Dr. Prashant Kumta named "one of 18 Indian minds who are doing cutting-edge work"

INDIA (February 27, 2012) ... Prashant Kumta, Ph.D., Edward R. Weidlein Chair in the Swanson School of Engineering and School of Dental Medicine, was named one of India's most cutting-edge minds by Forbes India magazine. The article by Seema Singh said of Dr. Kumta that "India is set to become one of the biggest consumers of electronic goods like mobile phones, cameras and laptops even before power infrastructure catches up. His work in energy storage will help."

Dr. Kumta holds appointments in the Departments of Bioengineering, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and Oral Biology.

The full article is available here.

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