Pritha Bhunia
Hattiesburg,MISSISSIPPI
Summary
I am a fourth-year PhD candidate in the School of Polymer Science and Engineering at The University of Southern Mississippi. Through my coursework and laboratory experiences, I am actively exploring and defining my career path. Under the esteemed guidance of Dr. Derek L. Patton, I am conducting dissertation research that I believe will make a meaningful contribution to the field. I am expected to graduate with my PhD in Polymer Science and Engineering in the Fall of 2025.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Graduate Research Assistant
The University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
01.2021 - Current
- Designing dynamic and degradable polymeric materials with thiol-X chemistries.
- Designing and synthesizing vitrimer thermosets based on benzoxazine polyesters.
- Designing and synthesizing dynamic epoxy-amine thermosets.
Undergraduate Student
University Of Calcutta
Kolkata, West Bengal
08.2016 - 05.2019
- Worked on in-plant project titled “tbr il and tl lumpy elimination during calendering” as internship under the supervision of Mr. Biju A.K.Nambiar (General Manager, Halol Plant Technical) at Ceat Limited, Halol, Gujarat, India
- Worked on "chemical modification of poly (acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) with CMC for synthesis of hydrophilic membranes" under the supervision of Dr. Samit Kumar Ray in the Department of Polymer Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, India.
Education
Ph.D. - Polymer Science and Engineering
The University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS10-2025
B.Tech. - Polymer Science and Technology
The University of Calcutta
Kolkata, India05.2019
B.Sc. - Chemistry
The University of Calcutta
Kolkata, India05.2016
Skills
- NMR
- FTIR
- GPC
- Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
- Thermogravimetric Analysis
- Differential Scanning Calorimetry
- Mechanical Testing System
- Familiarity with range of synthetic laboratory equipments and techniques
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Adobe Illustrator
- Origin Pro
Honors and awards
- Evonik student poster award for graduate student at the 50th Annual Waterborne Symposium (Third place), 2023
- Susan A. Siltanen Graduate Student Research Symposium winner (Second place), 2023.
- Member Of Indian Institute Of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), Kolkata (2016-2019).
- Poster presentation at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Conference on the "Design and Synthesis of Dynamic Epoxy Amine Vitrimers.", Spring 2024.
- Worked as a mentor for NSF funded REU program, Summer 2022.
Advisor
Dr. Derek L. Patton
Publications
- Ali, M. S., Bhunia, P., Samanta, A. P., Orasugh, J. T., & Chattopadhyay, D., Transdermal therapeutic system: Study of cellulose nanocrystals influenced methylcellulose-chitosan bionanocomposites, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 218, 556–567, 2022
- Davis, J.; Bhunia, P.; Sloan, R.; Patton, D., Investigation of benzoxazine vitrimers based on dynamic transesterification exchange, Manuscript in Preparation.
- Bhunia,P.;Aguinaga,J.;Patton,D., Investigation of dynamic transesterification using co-catalyst in epoxy-amine vitrimers, Manuscript in Preparation.
Languages
English
Professional
Hindi
Professional
Bengali
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Graduate Research Assistant
The University of Southern Mississippi
01.2021 - Current
Undergraduate Student
University Of Calcutta
08.2016 - 05.2019
Ph.D. - Polymer Science and Engineering
The University of Southern Mississippi
B.Tech. - Polymer Science and Technology
The University of Calcutta
B.Sc. - Chemistry
The University of Calcutta
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