Prashant Nagesh Kumta

Background

Kumta, Prashant Nagesh was born on August 17, 1960 in Madras, India. Son of Nagesh Shanker and Soomathee Nagesh (Marballi) Kumta. arrived in the United States, 1984.

Education

Bachelor of Technology, Indian Institute Technology, Bombay, 1984; Master of Science, U. Arizona, 1987; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Arizona, 1990.

Career

Undergraduate research assistant, Indian Institute Technology, Bombay, 1983-1984; graduate work assistant, Oregon Graduate Center, Beaverton, 1984-1985; graduate teaching assistant, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1985-1987; graduate research assistant, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1987-1988; graduate research associate, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1988-1990; assistant professor, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1990-1995; associate professor, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, since 1995. Principal investigator Eveready Battery Company, Cleveland, since 1993, Changs Ascending, Taiwan, since 1996, consultant since 1998. Principal investigator Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, since 1997, Pittsburgh Plate Glass (Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company) Industries, since 1998.

Consultant Timo Industry, Pittsburgh, 1992-1993. Member summer research faculty Air Force Office, Washington, 1993.

Achievements

• Prashant Nagesh Kumta has been listed as a noteworthy engineering educator, science educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedigns, Volume 495. Chemical Aspects of Electronic Ceramics Processing

Membership

Member American Ceramic Society, Materials Research Society, Electrochemical Society.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, music, reading.

Connections

Married Ujwala Prashant Kamath, December 20, 1994.

Father:

Nagesh Shanker Kumta

Mother:

Soomathee Nagesh (Marballi) Kumta

Spouse:

Ujwala Prashant Kamath