Manoj Choudhary

Dr. Manoj Choudhary is an Adjunct Professor in the Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering at the Ohio State University. He obtained his Sc.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After his doctoral and post-doctoral research at MIT, he joined Owens Corning’s Science and Technology Center in Granville, Ohio. He was a member of OC’s Senior Technical Staff and retired from OC in 2018. At OC, he was the foremost expert in the application of science and engineering fundamentals and advanced CFD simulation for process and product development and innovation. He also taught at various forms, internal and external, mentored and advised colleagues and students, and gave numerous invited and key note lectures. He has authored over 60 publications, including several book chapters, numerous Owens Corning technical reports and has 10 patents.

Dr. Choudhary’s research, engineering, and teaching interests have included MHD Processing of Materials, Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing, Glass Melting, Glass and Mineral Fiber Forming, Polymeric Foam Extrusion, Process and Product Modeling, and Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Fiberglass Insulation.

Dr. Choudhary is a Fellow of both the British Society of Glass Technology, and the American Ceramic Society. He has presided over several organizations including the International Commission on Glass (ICG), Center for Glass Research at Alfred University, the Glass and Optical Materials Division of the American Ceramic Society, and the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council, of which he was also a founder. He has received numerous awards and honors for academic and professional achievements including, most recently, the ICG President’s Award, Dr. Atma Ram Memorial Lecture (Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, India) ), and the Samuel R. Scholes Lecture Award (Alfred University).

He chaired the US-Canada Steering Committee for the celebrations associated with “International Year of Glass-2022” declared by the United Nations General Assembly.