Dr. Golden Kumar - Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Dr. Golden Kumar
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-1021
Tel: 806.742.3563 x274
Fax: 806.742.3540
Email: golden.kumar@ttu.edu
Advanced Functional Materials Group website
Curriculum Vitae
Education
- Ph.D., Technical University Dresden, Germany, (2005)
- M.S., Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, (2000)
- B.S., Panjab University Chandigarh, India, (1996)
Experience
- Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University, (2012-present)
- Associate Research Scientist, Yale University, (2007-2011)
- Post−Doctoral Researcher, National Institute of Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan, (2005-2007)
Teaching Areas
- Statics, Materials Science, Nano-materials
Research Interests
- Dr. Kumar’s research focuses on developing environmentally benign and efficient processing methods to fabricate materials with functional properties at multiple length scales. Current projects include surface engineering of amorphous metals for nanoimprinting, catalytically active surfaces, developing toolbox for studying cell-topography interaction, and understanding materials properties at nano- and sub-nano levels.
- Advanced Functional Materials Group website
Selected Publications
- G. Kumar, A. Desai, J. Schroers, “Bulk Metallic Glass: Smaller the Better” Advanced Materials, 23, p 461-476, 2011
- M. Carmo, R. Sekol, S. Ding, G. Kumar et al., “Bulk Metallic Glass Nanowire Architecture for Electrochemical Applications” ACS Nano, 5, p 2979-2983, 2011.
- G. Kumar, P. Staffier, J. Blawzdziewicz, UD. Schwarz, J. Schroers, “Atomically smooth surfaces through thermoplastic forming of metallic glass” Applied Physics Letters, 97, p 101907, 2010.
- G. Kumar, H. Tang, J. Schroers, “Nanomoulding with Amorphous Metals” Nature, 457, p 868-872, 2009.
- G. Kumar and J. Schroers, “Write and Erase Mechanism for Bulk Metallic Glass” Applied Physics Letters, 92, p 31901, 2008.
- G. Kumar, T. Ohkubo, T. Mukai, K. Hono, “Plasticity and microstructure of Zr-Cu-Al bulk metallic glasses” Scripta Materialia, 57, p 173-176, 2007.