Nanotechnology Engineer Consultant

Expertise

• Expert in nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology, nanomaterials for medical applications, including cancer research.
• Molecular imaging and therapy for breast cancer.
• Nanotechnology for cancer detection and treatment.
• Synthesis of carbon nanotubes, nanowires and nanobombs.
• Nanomaterials used as sensors; nanotube actuation; nanotube devices.
• Carbon nanotubes as photo-mechanical actuators.
• Micro- and nano- electromechanical systems (MEMS).
• High temperature MEMS.

Experience

• Assistant University Professor, 2001-present, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Guest Researcher,1998-2001, National Institute of Standards and Technology.
• Graduate Research Assistant (1995-2001), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland.

Honors & Publications

Academic and Professional Affiliations

• National Science Foundation Career Award,
• Research work on nanobombs featured in Wired Magazine.
• Appointed to the Editorial Board, Journal of Nanobiotechnology.
• Invited Short course on Biomedical Nanotechnology, American Society for Mechanical Engineering
• Grant Reviewer, National Science Foundation

Publications

• Paper on "Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes with Adsorbed Monoclonal Antibodies Detect Breast Cancer Cells", Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics.
• Thesis: Nanoparticle Engineering and Control of Microhotplate Gas Sensor Performance
• Paper on Platinum Nanowire Actuators: Metallic Artificial Muscles, featured cover article in the journal Nanotechnology.

Patents

• Carbon Nanotube Nanobombs for Killing Cancer Cells
• Carbon Nanotube Nanodevices for Sensing Cancer Cells
• Optically Driven Nanotube Actuators

Education

• PhD. Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
• B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, India