Background
2008-2012, PhD, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
2007-2008, Research Associate, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
2005-2006, MTech, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere, India
2004-2005, Lecturer, Indira Gandhi Polytechnic, Belwandi, India
2000-2004, BE, Modern Education Society's College of Engineering, Pune, India
Awards and honors
2014 - Humboldt Research Fellowship for postdoctoral researcher (Declined)
2013 - Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship
2012 - Marketable Postdoctoral Research Award
2011 - Shell Enhanced Learning Fund
2011 - J. Gordin Kaplan Graduate Student Award
2010 - R. R. Gilpin Scholarship Award for Graduate Student
2008 - Alberta Ingenuity Scholarship for Nanotechnology
2014 - Editor, Mitacs Associate Research Review Committee
2010 - President, Mechanical Engineering Graduate Students' Association
HQPs
iSSELab
interfacial Science and Surface Engineering Lab
KRÃœSS Surface Science Hub
Ph.D. Students
Sujit Deshmukh, Ph.D. Student
After completion of M.Sc. in 2013 from Burdwan University (India), I joined Shiv Nadar
University, department of physics as a Ph.D scholar in 2014. My Ph.D thesis is mainly based on investigation of structural and electrical properties of carbonaceous nanostructure and utilize them as an electrode material for electrochemical sensing application. I got the opportunity to work at UofA (Department of mechanical engineering) from October 2018, as a visiting graduate student under the supervision of Dr. Prashant R. Waghmare. Here, my area of interest is to synthesize new kind of Electrowettable carbon based nanostructure for multifunctional application.
My areas of expertise and developed skills are
(i) Nanocarbon synthesis either from chemical or physical route
(ii) Hands on experience to operate XRD system (Bruker), atomic force micoscopy (AFM, Park XE7), UV-VIS (Shimadzu 3700) spectrometer, drop shape analyzer (DSA100, Kruss)
(iii) Analyze the advanced characterization (TEM, XPS, RAMAN, XAS etc.) results
(iv) Hands on experience to carry out electrochemical measurements such as Cyclic Voltammetry, Anodic stripping voltammetry, Supercapacitor device testing by galvanostatic charge discharge measurement.
sujit@ualberta.ca
Hafijur Rahman, Ph.D. Student
Hafijur has received his B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and went on to complete his M.Sc. in Mechanical Enigineering at the University in 2015. From 2010 to 2017, Hafijur was a lecturer at BUET and he has several years of experience working as a teaching assistant. His skills involve lecturing courses and organizing experimental labs for undergraduate students.
His research interests involve Interfacial Phenomena, Multiple Emulsion Drops, Computational Fluid Dynamics, and software such as Surface Evolver.
He enjoys to swim, travel, hike, cycle and play sports like table tennis, cricket and badminton.
hafijur@ualberta.ca
Abrar Ahmed, Ph.D. student
Abrar is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. He has completed his masters in Mechanical Engineering in 2017 from University of Alberta under the supervision of Dr. Waghmare and he received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Islamic University of Technology (IUT), OIC on 2012. Abrar’s Masters thesis was dynamics and morphological evolution of ferrofluid droplet under the effect of magnetic field. Right now he is assisting the lab by offering his expertise in high speed image capturing as well as surface science instrumentation and measurement techniques. Current Research: magnetohydrodynamics, electrowetting, droplet dynamics, droplet dosing, microfluidics and mathematical modelling of droplet dynamics.
abrar5@ualberta.ca
Muhammad Rizwanur Rahman, Ph.D. student
Rizwanur is currently a PhD student at University of Alberta under the supervision of Dr. Morris R. Flynn. His PhD research concentration is on the design and modeling of low temperature heat recovery devices. In this project, he is also co-supervised by Dr. Prashant R. Waghmare. Rizwanur completed his M.Sc. from University of Alberta in 2018 and B.Sc. (Engg) from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 2015. In his Master’s research, he focused on different fundamental aspects of liquid droplets in micro-gravity environment under Dr. Waghmare’s supervision while high-speed aerodynamics was the concentration of his Undergraduate thesis under the supervision and guidance of Dr. M. Ali and Dr. A.B.M. Toufique Hasan.
mrahman6@ualberta.ca
Eileen Santos, Ph.D. Student
Eileen is a Chemical engineering student from Universidad Rafael Urdaneta who has received her M.Sc. degree in Food Science and Technology from Universidad del Zulia in Venezuela. She is currently in her 2nd year of her Ph.D. program in the department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science at the University of Alberta under the supervision of Dr. Feral Temelli. Her research is based on the fractionation of complex lipid mixtures by supercritical fluid fractionation process using carbon dioxide as a solvent and the understanding of the surface science applied to supercritical fluid fractionation process. The capabilities of the iSSELab allow Eileen to perform high temperature / high pressure experiments in order for her to obtain her findings.
She is currently the secretary of Canadian Biomaterials Society - Alberta Student Chapter for the period 2017/2018.
Her hobbies include travelling, cooking and sharing time with friends.
esantos@ualberta.ca
M.Sc. Students
Dr. Aleksey Baldygin
Research Lead, R&D Laboratory Supervisor
Mechanical engineer (E.I.T.) specializing in computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE). Applies strong knowledge of fluid dynamics and strength of material to analyze physical processes, and provides engineering support to experimental setups. Developed numerous experimental-setups for pilot projects. Proven ability to lead and finish the projects by acquiring updated technologies of available commercial CAD/CAE packages with understanding of built-in CFD packages. Devised core flooding experiments to analyze the effect of emulsion flooding for enhanced oil recovery, and designed the experimental set-up for pilot project of proof-of-concept of bioconversion of coal. Designed experimental set-ups and hydraulic units to qualify choke valve products as per API 6A, 17D, 17D Annex L (Hyperbaric testing guildelines), 17 TR8 standards. Developed multi-tasking skills and creative thinking while successfully managing several projects simultaneously. Demonstrates excellent communication and team building skills. Easily adapts to changes.
Background
2014-2015, Testing and Development Engineer, Master Flo Valve Inc., Edmonton, Canada
2014-2015, Consultant, TEC Edmonton, Edmonton, Canada
2011-2014, Ph.D., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
2008-2010, Intern, Schlumberger Moscow Research Center, Moscow, Russia
2004-2010, Specialist with honors (equivalent to B.Eng, MSc.), MSTU n.a. N.E. Bauman, Moscow, Russia
Ryan Baily, E.I.T.
Research Instrumentation Specialist
Juan Marin Quintero, M.Sc. student
Juan is currently an M.Sc. student at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. Juan graduated from the University of Los Andes in Colombia in 2017 with a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering. Juan previously worked with rapid prototyping and bubble pressure tensiometers as an exchange student at the University of Alberta in 2016. Current research focus is in the area of electrowetting, drop coalescence and droplet dynamics.
marinqui@ualberta.ca
Sumaiya Farzana, M.Sc. Student
Sumaiya is currently a M.Sc. student supervised by Dr. Prashant R. Wagmare at the
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta. She graduated with her B.Sc.
Degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at Military Institute of Science and
Technology (MIST), Bangladesh, in January 2018. Her Current research focus is in droplet dynamics.
Her current research interests include droplet dynamics, microfluidics, fluid mechanics, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
farzana@ualberta.ca
Syed Rafat Faysal, M.Sc. Student
Rafat is currently pursuing his M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. He has completed his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Islamic University of Technology (IUT), OIC on November, 2014. Rafat’s B.Sc. thesis was Effect of aspect ratio on convective heat transfer coefficient for flat cross-section. After completion of his B.Sc. in mechanical engineering he worked as a research scientist at GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), GmbH. After that he was a lecturer at Sonargaon University (SU), Bangladesh almost for three years. Currently he is doing research on droplet dynamics, droplet dosing & droplet shedding on different coated surface for the quantification of adhesion force and shedding force. He is also associated with measuring the advancing and receding contact angle to find out contact angle hysteresis on different surfaces.
syedrafa@ualberta.ca
Raviraj Gajbhiye, M.Sc. Student (Fall 2018 - 2020)
Raviraj is in his first year of MSc studies in Mechanical Engineering here at the University of Alberta. Previously Raviraj obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at St.Vincent Pallotti College of Engineering and Technology, Nagpur, India.
Academic projects include the Prusa i3 Rework (3D printing), Development of a Diffuser Augmented Wind Turbine with Brim and a Evaporative Sensible Cooler.
Raviraj had an internship at Indo-German Tool Room where he was trained in tool design, manufacturing, and CAD/CAM technology.
His skills include CATIA, CREO, Unigraphics and 3D printing.
Extra-curricular / Volunteer work:
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Volunteered as a Mathematics teacher to underprivileged students at a non-commercial coaching center named Nalanda Academy in Wardha, India.
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Tutored undergraduate and high school students in Applied Mathematics.
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Actively worked for uplifting students from marginalized sections of society.
gajbhiye@ualberta.ca
Palak Jain, M.Sc. Student (Fall 2018 - 2020)
Palak is pursuing an MSc in Mechanical Engineering at University of Alberta under the supervision of Dr. Prashant Waghmare. She has received her Bachelor of technology in Mechanical Engineering from Shiv Nadar University, India (Aug 2014-May 2018).
Current Research in the general area of droplet dynamics, interfacial science, electrokientics and microfluidics.
palak2@ualberta.ca
Yu Chen, M.Sc. student
Yu Chen is currently a Ph.D. student at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. Yu graduated with Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Nanjing Tech University(NJTech), Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. He previously worked as an undergraduate Research Assistant in 3D Printing Innovation Lab at Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing for Industrial Equipment and Control Technology of NJTech. Current research focus is Fabrication and Wettability Characterization of Electrospun Nylon 6/Silica nanocomposites.
ychen12@ualberta.ca
Ryan received his B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta in 2016. He completed his undergraduate coursework and graduated with distinction in the Mechanical Engineering Co-op program. His experience in computer-aided design, developed during his education and work experience, assists the group to develop experimental setups. Exposure to industry during his education has allowed him to contribute to, and lead, various projects. Project management skills and a safety-conscious mind has allowed him to effectively coordinate projects in the lab. Strong verbal and written communication skills have aided various research publications. Past experiments include microgravity research on-board a modified Falcon-20 during parabolic flight.
Juan Marin Quintero
Research Assistant
Juan recently received his M.Sc. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. Juan graduated from the University of Los Andes in Colombia in 2017 with a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering. He has experience in rapid prototyping and bubble pressure tensiometers as an exchange student at the University of Alberta in 2016. Current research focus is in the area of electrowetting, drop coalescence and droplet dynamics.
Undergraduate Students
Tashmid Ahmed, Co-op Student (September 2018 - April 2019)
Tashmid is pursuing a BSc in Mechanical Engineering Co-op at the University of Alberta (Started : September 2016, Expected Graduation : May 2021)
Tashmid's research interest are in thermodynamics, microfluidics, etc. Apart from studying or working he is widely involved with various clubs. He is passionate about Table Tennis which he plays often at his free time. He is currently the Vice President Internal of the University of Alberta Table Tennis Club. He is also the Vice President Finance of the Mechanical Engineering Club at the University of Alberta. Having an interests about space technology he is a Mechanical team member at AlbertaSat currently working on Ex-Alta 2, a cubesat to be launched in 2021. AlbertaSat is a student run design team which works on building satellites. It launched Alberta's first satellite Ex-Alta 1 in 2017.
tashmid@ualberta.ca
Wania Jibran, Summer Research Assistant (May 2018 - Aug 2018)
Wania Jibran is a 3rd-year Mechanical Engineering Student at the University of Alberta working towards her B.Sc degree. She has experience in solid modelling and reading/creating manufacturing drawings. She has developed knowledge related to aerodynamics, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.
Her current research interests are in Fluid Mechanics, Microfluidics, and Droplet Dynamics.
Wania is the current Vice President External for the Aero Heavy Lift Group; this student vehicle group project is located at the University of Alberta where they design remote controlled planes capable of carrying a payload and dropping it at a designated target.
wjibran@ualberta.ca
Joanna Tian, Co-op Research Assistant (May - Aug 2018)
Joanna is currently pursuing a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical engineering at the University of Alberta (expected 2021). She is currently involved with studies in electrowetting where the contact angle of a given liquid is altered through application of electricity.
Her fields of interest include design and biomechanics.
jctian@ualberta.ca
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Ph.D. Students
Hafijur Rahman, Ph.D. Student
hafijur@ualberta.ca
Hafijur has received his B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and went on to complete his M.Sc. in Mechanical Enigineering at the University in 2015. From 2010 to 2017, Hafijur was a lecturer at BUET and he has several years of experience working as a teaching assistant. His skills involve lecturing courses and organizing experimental labs for undergraduate students.
His research interests involve Interfacial Phenomena, Multiple Emulsion Drops, Computational Fluid Dynamics, and software such as Surface Evolver.
He enjoys to swim, travel, hike, cycle and play sports like table tennis, cricket and badminton.
Abrar Ahmed, Ph.D. student
abrar5@ualberta.ca
Abrar is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. He has completed his masters in Mechanical Engineering in 2017 from University of Alberta under the supervision of Dr. Waghmare and he received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Islamic University of Technology (IUT), OIC on 2012. Abrar’s Masters thesis was dynamics and morphological evolution of ferrofluid droplet under the effect of magnetic field. Right now he is assisting the lab by offering his expertise in high speed image capturing as well as surface science instrumentation and measurement techniques. Current Research: magnetohydrodynamics, electrowetting, droplet dynamics, droplet dosing, microfluidics and mathematical modelling of droplet dynamics.
Muhammad Rizwanur Rahman, Ph.D. student
mrahman6@ualberta.ca
Rizwanur is currently a PhD student at University of Alberta under the supervision of Dr. Morris R. Flynn. His PhD research concentration is on the design and modeling of low temperature heat recovery devices. In this project, he is also co-supervised by Dr. Prashant R. Waghmare. Rizwanur completed his M.Sc. from University of Alberta in 2018 and B.Sc. (Engg) from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 2015. In his Master’s research, he focused on different fundamental aspects of liquid droplets in micro-gravity environment under Dr. Waghmare’s supervision while high-speed aerodynamics was the concentration of his Undergraduate thesis under the supervision and guidance of Dr. M. Ali and Dr. A.B.M. Toufique Hasan.
Eileen Santos, Ph.D. Student
esantos@ualberta.ca
Eileen is a Chemical engineering student from Universidad Rafael Urdaneta who has received her M.Sc. degree in Food Science and Technology from Universidad del Zulia in Venezuela. She is currently in her 2nd year of her Ph.D. program in the department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science at the University of Alberta under the supervision of Dr. Feral Temelli. Her research is based on the fractionation of complex lipid mixtures by supercritical fluid fractionation process using carbon dioxide as a solvent and the understanding of the surface science applied to supercritical fluid fractionation process. The capabilities of the iSSELab allow Eileen to perform high temperature / high pressure experiments in order for her to obtain her findings.
She is currently the secretary of Canadian Biomaterials Society - Alberta Student Chapter for the period 2017/2018.
Her hobbies include travelling, cooking and sharing time with friends.
M.Sc. Students
Nusrat Ahmad, M.Sc. Student
nahmad1@ualberta.ca
Nusrat is currently a M.Sc. student at the University of Alberta, under the discipline of Mechanical Engineering, supervised by Dr. Prashant R. Waghmare. She graduated with her B.Sc. (Engg) in Mechanical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Her current research focus is the fundamental aspects of droplet dynamics and interfacial sciences.
Sumaiya Farzana, M.Sc. Student
farzana@ualberta.ca
Sumaiya is currently a M.Sc. student supervised by Dr. Prashant R. Wagmare at the
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta. She graduated with her B.Sc.
Degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at Military Institute of Science and
Technology (MIST), Bangladesh, in January 2018. Her Current research focus is in droplet dynamics.
Her current research interests include droplet dynamics, microfluidics, fluid mechanics, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
Syed Rafat Faysal, M.Sc. Student
syedrafa@ualberta.ca
Rafat is currently pursuing his M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. He has completed his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Islamic University of Technology (IUT), OIC on November, 2014. Rafat’s B.Sc. thesis was Effect of aspect ratio on convective heat transfer coefficient for flat cross-section. After completion of his B.Sc. in mechanical engineering he worked as a research scientist at GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), GmbH. After that he was a lecturer at Sonargaon University (SU), Bangladesh almost for three years. Currently he is doing research on droplet dynamics, droplet dosing & droplet shedding on different coated surface for the quantification of adhesion force and shedding force. He is also associated with measuring the advancing and receding contact angle to find out contact angle hysteresis on different surfaces.
Raviraj Gajbhiye, M.Sc. Student (Fall 2018 - 2020)
gajbhiye@ualberta.ca
Raviraj is in his first year of MSc studies in Mechanical Engineering here at the University of Alberta. Previously Raviraj obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at St.Vincent Pallotti College of Engineering and Technology, Nagpur, India.
Academic projects include the Prusa i3 Rework (3D printing), Development of a Diffuser Augmented Wind Turbine with Brim and a Evaporative Sensible Cooler.
Raviraj had an internship at Indo-German Tool Room where he was trained in tool design, manufacturing, and CAD/CAM technology.
His skills include CATIA, CREO, Unigraphics and 3D printing.
Extra-curricular / Volunteer work:
-
Volunteered as a Mathematics teacher to underprivileged students at a non-commercial coaching center named Nalanda Academy in Wardha, India.
-
Tutored undergraduate and high school students in Applied Mathematics.
-
Actively worked for uplifting students from marginalized sections of society.
Palak Jain, M.Sc. Student (Fall 2018 - 2020)
palak2@ualberta.ca
Palak is pursuing an MSc in Mechanical Engineering at University of Alberta under the supervision of Dr. Prashant Waghmare. She has received her Bachelor of technology in Mechanical Engineering from Shiv Nadar University, India (Aug 2014-May 2018).
Current Research in the general area of droplet dynamics, interfacial science, electrokientics and microfluidics.
Yu Chen, M.Sc. student
ychen12@ualberta.ca
Yu Chen is currently a Ph.D. student at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. Yu graduated with Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Nanjing Tech University(NJTech), Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. He previously worked as an undergraduate Research Assistant in 3D Printing Innovation Lab at Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing for Industrial Equipment and Control Technology of NJTech. Current research focus is Fabrication and Wettability Characterization of Electrospun Nylon 6/Silica nanocomposites.
Matthew Wiens
mewiens@ualberta.ca
Matt is a fourth-year undergraduate student studying Co-Op Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. He brings to our team experience with Solidworks and design project management. His current project is to help design a conveyor belt droplet dosing system.
Daniel Gye, Coop Student
dgye@ualberta.ca
Daniel is a second year mechanical engineering co-op student with a desire to pursue medicine or the applications of technology to biology in the future. His interests include Powerlifting, Basketball, music, and film.
Alumni
Jing Liu, Summer Project Student (May 2018 - Aug 2018)
Jing is in her 1st year of her course-based M.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering (2018 - 2019) here at the University of Alberta. She had received her B.Sc. degree in Applied Chemistry from Northeastern University in China (2016). She is currently interested in researching Surface Energy, Surface Wetting and Mechanical Properties.
jing17@ualberta.ca
Ninaad Adhvaryu, Summer Student (May 2018 - Aug 2018)
Ninaad is currently in his third year of studies for a Physics B.Sc. degree from Shiv Nadar University (2015-2019). He has had the opportunity to develop skills in Python (3+) coding. His research interests involve Sessile Drop Evaporation, Super-hydrophobic Surfaces, Computational Simulations and Condensed Matter Systems.
adhvaryu@ualberta.ca
Prateek Gupta, Summer Student (May 2018 - Aug 2018)
Prateek is going to finish his final year of his undergraduate courses in the department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in India (2015-2019). During his time with us, he has brought with him skills in Matlab, ImageJ, C and C++.
His current research interest is in Microfluidics.
pgupta@ualberta.ca
Amy Deng, B.Sc. student
Education:
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering Process Control Option (U of A, expected 2018)
Fields of Interest:
Process control, nanotechnology, sustainable energy
Extracurriculars:
Badminton, travelling, various student groups
cdeng@ualberta.ca
Iman Roy, B.Sc. student
Education:
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering with Nano Option (U of A, expected April 2019)
Current project:
Analyzing dynamics of electrically charged droplets interacting with a charged substrate
Interests:
Nanoengieering. Glass technology. Circuit design. Microprocessor programming.
iroy1@ualberta.ca
Geoff Casey, Project Manager, B.Sc. student
Education:
B.Sc. Electrical Nanotechnology Engineering (U of A, 2014)
B.Sc. Molecular Genetics (U of A, expected 2017)
Fields of Interest:
Micro/nanotechnology, microfluidics, genetics, biochemistry
Current project:
Flow characterization in novel microchannels and use of microchannels for passive size-based particle separation
Extracurriculars:
Volleyball, football, hockey, travelling
gacasey@ualberta.ca
Bharath Kattemalalawadi, Ph.D. student (July 2015-July 2017)
Immensely passionate about Science and Technology. Understanding the underlying physics to any given problem has always been my moto of learning curve. This has helped me to handle many challenging projects in both my academic and professional career.
Specialties: Strong knowledge in the field of Thermal and Fluid dynamics, Programming, Research and product development.
Software tools: C++, Matlab, Fluent, Star CCM++, Tecplot, Catia, Autocad
kattemal@ualberta.ca
Farhad Ismail, Ph.D. student (May 2015 - August 2017)
Farhad is currently a PhD student (2015- present) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. He did his MSc. (2014) and BSc. (2012) in Mechanical Engineering from Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), respectively. He also worked as a visiting graduate student (2013) at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver), BC, Canada. Currently his research focus is in the area of Microfluidics and droplet dynamics.
Research Interests: Fluid dynamics, Heat transfer, Microfluidics, Droplet Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
mdfarhad@ualberta.ca
Shruti Bagde, Research assistant, B.Sc.
Education:
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta
Fields of Interest:
Find herself very interested in the filed of biotechnology. In the future, she would like to attain an after degree in biology. This tied together with the engineering experience, such as designing, will provide here with the right skill to enter the field of biotechnology.
Current project:
Fibrication of Microfluidic Devices for the separation of blood particles.
bagde@ualberta.ca
Ugo Okeke, B.Sc. student
Education:
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering with the Biomedical Option (U of A, expected 2019)
Fields of Interest:
Fluid Mechanics, Biotechnology
Extracurriculars:
Dodgeball, Basketball
okeke@ualberta.ca
Krizelle Mendoza, B.Sc. student
Position:
Co-op Research Assistant (Jan - Aug 2017)
Education:
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (U of A, expected 2019)
Current Project:
Design of an adhesion force measurement device
Fields of Interest:
Design, Solid & Fluid Mechanics, Additive Manufacturing
krizelle@ualberta.ca
Pavan Kamble, M.Sc. student (September 2016 -July 2017)
Pavan completed his Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore in 2010. He has keen interest in fluid mechanics area with a rich professional experience in Finite Element (FE) Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Fluid-Structure Interaction domains. He is passionate towards understanding the physics of the problem through theoretical, as well as the experimental work. His current research focus is in the area of droplet dynamics, interfacial science and electrokinetics.
pkamble@ualberta.ca
Sining Li, B.Sc. student
Education:
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (U of A, expected 2016)
Fields of Interest:
Fluid mechanics, microfluidics, droplet dynamics
Current project:
Fabrication of microfluidic device for the generation and deposition of droplets.
Extracurriculars:
Taekwondo, mixed chorus
snli@ualberta.ca
Dallyn Wynnychuk, B.Sc. student
Education:
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (U of A, expected April 2017)
Fields of Interest:
Fluid mechanics, Sustainable energy, and the Automotive industry
Current project:
Optimization of the needle tip geometry
Future plans:
Pursue graduate studies and eventually apply my knowledge to the automotive industry in order to contribute to the field of sustainable transportation.
Extracurriculars:
Travelling, Skateboarding
wynnychu@ualberta.ca
Jing Qu, B.Sc. student
Education:
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (U of A, expected 201x)
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Extracurriculars:
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jxqu@ualberta.ca
Jasaret Yalchin, B.Sc. student
Education:
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (U of A, expected 2016)
Fields of Interest:
Fluid mechanics
Current project:
Flow visualization in hydrophobic channels using PIV
Extracurriculars:
Basketball
yalchin@ualberta.ca
Muhammed Khan, B.Sc. student
Education:
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (U of A, expected April 2017)
Fields of Interest:
Fluid Mechanics, Bio-medical Engineering, Robotics, Aerodynamics, and Business
Muhammed has industry experience through summer jobs as an Engineering Summer Student, and as a Production Summer Student; these job experiences allowed him to understand what an engineer does in a fast paced corporate environment. In terms of research, he finds himself interested in Fluid Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering. He also spends time learning about how machines and mechanisms (cars, engines, motors, R/C helicopters & drones) function, which is why he is interested in robotics. He hopes to pursue graduate studies in the future in one of the above fields of interest.
Current project:
Capillary rise of liquids in capillary tubes.
Extracurriculars:
Basketball, cricket, Tae-Kwon-Do (Blue with Red Striped belt), Badminton, Sketching
mmk@ualberta.ca
Alumni
Staff
Heng (Kevin) Xue
Research Assistant (Sept 2018 – Apr 2019)
Kevin has recently graduated with distinction from his B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Mathematics at the University of Alberta. Experience with leading several design projects has developed his skills in scheduling, cost estimating, conducting preliminary design analysis, CAD modelling, preparing drawing packages and so on. He also has experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and a strong interest in fluid mechanics. His research topic is focused on droplet mechanics.
Dr. Ravi Kant Upadhyay
Post-Doctoral Fellow (Oct 2016 - Oct 2019)
Ravi has completed his PhD from Shiv Nadar University (SNU), India in 2016, the topic of his PhD research was “Novel wet chemical methods for the synthesis of nanomaterials and their application in water treatment”. He has expertise in diverse class of fields including synthesis of nanomaterials, application of nanomaterials in water treatment, detection of waterborne pollutants, fabrication of hydrophobic surfaces and preparation of colloidal systems e.g. micelles, reverse micelles, sol and gels. He has co-authored more than 15 articles in different journals pertinent to the aforementioned fields. He has developed numerous synthesis methodologies suitable for the synthesis of both inorganic and carbonic nanomaterials. Preponderance of the synthesis protocols, developed by him, explores colloidal systems such as micelles, reverse micelles and wormlike micelles as reaction medium for the controlled growth of the nanomaterials. In case of inorganic nanomaterials, he has successfully fabricated nanoparticles of metals (Au, Ag, Cu, Pd and Pt), metal oxides (ZnO, TiO2, WO3, CuO, ZrO2 and BaTiO3) and metal carbides (TiC, ZrC and WC). He has also developed synthesis approaches for the graphene and its derivatives. He has also experience in application of nanomaterials as adsorbents, photocatalysts and antimicrobial agents for the removal and detection of waterborne pollutants e.g. heavy metal ions, organic molecules and bacteria. He is well acquainted with instruments such UV-Vis spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, TGA-DTA, XRD, TEM, SEM and Particle size analyzer.
• Aug 2016-Dec 2016, Research Associate, Shiv Nadar University (SNU), India
• 2012-2016, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Shiv Nadar University (SNU), India
• 2009-2011, Research Intern, Advanced Materials and Process Research Institute (AMPRI), CSIR, India
• 2008-2009, Production Officer, Lupin Limited, India
• 2006-2008, M.Sc., Industrial Chemistry, Jiwaji University, India
• 2003-2006, B.Sc., Chemistry, Jiwaji University, India
Sujit Deshmukh
After completion of M.Sc. in 2013 from Burdwan University (India), I joined Shiv Nadar
University, department of physics as a Ph.D scholar in 2014. My Ph.D thesis is mainly based on investigation of structural and electrical properties of carbonaceous nanostructure and utilize them as an electrode material for electrochemical sensing application. I got the opportunity to work at UofA (Department of mechanical engineering) from October 2018, as a visiting graduate student under the supervision of Dr. Prashant R. Waghmare. Here, my area of interest is to synthesize new kind of Electrowettable carbon based nanostructure for multifunctional application.
Ph.D. Student (Sept 2019 - Jan 2020)
Rahul Roy
Rahul is currently pursuing my PhD from IIT kharagpur. He has completed his masters from NIT Durgapur(2015-17) in thermal engineering and was the gold medallist. He has completed his B.E. in mechanical engineering (2010-14) from Army Institute Of Technology Pune. He worked in Alfa Laval India Pvt. ltd for a period of 1 year as a graduate engineer trainee and loves to play sports and is decent in football, cricket, hockey and volleyball. He also likes participating in dramas and plays.
Visiting Ph.D. Student (Sept 2019 - Jan 2020)
Amritendu Ghosh
He is a Research Intern, working in the area of "underwater curvature driven oil transport", under the supervision of Prof. Prashant Waghmare. He is currently pursuing his PhD at IIT Kharagpur, India in the area of "Enhancement of passive microfluidic mixing". He has worked in the Supreme Industries Ltd, Pune, India from 2014 to 2016, as a Quality Assurance Officer in Protective Packaging Division. He completed his Masters in Chemical Engineering from BITS Pilani in 2013. My research interests involve Multiphase microfluidics, CFD, Microfluidic mixing and Heavy metal separation. My hobbies include travelling, cooking, playing music.
Visiting Ph.D Student (Sept 2019 - Jan 2020)
Yu Chen
Yu Chen is currently a Ph.D. student at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. Yu graduated with Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Nanjing Tech University(NJTech), Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. He previously worked as an undergraduate Research Assistant in 3D Printing Innovation Lab at Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing for Industrial Equipment and Control Technology of NJTech. Current research focus is Fabrication and Wettability Characterization of Electrospun Nylon 6/Silica nanocomposites.
M.Sc. Student (Sept 2019 - Jan 2020)
Jing Liu
​Jing is in her 1st year of her course-based M.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering (2018 - 2019) here at the University of Alberta. She had received her B.Sc. degree in Applied Chemistry from Northeastern University in China (2016). She is currently interested in researching Surface Energy, Surface Wetting and Mechanical Properties.
Summer Project Student (May 2018 - Aug 2018)
Ninaad Adhvaryu
​Ninaad is currently in his third year of studies for a Physics B.Sc. degree from Shiv Nadar University (2015-2019). He has had the opportunity to develop skills in Python (3+) coding. His research interests involve Sessile Drop Evaporation, Super-hydrophobic Surfaces, Computational Simulations and Condensed Matter Systems.
Summer Student (May 2018 - Aug 2018)
Prateek Gupta
Prateek is going to finish his final year of his undergraduate courses in the department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in India (2015-2019). During his time with us, he has brought with him skills in Matlab, ImageJ, C and C++.
His current research interest is in Microfluidics.
Summer Student (May 2018 - Aug 2018)
Amy Deng
Education:
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering Process Control Option (U of A, expected 2018)
Fields of Interest:
Process control, nanotechnology, sustainable energy
Extracurriculars:
Badminton, travelling, various student groups
B.Sc. student
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Iman Roy
Education:
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering with Nano Option (U of A, expected April 2019)
Current project:
Analyzing dynamics of electrically charged droplets interacting with a charged substrate
Interests:
Nanoengieering. Glass technology. Circuit design. Microprocessor programming.
B.Sc. student
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Geoff Casey
Education:
B.Sc. Electrical Nanotechnology Engineering (U of A, 2014)
B.Sc. Molecular Genetics (U of A, expected 2017)
Fields of Interest:
Micro/nanotechnology, microfluidics, genetics, biochemistry
Current project:
Flow characterization in novel microchannels and use of microchannels for passive size-based particle separation
Extracurriculars:
Volleyball, football, hockey, travelling
Project Manager, B.Sc. student
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Bharath Kattemalalawadi
Immensely passionate about Science and Technology. Understanding the underlying physics to any given problem has always been my moto of learning curve. This has helped me to handle many challenging projects in both my academic and professional career.
Specialties: Strong knowledge in the field of Thermal and Fluid dynamics, Programming, Research and product development.
Software tools: C++, Matlab, Fluent, Star CCM++, Tecplot, Catia, Autocad
Ph.D. student (July 2015-July 2017)
Farhad Ismail
Farhad is currently a PhD student (2015- present) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. He did his MSc. (2014) and BSc. (2012) in Mechanical Engineering from Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), respectively. He also worked as a visiting graduate student (2013) at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver), BC, Canada. Currently his research focus is in the area of Microfluidics and droplet dynamics.
Research Interests: Fluid dynamics, Heat transfer, Microfluidics, Droplet Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
Ph.D. student (May 2015 - August 2017)
Shruti Bagde
Education:
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta
Fields of Interest:
Find herself very interested in the filed of biotechnology. In the future, she would like to attain an after degree in biology. This tied together with the engineering experience, such as designing, will provide here with the right skill to enter the field of biotechnology.
Current project:
Fibrication of Microfluidic Devices for the separation of blood particles.
Research assistant, B.Sc.
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Ugo Okeke
Education:
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering with the Biomedical Option (U of A, expected 2019)
Fields of Interest:
Fluid Mechanics, Biotechnology
Extracurriculars:
Dodgeball, Basketball
B.Sc. student
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Krizelle Mendoza
Position:
Co-op Research Assistant (Jan - Aug 2017)
Education:
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (U of A, expected 2019)
Current Project:
Design of an adhesion force measurement device
Fields of Interest:
Design, Solid & Fluid Mechanics, Additive Manufacturing
B.Sc. student
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Pavan Kamble
Pavan completed his Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore in 2010. He has keen interest in fluid mechanics area with a rich professional experience in Finite Element (FE) Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Fluid-Structure Interaction domains. He is passionate towards understanding the physics of the problem through theoretical, as well as the experimental work. His current research focus is in the area of droplet dynamics, interfacial science and electrokinetics.
M.Sc. student (September 2016 -July 2017)
Sining Li
Education:
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (U of A, expected 2016)
Fields of Interest:
Fluid mechanics, microfluidics, droplet dynamics
Current project:
Fabrication of microfluidic device for the generation and deposition of droplets.
Extracurriculars:
Taekwondo, mixed chorus
B.Sc. student
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Dallyn Wynnychuk
Education:
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (U of A, expected April 2017)
Fields of Interest:
Fluid mechanics, Sustainable energy, and the Automotive industry
Current project:
Optimization of the needle tip geometry
Future plans:
Pursue graduate studies and eventually apply my knowledge to the automotive industry in order to contribute to the field of sustainable transportation.
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B.Sc. student
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Jing Qu
Education:
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (U of A, expected 201x)
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B.Sc. student
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Jasaret Yalchin
Education:
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (U of A, expected 2016)
Fields of Interest:
Fluid mechanics
Current project:
Flow visualization in hydrophobic channels using PIV
Extracurriculars:
Basketball
B.Sc. student
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Muhammed Khan
Education:
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (U of A, expected April 2017)
Fields of Interest:
Fluid Mechanics, Bio-medical Engineering, Robotics, Aerodynamics, and Business
In terms of research, he finds himself interested in Fluid Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering. He also spends time learning about how machines and mechanisms (cars, engines, motors, R/C helicopters & drones) function, which is why he is interested in robotics.
Current project:
Capillary rise of liquids in capillary tubes.
B.Sc. student
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Tashmid Ahmed
Tashmid is pursuing a BSc in Mechanical Engineering Co-op at the University of Alberta (Started : September 2016, Expected Graduation : May 2021)
Apart from studying or working he is widely involved with various clubs. He is passionate about Table Tennis and is currently the Vice President Internal of the University of Alberta Table Tennis Club. He is also the Vice President Finance of the Mechanical Engineering Club at the University of Alberta. Having an interests about space technology he is a Mechanical team member at AlbertaSat currently working on Ex-Alta 2, a cubesat to be launched in 2021. AlbertaSat launched Alberta's first satellite Ex-Alta 1 in 2017.
Co-op Student (September 2018 - April 2019)
Saurabh Meena
Saurabh is going to finish his final year of undergraduate courses in the department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in India (2016-2020). During his time with us, he has brought with him skills in Data Analysis.
His current research interest is in Fluid Mechanics.
Summer Student (May 2019 - July 2019)
Wania Jibran
Wania Jibran is a 3rd-year Mechanical Engineering Student at the University of Alberta working towards her B.Sc degree. She has experience in solid modelling and reading/creating manufacturing drawings. She has developed knowledge related to aerodynamics, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.
Her current research interests are in Fluid Mechanics, Microfluidics, and Droplet Dynamics.
Wania is the current Vice President External for the Aero Heavy Lift Group; this student vehicle group project is located at the University of Alberta where they design remote controlled planes capable of carrying a payload and dropping it at a designated target.
Summer Research Assistant (May 2018 - Present)
Joanna Tian
Joanna is currently pursuing a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical engineering at the University of Alberta (expected 2021). She is currently involved with studies in electrowetting where the contact angle of a given liquid is altered through application of electricity.
Her fields of interest include design and biomechanics.
