3d Printed Conducting Polymers : Fundamentals, Advances, and Challenges

Ram Gupta is a Professor of Chemistry at Pittsburg State University and Director of Research at the National Institute for Materials Advancement (NIMA). Dr. Gupta’s research focuses on green energy production and storage using conducting polymers and composites, electrocatalysts for fuel cells, nanomaterials, optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices, organic-inorganic hetero-junctions for sensors, nanomagnetism, bio-based polymers, bio-compatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold and antibacterial applications, and bio-degradable metallic implants. Dr. Gupta has published over 290 peer-reviewed articles, made over 450 national/international/ regional presentations, chaired many sessions at national/international meetings, edited/written several books/chapters for the American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, CRC, Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley. He has received several million dollars for research and educational activities from external agencies. He serves as Associate Editor, Guest Editor, and editorial board member for various journals.