Dr. Jitendra S. Tate

Associate Professor of Manufacturing Engineering

BS, MS, Mechanical Engineering: University of Pune, India
PhD,Mechanical Engineering: North Carolina A&T State University

Contact Info:

Email: JT31@txstate.edu

Office: RF Mitte Building Room 2218; Phone: 512-245-4872

Composites Lab: RF Mitte Building Room 1218; Phone: 512-245-6782

National-level Dow Chemical Educator of the Year 2009 by Composites Division of Society of Plastics Engineers
College of Science and Engineering, 2009 Dean Nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching
The Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society, ‘Favorite Professor for 2012’

Development, manufacturing; and characterization of high-performance thermoset and thermoplastics polymeric matrix composites for industrial, aerospace, sports , biomedical, and energy applications such as,
- High temperature applications e.g. rocket ablatives,
- Fire-retardant interior structures of mass transit and aircraft,
- Lighter and damage-tolerant wind turbine blades,
- Thermoplastics conductive composites for 3D printing,
- Bio-based composites using natural fibers (kenaf, ragweed, hemp, agricultural waste) and soy-based resins
Characterization and progressive failure analysis of polymers, elastomers, and composites under mechanical loading (static, fatigue, and impact); thermal loading; FST (fire, smoke and toxicity); and ablation
Manufacturing of thermoset and thermoplastics polymer matrix composites with special interest in low cost vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM).
Fatigue of composites – Life prediction modeling and damage mechanisms
Structural health monitoring of composite structures
Environmental, health and safety aspects of nanotechnology safety

Dr Jitendra Tate wins NSF-NUE Grant : Dr. Jetendra Tate Wins NSF-NUE Grant (DOCX, 12 KB)