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Manoj K. Choudhary - A Profile In Excellence

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Manoj K. Choudhary - A Profile In Excellence

Senior Technical Staff member at Owens Corning Science and Technology in Granville, Ohio.

ACerS recognizes Manoj K. Choudhary, Senior Technical Staff member at Owens Corning Science and Technology in Granville, Ohio, for excellence in ceramic science and engineering. His current focus of work at Owens Corning is developing novel products and processes for thermal insulation and structural applications through materials properties research, mathematical simulation of transport phenomena, and nanotechnology. Dr. Choudhary has been an ACerS member since 1985, and was elevated to Fellow in 1997. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Glass Technology.

Educational Background:

Sc. D., Materials Science and Engineering, Mass. Inst. Technology

M.S., Chemical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo

B. Tech. (Honors), Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

ACerS Involvement & Honors:

One of two ACerS reps named to the ICG-Council

Chair of the Glass & Optical Materials Division (2000-2001)

Technical Program Chair of the XVIII International Congress on Glass (1998)

Co-editor of the Proceedings of the XVIII International Congress on Glass (1998)

Program Co-Chair, GOMD Fall Meeting (1994)

President, Industrial Liaison Board of the NSF Funded Center for Glass Research at AlfredUniversity (1995)

President (1999), Member of Board of Trustees (1999-Present), of the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council.

Glass Service Modeling Award (2007) – An international award for outstanding contributions to glass industry in the field of mathematical modeling.

Numerous awards from Owens Corning, including the two highest technical awards, the Slayter and V. C. Rees Awards, for significant contributions to glass technology.

Many other awards, including the Best Paper Award from the Glass Industry Committee of IEEE (1985), Falih N. Darmara Materials Achievement Award from Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT (1978), and Professor S. K. Nandi Gold Medal from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (1974).

Foreign Member of Czech Glass Society (2004)

Employment:

Owens Corning

Senior Research Associate (11/96-Present)

Research Associate (9/90 – 11/96)

Senior Engineer (4/85- 9/90)

Advanced Engineer (9/82-4/85)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Post-doctoral Research Associate (3/1980- 9/82)

Accomplishments in Ceramic Science and Engineering:

Dr. Choudhary has done pioneering work on the development and application of mathematical models for flow and heat transfer phenomena in processing of glass forming melts. Choudhary’s contributions in this field have been recognized by numerous awards, publications, and invited lectures in international forums. His research has tackled a broad range of topics such as batch reactions, melting, forming, and environmental emissions, and his projects have provided the foundation for some of the most important advances in glass melting technology at Owens Corning during the last 25 years. Dr. Choudhary has been a leader in linking transport phenomena and materials research with engineering to develop innovative products and processes.

In addition to his technical achievements, Dr. Choudhary has served the interests of the global glass-ceramic community through leadership positions in several organizations.

Personal Background:

Manoj lives in Reynoldsburg, Ohio with his wife Saraswati and their daughter, Niharika and son, Vikas. He enjoys reading literature, philosophy, history, current affairs, and watching cinema. He follows Buckeye Football in order to qualify as a full member of the Central Ohio community.

Why Manoj K. Choudhary belongs to ACerS:

“At the time I joined ACerS, I also belonged to several professional organizations. Thanks to great mentors and friends I found here, I decided to make ACerS my “home”. ACerS meetings, conferences, and symposia have contributed significantly to my professional growth. These forums dealt with scientific/technical topics of high relevance to my work at Owens Corning. Professional networks I established through ACerS have been a great resource for me and my colleagues at Owens Corning. Furthermore, ACerS has given me many rewarding opportunities for service and leadership. Above all, through ACerS I have met individuals whom, it is my honor and privilege, to call friends.”