Education

• Ph.D., Materials Science, EPFL, Switzerland, 2011.

Research Topics

• Composition-structure-property relationships in cementitious, silicate, and aluminosilicate materials
• Experimental characterization and numerical simulation of reaction processes
• Development of novel sustainable binders for construction infrastructure

Recent Publications with LCC

• Kumar, A.; Oey, T.; Falzone, G.; Huang, J.; Bauchy, M.; Balonis, M.; Neithalath, N.; Bullard, J.; Sant, G. The filler effect: The influence of filler content and type on the hydration rate of tricalcium silicate. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2017, 100(7), pp.3316-3328.
• Kumar, A.; Lewis, P.; Balonis, M.; Di Carlo, D.; Sant, G. On the application of inertial microfluidics for the size-based separation of polydisperse cementitious particulates. Frontiers in Materials, 2015, 2, 48.
• Kumar, A.; Ketel, S.; Vance, K.; Oey, T.; Neithalath, N.; Sant, G. Water vapor sorption in cementitious materials—measurement, modeling and interpretation. Transport in porous media, 2014, 103(1), 69-98.