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Dr. Akanksha
Assistant Professor
Dr. Akanksha Pandey is an Assistant Professor in Plastic and Polymer Engineering at the School of Engineering, PlastIndia International University (PIU), Vapi, Gujarat. Before joining the university, she was serving as a postdoctoral researcher at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B). In her pursuit of academic excellence, she holds a doctorate in polymer science and engineering from IIT Roorkee (IIT-R). During her doctorate, she received the Prof. B.B. Pandey Memorial Award for outstanding contribution in pavement engineering. From her academic and research journey, she has gained experience in several areas, including rheology, polymer composites, pavement materials, and 3D printing.
Academic Qualifications
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B)
Doctor of Philosophy, Dept. of Polymer and Process Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT-R)
Research Interest
Rheology, Polymer modified asphalt binder, Tribology, Circularity, 3D printing
Work Experience
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B)
Comparing the performance of SBS and thermoplastics modified asphalt binders and asphalt mixes
Akanksha Pandey, Sk Sohel Islam, G.D. Ransinchung R. N., and Sham S. Ravindranath, Road Materials and Pavement Design, 24, 369–388, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2023.2180999
2. Quantifying the effect of SBS molecular structure on the upper service temperature rheological properties of modified binders.
Akanksha Pandey, Sk Sohel Islam, G.D. Ransinchung R. N., and Sham S. Ravindranath, Construction and Building materials, 352, 2022, 128826 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128826
3. Vital role of lower frequencies in the rheological evaluation of SBS modified binders.
Akanksha Pandey, Sk Sohel Islam, G.D. Ransinchung R. N., and Sham S. Ravindranath, Materials and Structures, 55, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-022-01922-y
4. Modification of asphalt binder by the blend of chemically grafted thermoplastics and SBS: Influence of blend composition, chemical grafting, sulphur content, and MFI value.
Akanksha Pandey, Alok Sharma, Sham S. Ravindranath, Polymer Bulletin, 79, 7753-7774, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-021-03868-7
5. Rheological analysis of the rutting and fatigue cracking criteria in performance grading of asphalt binders.
Akanksha Pandey, Sumit Kumar, Sridhar Raju, and Sham S. Ravindranath, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology (IJPRT), 16, 66-81, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42947-021-00113-2
6. The role of rheological premonitory of hydrogels based on cellulose nanofibers and polymethylsilsesquioxane on the physical properties of corresponding aerogels.
Pragya Gupta, Akanksha Pandey, Kirtiraj K. Gaikwad, Sunanda Roy, Pradip K. Maji, Polymer Engineering and Science, 61, 2021, 1220-1231. https://doi.org/10.1002/pen.25671
| PG grading of bitumen using capillary and Brookfield viscometers.
Akanksha Pandey, Sham S. Ravindranath, and Sridhar Raju, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 218, Chapter 26, 2022 |
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| Effect of recycled composite on the thermo-rheological properties of asphalt binder.
Akanksha Pandey, Atul Kumar Maurya, Sumit K. Singh, and Sham S. Ravindranath, International Conferences & Meetings (AICM), Krispon advancing science, 2021 |
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| 1. Rheological analysis of PG rutting criterion in polymer modified asphalt binders.
Akanksha Pandey, Sham S. Ravindranath, and Sridhar Raju, AAPA International Flexible Pavements Conference, 2019 |
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| 2. Wear resistance and friction reduction in acrylonitrile butadiene rubber through a hybrid combination of graphite flakes and nano tungsten disulphide.
Neha Agrawal, Akanksha Pandey, A.S. Parihar, A.K. Mishra, M.N. Gandhi, A.R. Bhattacharya, K. Mukhopadhyay, and N.E. Prashad, AIP Conference Proceedings. AIP, 2016 |
· XXth school on Neutrons as Probes of Condensed Matter (NPCM-2024), BARC Mumbai | 2023
· Regional workshop on “Quality Control – New Materials & Techniques” in road sector, IIT-R | 2020
· Indo-US workshop on “Soft Matter”, India | 2018
AAPA International Flexible Pavements Conference, Sydney, Australia | 2019·
Transportation Research Group (TRG), Bhopal, India | 2019·
International conference on condensed matter and applied physics, Bikaner | 2015
Prof. B.B. Pandey Memorial Award