Dr. Jagabandhu Kole is an experienced and seasoned researcher with over 35 years of expertise in building materials, including cement and cement-based products (such as grouts, floor hardeners, tile adhesives, cementitious waterproofing and repair products, ready-mix plaster, concrete, micro-concrete, and many more). His work also extents to construction chemicals and sustainable structural materials. Last one decade working in circular economy space specially in the field slag utilizations in various building products and particularly conversion into cement and cementitious materials. The Carbon capture & utilization to de-carb the Cement Industry is another area of his passion for work on national & Global interest.

Dr Kole earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Technology from the University of Calcutta, with a focus on raw materials mobilization in cement manufacturing. With more than 25 patents, Dr. Kole has developed 150-200 products across the building and construction sectors, with a strong emphasis on waste utilization. His innovations include cement additives, admixtures, grinding aids, and various construction chemicals, covering a wide range of water proofing systems, performance based coatings, flooring products etc. based the materials like bitumen, SBR latex, acrylics, epoxy, polyurethane, poly-aspartic, polyester, poly-urea, and PCE.

Currently his work mostly focuses on advancing circular economy initiatives aimed at achieving ultra-low and zero-carbon products in cement manufacturing. He has worked extensively on utilizing various slags (such as GGBS, BOF, AOD, EAF, LHF, KR, etc.) in cement production, improving their reactivity both mechanically and through chemical transformations into cementitious materials, like GGBS. His efforts contribute to the circular economy by addressing disposal challenges and conserving natural resources. In his present endeavour, he is working closely with 10-12 IIT’s to resolve the current burning problems of building and structural sectors, Cement & allied Industries with respect to delocalisation of process, energy uses & sources, alternative materials etc. 

Dr.Kole has recently secured five patent grants, which serve as critical tools in the cement industry's transformative journey toward de-carbonization. His contributions have earned him several accolades, including the "Excellence in Research and Development – Corporate" award by World of Concrete recently.

Having visited countries like Germany, the USA, the UK, Belgium, Austria, Dubai, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Bangladesh, Dr Kole has immensely contributed to research, participated in conferences, and evaluated various technologies in cement and allied products.

He is an active member of several organizations, including BIS, CMA, the Indian Chemical Society, the Indian Ceramic Society, the Faculty of Dr Fixit Institute, and the ISO certification body.