Prof. Agarwal’s current research interests include advanced materials processing, thermal and cold spray, surface engineering, spark plasma sintering, ultrahigh temperature ceramics, carbon nanotube (CNT), boron nitride nanotube (BNNT), and graphene reinforced composites and coatings, nanoindentation, and mechanical properties of low dimensional and biological materials. His research has been continuously funded ($6.8M as PI and $25M as Co-PI) for 17 years by NSF, ONR, AFOSR, ARO, NASA, DOE, and industries. Currently, he also serves as Co-PI of NSF funded Engineering Center (ERC) Cell-Met in partnership with Boston University and the University of Michigan. Prof. Agarwal has published 291 technical articles, which include 237 peer-reviewed journal articles, 1 book, and 7 edited books. His research has been cited more than 10700 times (H-index: 53). He has delivered ~200 presentations at national and international conferences including 35 keynote/invited lectures. Prof. Agarwal is the inventor of 3 patents and 2 disclosures. His approved patent (US 10,183,754B1) titled “Three Dimensional Graphene Foam Reinforced Composite and Deicing Systems Therefrom” has been licensed at both National and International levels and marketed as “deIce 477™”.