Siddhartha Das

In this paper, we study the thermoosmotic transport in nanochannels grafted with polyelectrolyte (PE) brushes modeled using augmented Strong Stretching Theory (SST). This is Vishal’s 12th, Ankit’s 8th, and Harnoor’s 23rd paper from the group. Congratulations to all!!!!

Prof. Das delivered an invited talk on the topic “Computational Thermo-Fluidics for Modeling the Aerosol Jet 3D Printing” in the AICTE Sponsored Faculty Development Program organized by NIT Silchar.

Prof. Das has been selected for invitation to the 2021 inaugural PCCP (Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics) Emerging Investigators Themed Issue. He was previously selected for invitation to the inaugural PCCP Emerging Investigators Themed Issue.

SMIEL’s 1st Ph.D. student and also SMIEL postdoc Dr. Gunag Chen will be starting as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics, Peking University, China from March, 2021. This is the 3rd faculty recruit from SMIEL. Many congratulations, Guang.

This paper develops ultrathin and ultra-sensitive CNT-based printed sensors capable of multiple uses on surfaces of widely varying curvatures and wettabilities. This is Beihan’s 3rd paper and Vishal’s 11th paper from the group. Congratulations !!!!

Former SMIEL postdoc Dr. Chenglin Yi has joined the Mechanical Engineering School of the Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU) China as a tenure-track Assistant Professor. Chenglin worked for nearly 2 years (December 2018 to November 2020) in SMIEL on the topic of Printed Electronics. This is the 2nd faculty position recruit from SMIEL. Heartiest congratulations, Chenglin

Prof. Siddhartha Das has been elected as the Fellow of the Institute of Physics, U.K.

In this paper, we discover the effect the presence of the polyelectrolyte (PE) brush induced confinement in altering the water-water and water-PE hydrogen bond energies and the associated effect on water rotational dynamics inside the PE brush layer. This is Harnoor’s 22nd paper, Thrash’s 4th paper, and Bhargav’s 3rd paper from the group. Congratulations All

Two new graduate students, Mihirkumar Prajapati and Swarup Subudhi have joined SMIEL. Mihir will pursue his Ph.D. and Swarup will pursue his M.S. We, from the SMIEL family, extend them heartiest welcome.

In this paper, we employ molecular dynamics simulations to study the drop imbibition dynamics in a layer of grafted and responsive polymer molecules. This is Ankit’s 7th, Parth’s 13th, and Harnoor’s 21st paper.