Information

Academic Interests and Expertise

Education

  • Ph.D. Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,  (formerly known as Polytechnic University), Brooklyn, NY, January 2004
  • M.Sc. Polymer Science and Technology, , , Manchester, UK, December 1997
  • B. Eng. Polymer Engineering, , Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune, India, February 1996

Other Relevant Training

  1. 鈥淎BET Fundamentals of Program Assessment鈥�, October 19th, 2013, Dallas, TX
  2. Biomedical Engineering Entrepreneurship Academy, Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of California Davis, July 11-13 2012
  3. 鈥淪ummer Institute on College Teaching鈥�, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, June 3-7, 2007
  4. 鈥淟eadership Development Workshop鈥�, American Chemical Society, October 30-31st, Rochester, NY, 2004
Areas of Research Interest
  • Biomaterials and bioengineering
  • 3D printing of biomaterials
  • Surface modification of bio-metallic alloys
  • Biodegradable metallic implants
  • Tissue engineering
  • Nanotechnology
  • Drug delivery
  • Design and optimization of bio-devices
Professional Experience
  • (2011 - Present):  & Affiliate Faculty in Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 黑洞社区, KS
    • Chair: July 2021-present
    • Graduate Coordinator: (March 2017- May 2018)
  • (2014-Present): Co-Founder and Consultant, BDM Biomedical LLC
  • (2006 鈥� 2011): Assistant Professor, Center for Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences,  and Department of Chemistry, Norfolk State University, VA
  • (2004 鈥� 2006): Post Doctoral Research Fellow, , University of Texas at San Antonio, TX,
  • (2002 - 2004): Research Scientist, Diagnostic System Laboratories, Houston, TX,
Awards and Honors
  1. Fellow of  (FIET), United Kingdom, 2018.
  2. Dwane and Velma Wallace Excellence in Research Award (2019)
  3. John A See Innovation Award (2016, 2020)
  4. Brenton Myers Innovation in Engineering Education Award (2015)
  5. Coleman Foundation Entrepreneurship Fellow (2015)
  6. Dwane and Velma Wallace Excellence in Teaching Award (2015)
  7. Assosiate editor 鈥淣anomaterials and Tissue Regeneration鈥� (2013-present)
  8. Air force Summer Faculty Fellowship, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton OH, (Summer 2011)
  9. Nominated to ISO Vascular Absorbable Implants Working Group (2010)
  10. Nominated to ASTM Bioabsorbables Working Group (2010)
  11. Senior Member of Society of Plastics Engineers (2006)
  12. ACS-PRF Summer School on Sustainability Science and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, August 7 鈥� 13, (2005)
  13. Younger Chemists Committee (YCC) Leadership development award (2004).
  14. Recipient of Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award (2003).
  15. NSF I/UCRC Graduate Research Assistant ( 1999-2002)
  16. Recipient of Donald F. Othmer Fellowship, Doctoral Program (1998-1999).
  17. Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Award (1998).