Personal Profile

I am an accomplished academic leader and researcher with over 19 years of teaching experience and 15 years of dedicated research at COEP Technological University. Currently serving as the Head of the Department, specializing in Polymer Nanocomposites, Advanced Metallurgy, and Additive Manufacturing. Successfully managed institutional grants exceeding ₹50 Lakhs and authored 10+ international research contributions.

Qualification

• PhD | Metallurgy and Materials Science | University of Pune (SPPU) | 2022

• M.E. in Metallurgy | COEP, University of Pune | 2004

• B.E. in Metallurgy | VNIT (VRCE), Nagpur University | 2002

Experience

• Industrial: 1 Year (Research Associate at TRDDC, Pune, focusing on industrial research and cycle time optimization for batch annealing).

• Teaching: 19+ Years (Serving as Lecturer, Assistant Professor, and current Head of the Department at COEP Technological University).

Research Interest/Area

• Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites.
• Mechanical Behavior and Creep Performance.
• EMI Shielding Materials and Anticorrosive Coatings.
• Heat Treatment of Steel and Additive Manufacturing.

Publication

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Patents: N/A

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Conference papers:

• A. Kolekar, M. Kulthe, V. Bansode, and A. Mali, “Fabrication, mechanical properties and flammability of polypropylene/$MoS_2$ composites,” Materials Today: Proceedings, vol. 50, pp. 1563–1569, 2022.

Journal papers:

• 1. Subash, Alsha, Sanchari Sen, Minoo Naebe, Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian, Manisha Kulthe, and Akansha Kore. 2024. “MXene—Reclaimed Cellulose Acetate Composites for Methylene Blue Removal Through Synergistic Adsorption and Photocatalysis.” Polymers for Advanced Technologies 35, no. 11: e6622. https://doi.org/10.1002/pat.6622
  2. Meshram, Sanket Dilip, Shruti Gupta, Manisha Kulthe, and Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian. 2024. “The role of additive manufacturing in the study of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer composite.” Polymer Bulletin 81, no. 17: 15469–15511. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-024-05273-w
  3. Darekar, V. S., G. Kulthe, A. Goyal, and R. K. Goyal. 2024. “Rice Husk Ash: Effective Reinforcement for Epoxy-Based Composites for Electronic Applications.” Journal of Electronic Materials 53, no. 3: 1723–1735. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-023-10878-x
  4. Patil, Neelima A., Yogita S. Patil, Ganesh L. Agawane, Manisha Kulthe, Jagdish W. Dadge, Ashish Yengantiwar, and Alka Deshmukh. 2023. “Effect of annealing on the physical properties of $LaFeO_3$ perovskite nanomaterial prepared by co-precipitation method for $H_2$ generation.” Materials Science Forum 1099: 139–144. https://doi.org/10.4028/p-m96v7q
  5. Kulthe, M. G., R. K. Goyal, and S. P. Butee. 2022. “Creep, recovery and dynamic mechanical properties of PEK/MWCNT nanocomposites.” Materials Science and Engineering: B 282: 115752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2022.115752
  6. Kolekar, Aniket, Manisha Kulthe, Vishal Bansode, and Amol Mali. 2022. “Fabrication, mechanical properties and flammability of polypropylene/$MoS_2$ composites.” Materials Today: Proceedings 50: 1563–1569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.09.123
  7. Kulthe, M. G., R. K. Goyal, and S. P. Butee. 2020. “Electrical, mechanical, and electromagnetic interference shielding properties of poly (ether-ketone)-MWCNT nanocomposites.” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 31, no. 20: 18085–18095. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-04359-x
  8. Kori, M. A., G. Kulthe, and R. K. Goyal. 2014. “Influence of Cu micro particles on mechanical properties of injection molded polypropylene/Cu composites.” International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology 3, no. 6: 14034–14043.
  9. Kulthe, M. G., and R. K. Goyal. 2012. “Microhardness and Electrical Properties of PVC/Cu Composites Prepared By Ball Mill.” Advanced Materials Letters 3, no. 3: 246–249. https://doi.org/10.5185/amlett.2012.3353
  10. Sahay, S. S., K. Krishnan, Kulthe, A. Chodha, B. Bhattacharya, and A. K. Das. 2006. “Model based optimisation of highly automated industrial batch annealing operation.” Ironmaking & Steelmaking 33, no. 4: 306–314. https://doi.org/10.1179/174328106X102144
  • Sahay, Satyam S., Karthik Krishnan, Manisha Kulthe, Aman Chodha, Basudev Bhattacharya, and A. K. Das. 2006. “In pursuit of cycle time reduction of a highly automated industrial batch annealing operation.” Tata Search 2: 387–397.

Awards & Recognition

• Alumni Distinguished Faculty Fellow Award (2023–2025), Department of Metallurgy, COEP.

• Gobind Jagtiani Scholarship (USA), awarded for dissertation excellence during M.E..

• Life Member: Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Powder Metallurgy Association of India (PMAI).

Funded Projects

• ANRF-Optoelectronic Project (2025-2030): “High Entropy Halide Perovskites with Reduced Lead Content and High Stability for Opto-electronic applications” — ₹250 Lakh.
  CSR Fund by MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions (2024): “The MacDermid Enthone Center for Anti-Corrosion Plating and Testing” — ₹35 Lakh.
  AICTE-RPS Project (2013–2016): “Development of Polymer Nanocomposites” — ₹21.50 Lakh.
  UGC-MRP Project (2011–2014): “Characterization of Polymeric Composites” — ₹10.50 Lakh.