Prashant Kumta
Distinguished Professor · Bioengineering · University of Pittsburgh
Quick answer: Prashant Kumta is Distinguished Professor at University of Pittsburgh. Prashant Kumta shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ co-principal investigators, and more than a dozen graduate students as well as half a dozen post doctoral fellows. Pulsed Current Electrodeposition of Silicon Thin Films Anodes for Lithium Ion Battery Applications. Electrodeposition of amorphous silicon anode for lithium ion batteries. e of Mg-Zn-Ca thin film derived by pulsed laser deposition. Aqueous deposition of calcium phosphates and silicate
Research interests
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Arizona, 1987 - 1990
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Arizona, 1987
B.Tech., Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), 1984
Selected publications (since 2023)
Gaikwad, M., Pappu, S., Pathak, A., Sharma, C., & Kumta, P.N. (2026). Enhanced electrochemical performance and extended cycling of resorcinol-formaldehyde derived N-doped carbon xerogel for alkali metal-ion (Li/Na/K) batteries. JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES , 667.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2026.239254 . Ghadge, S.D., Datta, M.K., Velikokhatnyi, O.I., & Kumta, P.N. (2025). Ultra-low platinum containing titanium silicide solid solution alloys - Promising new high performance hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) electrocatalysts for acid mediated proton exchange membrane fuel cells. NEXT MATERIALS , 8.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.100763 . Kumta, P.N., Velikokhatnyi, O., Gaikwad, M., Kuruba, R., Ohodnicki, J., & Blomgren, G.E. (2024). (Invited) Solving the Energy Storage and Energy Conv
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Is Prashant Kumta hiring PhD students at University of Pittsburgh?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Prashant Kumta's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: co-principal investigators, and more than a dozen graduate students as well as half a dozen post doctoral fellows. Pulsed Current Electrodeposition of Silicon Thin Films Anodes for Lithium Ion Battery.
What does Prashant Kumta research?
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Arizona, 1987 - 1990
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Arizona, 1987
B.Tech., Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), 1984
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