Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Research, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. Aditya Kumar is an Associate Professor in the department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He is also the Interim Director of the Materials Research Center (MRC). He joined the Missouri S&T faculty in September 2015 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor of MSE and granted tenure in September 2021. Dr. Kumar received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).
Dr. Kumar’s research is focused on the convergence of experiments, multiscale simulations, and artificial intelligence to design, discover, and implement sustainable materials for construction of infrastructure. This includes the development of original, theory-guided artificial intelligence platforms to inform and guide the design and performance-optimization of energy- and carbon-efficient construction materials, formulated by replacing more than half of the cement with industrial wastes such as fly ash and slag and geologically-sourced materials such as limestone and quartz. Recent research is focused on the development of original experiments and thermodynamically-guided machine learning models to enable pilot-scale production of Portland cement and other alternative cements at low temperatures, with substantially lower carbon intensities compared to state-of-the-art production methods. Dr. Kumar's research supported by several state and federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the Army Research Labs, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration. Dr. Kumar has published over 80 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He serves on the editorial board of several journals, including Cement and Concrete Composites, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, and Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering.
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About Aditya Kumar
Dr. Aditya Kumar is an Associate Professor in the department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He is also the Interim Director of the Materials Research Center (MRC). He joined the Missouri S&T faculty in September 2015 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor of MSE and granted tenure in September 2021. Dr. Kumar received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).
Dr. Kumar’s research is focused on the convergence of experiments, multiscale simulations, and artificial intelligence to design, discover, and implement sustainable materials for construction of infrastructure. This includes the development of original, theory-guided artificial intelligence platforms to inform and guide the design and performance-optimization of energy- and carbon-efficient construction materials, formulated by replacing more than half of the cement with industrial wastes such as fly ash and slag and geologically-sourced materials such as limestone and quartz. Recent research is focused on the development of original experiments and thermodynamically-guided machine learning models to enable pilot-scale production of Portland cement and other alternative cements at low temperatures, with substantially lower carbon intensities compared to state-of-the-art production methods. Dr. Kumar's research supported by several state and federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the Army Research Labs, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration. Dr. Kumar has published over 80 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He serves on the editorial board of several journals, including Cement and Concrete Composites, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, and Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering.
| July 2024 - Present | Interim Director, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Materials Research Center | |
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| September 2021 - Present | Associate Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Materials Science and Engineering | |
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| September 2021 - June 2024 | Associate Chair for Research (ACR), Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Materials Science and Engineering | |
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| September 2015 - August 2021 | Assistant Professor of Ceramic Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Materials Science and Engineering | |
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| October 2014 - August 2015 | Project Scientist and Lecturer, Laboratory for the Chemistry of Construction Materials (LC2), University of California, Los Angeles ‐ Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
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| January 2012 - September 2014 | Research Scientist and Lecturer, Laboratory for the Chemistry of Construction Materials (LC2), University of California, Los Angeles ‐ Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
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| November 2008 - December 2011 | Graduate Research Assistant, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne ‐ Materials Science and Engineering | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Composition-structure-property relationships in materials, Experimental characterization and thermo-kinetic simulation of reactions and microstructural evolution in materials, Design, discovery, and implementation of sustainable cementitious binders for infrastructure, Simulation of fluid and ion transport in porous media, and Machine learning and artificial intelligence
Grants
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2022 - Present | Associate Editor, Frontiers in Materials (Structural Materials) | 2022 - Present | Associate Editor, Journal of the American Ceramic Society | 2021 - Present | Editorial Board Member, Cement and Concrete Composites | 2019 - Present | Associate Editor, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering | 2016 - Present | Member, Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies | 2016 - Present | Member, Materials Research Center | 2015 - Present | Member, Materials Science and Engineering |
Honors and Awards
- Missouri S&T College of Engineering and Computing Dean’s Scholars Award, 2019
- Missouri S&T Faculty Research Award, 2021
- Best paper award, Journal of the American Ceramic Society Awards Symposium at Materials Science and Technology (MS&T) 2018
Courses
- MET 4350: Process Metallurgy Applications
- CER 3230: Thermodynamics of Materials
- MSE 5060/6060: (Advanced) Chemistry of Construction Materials
| 2012 - 2014 | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California Los Angeles ‐ Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
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| 2012 | Ph.D., École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | |
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Contact Information
Materials Science and Engineering
Missouri University of Science & Technology
B49 McNutt Hall
Rolla, MO 65409
Phone: (573) 341-6994
Fax: (573) 341-6934
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