International engineering society elects Clemson professor as Fellow

Published: June 13, 2012

Amod Ogale image by: Clemson University

CLEMSON — Clemson University chemical engineering professor Amod Ogale has been elected a Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers. The honor is given to members of the professional society for sustained contributions and significant achievements in the field of polymer engineering, science or technology.

Ogale, who is the director of the Center for Advanced Engineering Fibers and Films at Clemson, researches fibers, films and composites, especially the structure and processing of liquid crystalline polymers and bio-based precursors. He pioneered the use of Raman spectroscopy to measure crystallinity and the orientation of molecules in polymer films. 

Ogale's research on composites explores the use of carbon fibers and nanofibers with high thermal conductivity. To develop low-cost carbon fibers for the automotive industry, Ogale and his team use an ultraviolet radiation-based stabilization process for melt-processable polyacrylonitrile precursor fibers. 

He has been a team leader for developing and teaching interdisciplinary courses on polymeric fibers, films and composite materials.

The society has only 289 Fellows out of its total membership of more than 15,000 from more than 70 countries worldwide. It has represented engineers, scientists and other plastics professionals for more than 60 years.

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