Research Interests:
Biomaterials for hard tissue engineering: concept to characterization; Osteoconductive bone grafts; Matching strength-loss resorbable implants; Cell-derived information; Nano-composites; Solid Freeform Fabrication/ Rapid Prototyping: design to mimic structural intricacies of biological materials and applications in Biomedical Engineering; Nano-ceramic coatings
Degrees:
Ph.D. Materials Science (Engineering), Washington State University, Pullman, WA 2003
B.E. Metallurgical Engineering, Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India, 1998
Recent Publications:
Kalita, S.J., Bose, S., Hosick, H.L., and Bandyopadhyay, A., 2002. Porous calcium aluminate ceramics for bone graft applications. Journal of Materials Research, 17 [12]:3042-3049.
Kalita, S.J., Bose, S., Hosick, H.L., and Bandyopadhyay, A., 2003. Development of controlled porosity polymer-ceramic composite scaffolds via fused deposition modeling. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 23: 611-620.
Kalita, S.J., Bose S., Hosick H.L., and Bandyopadhyay A. 2004. CaO-P2O5-Na2O-based sintering additives for hydroxyapatite (HAp) ceramics. Biomaterials, 25: 2331-2339. PMID: 14741598.
Kalita, S.J., Rokusek, D., Bose, S., Hosick, H.L., and Bandyopadhyay, A. 2004. Effects of MgO-CaO-P2O5-Na2O-based additives on mechanical and biological properties of hydroxyapatite. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 71A:35-44.
Kalita, S.J., Bhardwaj, A., and Bhatt, H., 2005. Nanocrystalline calcium phosphate ceramics in biomedical engineering. Materials Science and Engineering C xx (2006) xxx–xxx doi:10.1016/j.msec.2006.05.018 (article in press)
Kalita, S.J., Bhatt, H., and Dhamne, A., 2005. MgO-Na2O-P2O5-based Sintering additives for Tricalcium Phosphate Bioceramics. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 89 [3] 875–881, 2006.
Bhatt, H., and Kalita, S.J., 2005. Influence of Oxide-based Sintering Additives on Densification and Mechanical Behavior of Tricalcium Phosphate (TCP). Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine (accepted for publication in Feb 2006).
Somani, V., and Kalita, S.J., 2005. Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Barium Strontium Titanate Power via Sol-Gel Processing. Journal of Electroceramics (Accepted for publication in May 2006)
Scientific and Professional Societies:
American Ceramic Society
Honors and Awards:
Faculty Excellence Award - Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 2006 (department level), MMAE, UCF, Orlando, Florida.
Best Graduate Student Poster Award, 2003, presented by The Ceramic Educational Council at the 105th Annual Meeting of ACerS, Nashville, Tennessee.
John P. Hirth Outstanding Graduate Seminar Award, 2003, honored at Physical Chemistry and Materials Science Seminar Program, WSU, Pullman, Washington.
Research Excellence Award for the Ph.D. in Materials Science, 2001-2002, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, WSU, Pullman, Washington.
Govila Materials Science Scholarship, 2002-2003, acquired at the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
R V Subramanian Graduate Fellowship, 2001-2002, acquired at School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
