : Analysis and development of sensor loop in conveyor beltClient : Phoenix Yule Ltd.Consultant : D. K. Tripathy
Member, Editorial Board
Editorial Board Member : Journal of ISTE
Editorial Board : Journal of Chhatishgarh Science & Technology
Publications: 2008 – 2009
Dielectric relaxation of conductive carbon black reinforced chlorosulfonated polyethylene vulcanizates (Online) by M Nanda and D. K. Tripathy Polymer Composites , (2009)
Physico-mechanical and electrical properties of conductive carbon black reinforced chlorosulfonated polyethylene vulcanizates by M. Nanda and D. K. Tripathy Express Polymer Letters , 2 (12), 855-865 (2008)
AC conductivity and positive temperature coefficient effect in microcellular EPDM vulcanizates by S.P. Mahapatra, V. Sridhar, R.N.P. Chaudhary, D.K. Tripathy Polymer Composites , 29 (10), 1125-1136 (2008)
Dynamic mechanical and dielectric relaxation characteristics of microcellular rubber composites by S. P. Mahapatra, V. Sridhar, D. K. Tripathy, J. K. Kim, H. Kwak Polymers for Advanced Technologies , 19 (9) 1311-1322 (2008)
Rheological behavior of a microcellular, oil-extended ethylene-propylene-diene rubber compound: Effects of the blowing agent curing agent, and conductive carbon black filler by S. P. Mahapatra and D. K. Tripathy Journal of Applied Polymer Science , 109 (2), 1022-1030 (2008)
Prof Tripathy became the first Director of NIT Warangal on Aug 4, 2003 . I think his tenure at NIT Warangal was from 2003 to 2005 (links: 2003 , 2004 ,2005 , 2005 ). NIT Warangal is one of the top NITs. During his tenure at NIT Warangal he had positioned it to be among the top 5 NITs and a candidate for upgradation to an IIT . We hope he will take VSSUT Burla on a similar path to an IIEST.
Entry Filed under: Sambaplpur-Burla-Jharsuguda-Baragarh area (4) ,UCE Burla (became a university) ,VSS University of Technology (formerly UCE Burla)
