Mrinal Saha

Professor

Email: msaha@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1098
Office: Felgar Hall 208A
Office Hours: T/R 2:30-4:30pm
CV: Dr. Saha's Full CV (PDF)

Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering (2001)
Old Dominion University
B.S., Mechanical Engineering (1988)
BUET, Dhaka

Research Focus

Processing of Advanced Materials (Composites, Nanocomposites, and Sandwich structures)
Polymer foams and Thin Films
Multifunctional Materials
Static and Dynamics Characterization
Impact Dynamics and Damage Tolerance of Composites

Experience and Awards

Junior Faculty Research Award, Office of the Vice President of Research, University of Oklahoma, 2010
Best Paper Award, ASME 7th Symposium on International Design and Design Education, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2010
Faculty Performance Award for Research, College of Engineering, Architecture, and Physical Sciences, Tuskegee University, 2005

Chair, Materials Division of the ASME, Technical Committee of the Composites and Heterogeneous Materials, 2010-2012
Session Organizer and Chair of the ASME IMECE
Reviewer of the Journal of Composite Materials, Materials Science and Engineering A, Carbon, Journal of Materials Science
American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM)
American Society for Composites (ASC)

A. Balakrishnan, M.C. Saha, "Tensile and Thermal Conductivity Characterization of Toughened Epoxy/CNT Nanocomposites," Materials Science & Engineering A, 528 (2011), pp. 906-913 (published online – December 15, 2010)
M.C. Saha, B. Barua, S. Mohan, "Study on the Cure Kinetic Behavior of Thermosetting Polyurethane Solids and Foams: Effect of Temperature, Density, and Carbon Nanofiber," Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 133 (2011), DOI:10.1115/1.4002649 (published online December 02, 2010)
A. Balakrishnan, M.C. Saha, "Processing and Characterization of Thermoplastic Polyurethane Nanocomposite Thin Films" Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 133 (2011), DOI: 10.1115/1.4002645 (published online December 02, 2010)
M.C. Saha, S. Mohan, A. Balakrishnan, "Frequency and Temperature Dependent Dynamic Shear Response of Polyurethane Foams," International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation (IJMatEI), v 1, n 2, 235-253, 2009