B. L. Deopura

Biography

Dr. B.L.Deopura is a Professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. His main area is Manmade Fibres with current interests in nanocomposites, single polymer composites and geomembranes. Prof. Deopura has done his doctorate in the area of Polymer and Fibre Physics from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. After a brief period of stay at Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research(SRI), Delhi, he joined IIT Delhi as a faculty in 1974. During his stay at IIT Delhi, he has spent about a year each at University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1978-9 and at US Air Force Materials Laboratory, Dayton, Ohio, during 1985-6. He also visited University of Manchester, U.K in 1981. He was honored with G. D. Birla Award for “Development of Tape Production System” in 1993. He is also President of a professional society "Fibre Forum India". He has published around seventy papers in national and international journals. He has attended a very large number of conferences in India and abroad. Water Aplenty: The Technology Way: Prof Deopura is currently involved in water conservation through textile based sheet materials. A team of technologists under his guidance have created novel polymeric materials which are finding use in several applications including water management. These environmentally friendly materials have successfully been used to carry out extensive water conservation field trials in various parts of the country.

Research Interest

Fibre Science & Technology