Tarun Kumar Pardhi,Shri.
Area of Expertise
Process technology development for carbon fibers including acrylonitrile polymerization, Wet spinning of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor fibers for carbon fibers and heat treatment of carbon fibers.
Research Interests
Polymerization reaction kinetics, Solution spinning for fibers, Carbonization of PAN fibers,
Academic_Qualification
M Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras, Year 2006
BE in Chemical Engineering from GEC Raipur (NIT Raipur) , Year 1998
Professional Experience
With over 25 years of experience as a research scientist specializing in carbon fibers. My professional journey has encompassed the development of process technologies for polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fibers, the successful establishment of carbon fiber pilot plant, and the certification of products to meet industry standards.
Publication (ORCID ID/ Googal Scholar ID/ IRINS ID/ Vidwan ID
Awards and Honors
1. ISAMPE Outstanding Design and / or Process Development Award – 2012” titled as “Development of Process Technology for Standard Modulus Grade Carbon Fibers and Transfer of Technology to Industry.
[Group member: Hemant Kumar Shukla, Tarun Kumar Pardhi, V Balaji, Sheeja Sunil, P Porkodi, V Naveen, Arun Kumar Dwivedi, Sanjay k Shete, Tade Raju, A Jeyaprakash, P Thirumeni, Ashok Kumar ]
2. CSIR NAL technology Shield -2011 for excellent group contribution for the “ Transfer of Know how for standard modulus carbon fibers to Industry”
[Group member: Hemant Kumar Shukla, Tarun Kumar Pardhi, V Balaji, Sheeja Sunil, P Porkodi, V Naveen, Arun Kumar Dwivedi, Sanjay k Shete, Tade Raju, A Jeyaprakash, P Thirumeni, Ashok Kumar ]
Patents
Patent filed : Pressurized Steam based Fiber Stretching Apparatus, Pardhi Tarun Kumar, Kottiyatil Abhilash Jayaprakash, Shete Sanjay Kailasrao, Prajapati Ashok Kumar, IN 202511077632 Date 14/08/2025
Research Group
Carbon Fibers and Prepregs
