Education |
May 2004 |
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Thesis: Linear Viscoelasticity of Branched Polymer Melts
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Aug 1999 |
Bachelor of Technology, Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay
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Experience
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Aug 2006 - present |
Assistant Professor
Department of Scientific Computing Florida State University, Tallahassee
Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
FSU-FAMU College of Engineering, Tallahassee
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Jun 2004 - Jun 2006 |
Post-doctoral Research Fellow
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (with Prof. Nicholas A. Kotov)
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Jan 2000 - May 2004 |
Graduate Student Research Assistant
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (with Prof. Ronald G. Larson)
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Research Interests |
Polymer rheology, crystallization in copolymers, topology and dynamics of polymeric networks, multiscale modeling, computational
modeling for tissue engineering and nanotechnology applications.
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Honors & Activities |
2010 |
National Science Foundation Early Career Award (NSF-CAREER) |
2006-2008 |
Petroleum Research Fund New Faculty Award |
2006-2007 |
FSU First Year Assistant Professor Award |
Mar 2005 |
Nominated for Rackham Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award |
2003 - 2005 |
President, Detroit chapter of the IIT Bombay Heritage Fund |
1993 - 1999 |
Awarded National Talent Scholarship by NCERT, India |
Professional Affiliations |
Society of Rheology
American Physical Society
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