Professor IISc. Bengaluru, Visiting Professor LEM3 Laboratory Université de Lorraine Metz, France
Talk Title: Closing the loop and Sustainability
Professor Kailas obtained his B.Tech. from the Government Engineering College, Thrissur in 1987, M.E. and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science in 1989 and 1994, respectively. He then carried out postdoctoral research at IISc till 1996 and was a Guest Researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA during 1996-97. He is at IISc since 1999 and is today a Professor at IISc. He is carrying out research in tribology, friction stir welding and metal forming. Other interests include development of eco-friendly lubricants and eco-friendly processing. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed Journal articles and chapters in books. He also authored the course on Materials Science for the NPTEL program. He has published a book “Liberation Through Education”.