Start
Jan 10, 2019 - 17:00
End
Jan 10, 2019 - 18:00
Venue
Room 118 Chemical Engg Dept
Event Type
Speaker
Prof. Siva Vanapalli Texas Tech University USA
Title
Hydrodynamics of Drops in Microfluidic Devices: From Collective Interactions to Single Droplet Behavior
Abstract: Droplet-based microfluidics where reactants or biological species are encapsulated in thousands of tiny water droplets is witnessing a tremendous interest for applications in chemistry biology medicine and material science. To enable the development of robust droplet-based devices my laboratory has been investigating the dynamics of confined drops in a fluidic networks and constricted channels. In this talk I will discuss how we harness collective hydrodynamics of drops to engineer multi-functional microfluidic devices. I will also present some counterintuitive fluid phenomena associated with trapped and squeezing drops; and highlight the underlying hydrodynamic mechanisms. Finally I will discuss our efforts to translate these inexpensive microfluidic platforms for high throughput analysis in material science and biology.Bio: Dr. Siva Vanapalli is a Professor in Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech University. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and B. Tech from IIT Kharagpur. His research interests are in the areas of microfluidics complex fluids cancer healthy aging and technology development. He received the CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation and the Rising Star Award from the Cell & Molecular Bioengineering Group of Biomedical Engineering Society. He has published over 70 journal articles and has six pending patents two of which have been licensed to start-up companies. To date he has mentored 10 Postdoctoral researchers 20 PhD students and 40+ Undergraduate students.
This seminar is compulsory for students registered for course CL 702 or CL 704.