Amar Mohanty, PhD

Brief Bio

Amar Mohanty is a Full Professor & Distinguished Research Excellence Chair in Sustainable Materials and the Director of the Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He is a former Michigan State University Professor. He currently holds a Adjunct Professor position at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, USA and a Visiting Professor status at the University of Portsmouth, UK.

Prof. Mohanty is an international leader in the field of sustainable materials, bioplastics, biocomposites and advanced biorefinery. His research focuses on engineering value-added uses of biomass wastes, waste plastics and industrial co-products from agro-food and biofuel industries. Circular bioeconomy, environmental sustainability, waste plastic valorization, biodegradable plastics as single-use plastic alternatives, biocarbon based composites and 3D printing of sustainable materials are other areas of his expertise.

Prof. Mohanty is the Editor-in-Chief of Sustainable Composites, Composites Part C -Open Access; an ELSEVIER journal.

He is a highly cited researcher with more than 850 publications to his credit, including 501 peer-reviewed journal papers, 71 patents (awarded/applied), 6 edited books, over 500 conference presentations, 30 book chapters. Link to Prof. Mohanty's Google Scholar.

Prof. Mohanty is a Fellow of: (i) the Royal Society of Canada, (ii) the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, (iii) the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), (iv) the Society of Plastic Engineers.

Prof. Mohanty has received many awards, including the (i) Miroslaw Romanowski Medal from the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), (ii) JL White Innovation Award from the international Polymer Processing Society (PPS), (iii) Synergy Award for Innovation from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), (iv) Andrew Chase Forest Products Division Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and (v) the Lifetime Achievement Award from the BioEnvironmental Polymer Society (BEPS), USA.

Awards, Honours, and Distinctions

Research Interests

• Sustainable Materials
• Bioeconomy and Circular Economy
• Light-weight sustainable composites for Automotive Parts
• Thermally Stable and Lightweight Electric Vehicle Parts with reduced to zero flammability
• Pyrolysis of waste biomass, Non-recyclable Waste Plastics and Biocarbon based Composites
• Biodegradable Plastics and Bioplastics
• Ecofriendly Flame Retardants
• Sustainable and Green Biodegradable Packaging
• Single-use Plastic Alternatives

International Affiliations 

• Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, State University of New York, USA (2023 – 2026)
• Visiting Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Portsmouth, UK (2023 – 2026)

External Links 

Amar Mohanty | Plant Agriculture 

Amar Mohanty | Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre

Selected Recent Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

Complete List of Publications

• Jahangiri, F., Mohanty, A. K., & Misra, M. (2024). "Sustainable biodegradable coatings for food packaging: challenges and opportunities."Green Chem., Advance Article.
  Article Link:https://doi.org/10.1039/D3GC02647G
• Hassan, M., Mohanty, A.K., & Misra,M. (2024). "Additive manufacturing of a super toughened biodegradable polymer blend: Structure–Property-Processing correlation and 3D printed prosthetic part development." ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2024, 6, 7, 3849–3863.
  Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.3c03150
• Weldekidan, H., Mohanty, A. K., Drzal, L. T., & Misra, M. (2024). "Graphene-containing biocarbon from burlap waste: property comparison with commercial grade graphene nanoplatelets." Carbon Trends, 15, 100336.
  Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cartre.2024.100336
• Mohanty, A. K., Vivekanandhan, S., Das, O., M, R. M. L., Klinghoffer, N. B., Nzihou, A., & Misra, M. (2024)."Biocarbon materials." Nat Rev Methods Primers 4, 19.
  Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43586-024-00297-4
• Pesaranhajiabbas E, Mohanty AK, Al-Abdul-Wahid MS, Misra M. "A new approach for grafting plasticized cellulose acetate biodegradable plastic with maleic anhydride: Processing and characterization." SPE Polym. 2024; 1-11.
  Article Link: http://doi.org/10.1002/pls2.10121
• Hassan, M., Mohanty, A. K., & Misra, M. (2023). "3D Printing in Upcycling Plastic and Biomass Waste to Sustainable Polymer Blends and Composites: A Review". Materials & Design, 237, 112558.
  Article Link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.112558
• Itabana, B.E., Pal, A.K., Mohanty, A.K., Misra, M. (2023). “Biodegradable blown film composite from poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) and talc: Effect of uniaxial stretching on mechanical and barrier properties”. Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 39, 101147.
  Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2023.101147
• Mohanty, A.K., Vivekanandhan, S., Tripathi, N., Roy, P., Snowdon, M., Drzal, L.T., Misra, M. (2023). “Sustainable Composites for Lightweight and Flame Retardant Parts for Electric Vehicles to Boost Climate Benefits: A Perspective”. Composites Part C: Open Access, 12, 100380.
  Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomc.2023.100380
• Roy, P., Mohanty, A.K., Dick, P., Misra, M. (2023). "A review on challenges and choices for food waste valorization: Environmental and economic impacts".ACS Environmental Au, 3, 58-75.
  Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.2c00050
• Mohanty, A.K., Wu, F., Mincheva, R., Hakkarainen, M., Raquez., JM., Mielewski, D.F., Narayan, R., Netravali, A.N., Misra, M. (2022). “Sustainable Polymers”.Nature Reviews Methods Primers, 2(1), 46.
  Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43586-022-00124-8
• Mohanty, A. K., Vivekanandhan, S., Pin, J. M., & Misra, M. (2018). Composites from renewable and sustainable resources: Challenges and innovations. Science, 362(6414), 536-542.
  Article Link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aat9072