Faculty

Sohel Rana

PhD (IIT Delhi)

Dr. Sohel Rana is an Associate Professor in the Department of Textile & Fibre Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. Prior to joining IIT Delhi, Dr. Rana has worked as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield, UK and a Senior Researcher at the University of Minho, Portugal. He obtained his B.Tech. degree in Textile Technology from University of Calcutta, India (2002), and M.Tech. (2005) and Ph.D. in Fibre Science and Technology (2011) from IIT Delhi.

Dr. Rana is actively involved in the research and development of smart fibrous and composite materials, nanocomposites, bio-composites, natural fibres, etc. He has been a key researcher in developing ‘multi-functional and bio-based hierarchical composites and high performance ‘auxetic structures and composites’ for personal protection applications. Dr. Rana has edited several books on advanced textile and composite materials with the leading publishers, among which “Advanced Composites in Aerospace Engineering” (Woodhead Publishing), “Braided Structures and Composites” (CRC Press), “Fibrous and Textile Materials for Composite Applications” (Springer) received well recognition within the scientific community. To his credit, Dr. Rana has authored/edited 8 books, published over 40 papers in peer reviewed international journals, contributed to 16 book chapters and more than 70 papers in international conferences.

 

SPECIALIZATION & RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Development and Characterization of Hierarchical and Mult-scale Composites

Dispersion of micro and nanomaterials in polymeric matrices, bio-based and thermoplastic hierarchical composites, advanced characterization of composites.

  • Development of Conductive, Smart and Multi-functional Textiles:

Strain/stress and pressure sensing textiles, ion conducting textiles, electrically conductive textiles, functionalization of textiles with nanomaterials.

  • Fibres and Textile-Reinforced Cementitious Composites

Reinforcement of cementitious materials with nanomaterials, microfibres, plant fibres and hybrid fibre systems, reinforcement of cementitious composites with braided and auxetic textile structures, structural health monitoring (SHM).

 

TEACHING INTEREST

  • TXL221 Yarn Manufacture-I
  • TXL222 Yarn Manufacture-II
  • TXP221 Yarn Manufacture Laboratory-I
  • TXP222 Yarn Manufacture Laboratory-II
  • TXL361 Evaluation of Textile Materials
  • TXL776 Design and Manufacturing of Textile Structural Composites
  • TXL775 Technical Textiles
  • TXL719 Functional and Smart Textiles

 

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

  • All India 1st rank in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE, Textile Technology & Fibre Science, Percentile: 99.76), 2002.
  • 1st Class 1st Position in Bachelor of Technology (University of Calcutta, India), 2002.
  • Best Paper Award in Biohorizon 2006, March 10-12, 2006, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India.
  • Bachelor Scholarship, Higher Education Department (W.B.), India, 1998-2002.
  • Position in merit list in 12th and 10th, WBCHSE and WBBSE, India, 1998 & 1996
  • Fellow, Higher Education Academy (Advance HE, UK).
  • Fellow, Chartered Management Institute (CMI, UK)

 

SELECTED R&D PROJECTS

  • Hierarchical Composite for Prosthetics, Grow MedTech, Funded by Research England Connecting Capability Fund, UKRI and R&E, University of Huddersfield (Principal Investigator: Sohel Rana).
  • Personalised 3D Zoned Textile Heaters, Conductive Transfers Ltd., AHRC, UKRI (Principal Investigator: Sohel Rana).
  • Sustainable Durability Testing to Guarantee Children’s Clothing, UKRI (Principal Investigator: Sohel Rana).
  • Colour Management in Circular Economy: Dye Recycle and Recovery from Textile Waste, UKRI (Principal Investigator: Sohel Rana).
  • Mycelium Eco-Leather, Aurélie Fontan Studio, AHRC, UKRI (Principal Investigator: Sohel Rana).
  • Development of Smart Textile Based Environmentally Friendly Materials to improve Resilience and Safety of Civil Engineering Structures, University of Huddersfield (Principal Investigator: Sohel Rana).

 

Authored and Edited Books

  • Robert R Mather, Roger H Wardman & Sohel Rana. “The Chemistry of Textile Fibres”, 3rd Edition, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023. ISBN13: 9781839162800. (In Press). 
  • Pintu Pandit, Kunal Singha and Sohel Rana (Editors). “Advanced Knitting Technology”. 1st Edition, Woodhead Publishing, 2021. ISBN: 9780323855341.
  • Raul Fangueiro and Sohel Rana (Editors). “Advanced Materials for Defense. Development, Analysis and Applications”. Springer, 2019. ISBN: 978-3-030-34122-0.
  • Raul Fangueiro, Sohel Rana (Editors), "Advances in Natural Fibre Composites: Raw Materials, Processing and Analysis". 2017. Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-64641-1.
  • Sohel Rana (Chief Editor), Raul Fangueiro, Viay Kumar Thakur, Sabu Thomas, Bodo Fiedler. Special Issue on “Nanomaterials from Natural Products for Industrial Applications”.  Journal of Nanomaterials. 743287.
  • Sohel Rana and Raul Fangueiro (Editors). “Fibrous and Textile Materials for Composite Applications”. Springer, 2016. ISBN 978-981-10-0234-2.
  • Sohel Rana and Raul Fangueiro (Editors). “Advanced Composite Materials for Aerospace Engineering: Processing, Properties and Applications”. Woodhead Publishing Ltd., Elsevier, 2016. ISBN: 9780081009390.
  • Raul Fangueiro and Sohel Rana (Editors). “Natural Fibres: Advances in Science and Technology towards Industrial Applications”. 2016. Springer. ISBN 978-94-017-7515-1.
  • Sohel Rana and Raul Fangueiro (Editors). “Braided Structures and Composites: Production, Properties, Mechanics and Technical Applications”. CRC Press, 2015. ISBN 9781482245004.

 

Selected Journal Publications

  1. Stanley, Walter F., Aswani Kumar Bandaru, Sohel Rana, Shama Parveen, and Subramani Pichandi. "Mechanical, dynamic-mechanical and wear performance of novel non-crimp glass fabric-reinforced liquid thermoplastic composites filled with cellulose microcrystals." Materials & Design 212 (2021): 110276. [Impact factor: 9.417].
  1. Parveen, Shama, Sohel Rana, Romel Vanderlei, and Raul Fangueiro. "Micro-structure and mechanical properties of microcrystalline cellulose-sisal fiber reinforced cementitious composites developed using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as the dispersing agent." Cellulose 28, no. 3 (2021): 1663-1686. [Impact factor: 6.123].
  1. Parveen, Shama, Sohel Rana, Romel Vanderlei, and Raul Fangueiro. "Mechanical and micro-structural investigation of multi-scale cementitious composites developed using sisal fibres and microcrystalline cellulose." Industrial Crops and Products 158 (2020): 112912. [Impact factor: 6.449].
  1. Parveen, Shama, Subramani Pichandi, Parikshit Goswami, and Sohel Rana. "Novel glass fibre reinforced hierarchical composites with improved interfacial, mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties developed using cellulose microcrystals." Materials & Design 188 (2020): 108448. [Impact factor: 9.417].
  1. Silva, Lívia, Shama Parveen, Amanda Zottis, Sohel Rana, Romel Vanderlei, and Raul Fangueiro. "A facile approach of developing micro crystalline cellulose reinforced cementitious composites with improved microstructure and mechanical performance." Powder Technology 338 (2018): 654-663. [Impact factor: 5.64].
  1. Parveen, Shama, Sohel Rana, Simão Ferreira, and Raul Fangueiro. "Ultrasonic dispersion of micro crystalline cellulose for developing cementitious composites with excellent strength and stiffness." Industrial Crops and Products 122 (2018): 156-165. [Impact factor: 6.449].
  1. Pichandi, Subramani, Sohel Rana, Shama Parveen, and Raul Fangueiro. "A green approach of improving interface and performance of plant fibre composites using microcrystalline cellulose." Carbohydrate polymers 197 (2018): 137-146. [Impact factor: 10.723].
  1. Alshaghel, Ahmad, Shama Parveen, Sohel Rana, and Raul Fangueiro. "Effect of multiscale reinforcement on the mechanical properties and microstructure of microcrystalline cellulose-carbon nanotube reinforced cementitious composites." Composites Part B: Engineering 149 (2018): 122-134. [Impact factor: 11.322].
  1. Parveen, Shama, Sohel Rana, Raul Fangueiro, and Maria Conceição Paiva. "A novel approach of developing micro crystalline cellulose reinforced cementitious composites with enhanced microstructure and mechanical performance." Cement and Concrete Composites 78 (2017): 146-161. [Impact factor: 9.93].
  1. Steffens, Fernanda, Sohel Rana, and Raul Fangueiro. "Development of novel auxetic textile structures using high performance fibres." Materials & Design 106 (2016): 81-89. [Impact factor: 9.417].
  1. Magalhaes, Rui, P. Subramani, Tomas Lisner, Sohel Rana, Bahman Ghiassi, Raul Fangueiro, Daniel V. Oliveira, and Paulo B. Lourenco. "Development, characterization and analysis of auxetic structures from braided composites and study the influence of material and structural parameters." Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 87 (2016): 86-97. [Impact factor: 9.463].
  1. Subramani, P., Sohel Rana, Bahman Ghiassi, Raul Fangueiro, Daniel V. Oliveira, Paulo B. Lourenco, and Jose Xavier. "Development and characterization of novel auxetic structures based on re-entrant hexagon design produced from braided composites." Composites Part B: Engineering 93 (2016): 132-142. [Impact factor: 11.322].
  1. Parveen, Shama, Sohel Rana, Raul Fangueiro, and Maria Conceição Paiva. "Microstructure and mechanical properties of carbon nanotube reinforced cementitious composites developed using a novel dispersion technique." Cement and Concrete Research 73 (2015): 215-227. [Impact factor: 11.958].
  1. Subramani, P., Sohel Rana, Daniel V. Oliveira, Raul Fangueiro, and Jose Xavier. "Development of novel auxetic structures based on braided composites." Materials & Design 61 (2014): 286-295. [Impact factor: 9.417].
  1. Rana, Sohel, Ramasamy Alagirusamy, and Mangala Joshi. "Development of carbon nanofibre incorporated three phase carbon/epoxy composites with enhanced mechanical, electrical and thermal properties." Composites part a: applied science and manufacturing 42, no. 5 (2011): 439-445. [Impact factor: 9.463].

 

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