Address
601 West Main Street, Room 411
P.O. Box 843028
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3028
Education
- Current degree sought: Ph.D. Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- B.E. Electronics Engineering, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India , 2001
Research topics
- Advanced polymer coatings for miniature sensors like surface acoustic wave sensors and QCM
- Preparation of nano-structured materials and nano-composite polymeric particles using Electrospray technique
- AC electrospinning technique for nanoscale particles and coatings
- Studying stability of AC electrospun fibers with respect to voltage and frequency
- Develop composite polymeric fibers, films and particles by doping with metal and magnetic nanoparticles
- AC driven potentials for the development of nanoscale hollow fiber structures incorporating photopolymerization reactions into the fiber spinning process
- Studying commercial applications of nanoscale polymeric particles, films and fibers in filtration, optics, sensing, drug delivery and medicine
Current projects
- Using AC electrospray to produce advanced nano-structures and nanofibers and studying there stability
- Using AC electrospray to produce nano-composite materials for filters and drug delivery applications
- Using AC electrospray to produce polymer films, coatings and nanoscale particles for chemical sensing applications
- Development of chemical and biological miniature sensors
Classes taken
- ENGR 691 Polymers in Medicine
- ENGR 691 Smart Materials
- EGRC 645 Biosensors and Bioelectronics
- PHYS 580 Quantum Mechanics
Recent publication
- “Deposition of Polymer Coatings onto SAW Resonators using AC Electrospray” Soumayajit Sarkar, Natalia Levit and Gary Tepper. to be submitted in Sensors and Actuators: B


