NARSIMHAN SOFT MATTER RESEARCH GROUP
Purdue Chemical Engineering
(765) 494-4281 (OFFICE)
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PROF. VIVEK NARSIMHAN
Michael and Carolyn Ott Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
GRADUATE STUDENTS
ANIRUDH VENKATESH
B.Chem. Engg., Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai, 2020
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Research interests: Rheology of multicomponent vesicles. Explicit sampling techniques for stochastic processes
GEORGE CURTIS
B.S.: University of Colorado Boulder, Chemical Engineering, 2021
B.S.: University of Colorado Boulder, Applied Mathematics, 2021
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Research interests: Statistical thermodynamics of random processes for chemical science
ISAAC WHEELER
B.S.: Brigham Young University, Chemical Engineering, Minor in Italian Studies, 2021
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Research interests: Modeling mass transfer resistance in pharmaceutical lyophilization (freeze-drying)
TANVI APTE
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B.Chem. Engg., Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, 2022
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Research interests: Non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, micro-hydrodynamics, mechanics of non-spherical particles
RAJ NANDINI
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B.Tech & MTech, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Research interests: Swelling, rupture, and rheology of polymer gels
SUNAND BHATTACHARJEE
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B.E Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University Kolkata, 2020
Research Interests: Micro hydrodynamics, rheology of complex fluids, dynamics of suspended particles
SHRIRAM JOSHI
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B.E. Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology of Science Pilani, 2023
Research Interests: Surface viscoelastic rheology of drop breakup and coalescence
SEUNG WOO HA
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B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, 2017
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M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 2020
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Research Interests: Mechanics of non-spherical particles in viscoelastic fluid, Computational Fluid Dynamics
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YUEHUA ZHAO
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B.E. Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2021
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M.E. Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2024
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Research Interests: Swelling, rupture and rheology of polymer gels
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POSTDOCTORAL STUDENTS
JIAHAO GONG
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B.S. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Mechanical Engineering, 2017
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M.S. University of California, San Diego, Mechanical Engineering, 2019
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Ph.D. The University of British Columbia, Mathematics, 2024
Research Interests: Hydrodynamics of particles in inhomogeneous and complex environments.
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ALUMNI
AMAN BHARGAVA
MS Student
Next position: PhD student, Physics of Fluids group, Univ. Twente, Netherlands
NATASHA SINGH
PhD Graduate
Next position: Software Engineer, AMD, CA
VISHAL ANAND
Postdoctoral Associate
Current position: Senior Research Scientist, Corning Incorp.
SHIYAN WANG
Research Associate (jointly with Prof. Sangtae Kim)
Next position: Senior Modeler, Discovery Financial Services
CHENG-WEI TAI
PhD Graduate
Next position: Software Engineer, Intel, Hillsboro, OR
CHARLIE LIN
PhD Graduate
Current position: Software Engineer, AMD, Austin, TX.
FARZAD MOHAJERANI
Postdoctoral Associate
Current position: Process Development Scientist, Amgen, Los Angeles, CA.
NADER LAAL DEHGHANI
Postdoctoral Associate
Current position: Research Data Scientist, Facebook, Seattle, WA.
DUNYA AL MARZOOQI
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current Position: PhD student at UC Berkeley
KWESI KAKRABA-AMPEH
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current Position: Engineer, Cognizant
PHEOBE JANE APPEL
Undergraduate senior, Purdue University
Research Interests: Biophysical measurements of lipid bilayer elasticity
Current position: PhD student at Johns Hopkins
BENÂ HUNTLEY
Undergraduate senior, Purdue University
Research Interests: Synthesis of non-spherical microparticles
GABRIELLE KERSHAW
Undergraduate senior: University of Iowa
Research interests: image analysis of particles in microfluidic flows
RICHARD SHI
Undergraduate Senior, Chemical Engineering
Research interests: Simulations of Non-Newtonian fluids in microfluidic devices
AUDREY BRITTON
High school senior
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
LAUREN HAYS
Email: hays14@purdue.edu
Office: FRNY 1029
Phone: (765) 496-4988