NANO-DEVICES FOR ENHANCED COOLING AND NOVEL MATERIALS SYNTHESIS
a seminar by Professor Debjyoti (“DJ”) Banerjee
Multi-phase Flows and Heat Transfer LabTexas A&M University
hosted by the Department of NanoEngineering
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008, 11 AM
Fung Auditorium
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall
Abstract
Our research efforts integrate thermal and nanotechnologies. The research activities are focused in:
- exploiting phase-change phenomena at the micro/nano-scale for thermal management (cooling), and
- using nano-lithography techniques combining MEMS and microfluidics for novel nano-materials synthesis.
DPN™ (Dip Pen Nanolithography) is a versatile technology that leverages microfluidic ink delivery systems with Scanning Probe Microscopy. At NanoInk Inc. Dr. Banerjee developed a novel commercial microfluidics platform called called “Inkwells™” for nanolithography of bio-molecules (proteins and DNA). Subsequently at Texas A&M we have invented a process for synthesizing Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) at “room temperature” to enable CNT of a single chirality using DPN. DPN techniques in combination with microfluidics are also being developed for fountain pen nano-lithography, novel thermal nano-sensors for explosives detection (e.g., I.E.D.) and water quality monitoring using peptide-gold nano-particle assays.
Biographical Sketch
Before joining Texas A&M University in 2005, Dr. Banerjee was a Manager of Advanced Research &Technology (ART) group at Applied Biosystems Inc., CA (ABI) where he managed of team of 10 engineers (6PhD). Dr. Banerjee received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (ME) from UCLA (with minor in MEMS). Hereceived the “2001 Best Journal Paper Award” from the ASME Heat Transfer Division (HTD). He received 3 M.S. degrees and was invited to 4 national honor societies. At graduation he received “Best ME Student Award” at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur for his B.Tech. (Honors). He was ASEE/AFRL Summer Faculty Fellow in 2006 and 2007. He worked at TISCO, COVENTOR, NanoInk and Ciphergen Biosystems. His research interests are in thermo-fluidics (boiling), MEMS/ microfluidics and nanotechnology.
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