Bodhisattwa Chaudhuri

Professor

Pharmacy


Education

  • Postdoctoral Training in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 2005.
    Advisors: Prof. Fernando Muzzio and Prof. Silvina Tomassone
  • Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 2000.
    Thesis: Modeling and simulation of magnetically assisted impaction coating (MAIC) process.
    Advisors: Prof. Rajesh N. Dave and Prof. Pushpendra Singh
  • MS in Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. 1995.
    Thesis: Modeling and Optimization of Fed-Batch Bioreactors with Neural Networks.
    Advisor: Prof Jayant M. Modak
  • BE (Hons) in Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India. 1992
    Senior Design Project: Design of the Caprolactum manufacturing process.
    Advisor: Prof P. K. Banerjee

    Professional Experience

    • November 2018 – January 2019:
      Visiting Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
    • September 2018 – October 2018:
      Visiting Professor, GEA-NUS, School of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore.
    • July 2018 – August 2018:
      Visiting Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
    • December 2016 – Current:
      Graduate Faculty Member, Department of Chemical and Bio-molecular Engineering,University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
    • August 2013 – Current:
      Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
      Associate Professor, Institute of Material Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
    • February 2007 – July 2013:
      Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
      Assistant Professor, Institute of Material Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
    • August 2006 – January 2007:
    • Research Associate, Engineering Research Center (ERC) on Structured Organic Composites, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ.
    • November 2002 – August 2006:
      Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engg. Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ.
    • September 2000 – September 2002:
      Software Engineer, National Engineering and Technology Corporation, Arlington Heights, IL
    • February 2000 – Sept 2000:
      Lead-Email Systems/Software-Engineer II, Skytel Communications Jackson, MS.
    • January 1996 – January 2000:
      Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ

    Honors and Awards

    • Gold medal, Tripura mathematical society. Agartala, India(1985)
    • Gold medal, Tripura Mathematical Society, Agartala, India(1986)
    • National Graduate Scholarship, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India(1993-1995)
    • Full assistantship and tuition waiver from Department of Mechanical Engineering, NJIT, Newark, NJ (1996-2000)
    • Best Poster Award, Spring Meeting: Catalyst Society, Piscataway, NJ, March 18th, 2005
    • Best Poster Award, Annual Meeting of AIChE, San Francisco, CA, November 13th, 2006
    • Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Foundation Award, December, 2010.
    • Young Investigator Award, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA-NIPTE), October, 2012.
    • Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Foundation Sabbatical Award in Pharmaceutical Sciences, December, 2017.

    Teaching

    Dr. Bodhi Chaudhuri
    Contact Information
    Emailbodhi.chaudhuri@uconn.edu
    Phone860-486-4861
    Fax860-486-2076
    Mailing Address69 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3092, Storrs CT 06269 PBB 430
    Office LocationPBB 430