Dr. Kamala Mahanta Associate Professor Office: Physical Science #130 Voice: (607) 436-3342 E-Mail: mahantk@oneonta.edu Degree: Ph.D. Graduated From: University of Manchester, UK Year: 1974 Year of Joining SUCO: 1988

• Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
• American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• American Society of Materials (ASM)

Offices Held:

• Secretary / Vice-chair of RI / SME (Local Chapter), 1987 - 88
• Chair of RI / SME (Local Chapter), 1988 - 89
• Treasurer, ASME (Mohawk Valley Section), 1993 - 94

Awards / Honors:
National:

• NASA / ASEE Research Fellow 1994 and 1995
• NASA Contractor 1995 - 97

Regional:

• Mohawk Valley Engineer's Executive Council Outstanding Award, 1988
• SME Region II "Outstanding Programs Award", 1990
• WB Ford Grant, 1990
• ASEE Scholarship for study of Composite Materials

Professional Interests:

• Fluid Mechanics; Solid Mechanics; Heat Transfer, Stress Analysis; Finite Element Analysis.
• Composite Materials (CMC's)
• Lasers, Thin-Film Technology
• Thermal Spray Techniques
• Science and Engineering Education

General Interests:

• Tennis, Music.

Recent Publications:

• "A CMC Database for use in the Next Generation Launch Vehicles (Rockets)", NASA Contractor Report, NASA CR - 196533, October 1994.
• "Development of a Material Property Database for Selected Ceramic Matrix Composites", NASA Contractor Report, NASA CR - 199830, 1995.