Associate Professor, Institute of Material Sciences [Fall 2007 – Currrent]
Editorial Board Member for the Journals:
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Advanced Powder Technology
Journal of Developing Drugs
Pharmaceutica Analytica Acta
Journal of Composite Materials
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology
Acted as Chair/Co-Chair for Sessions in the Annual Meetings of AIChE:
Solid Handling and Processing ( San Francisco, CA, 2013)
Model Based Integrated Design of Pharmaceutical Drug Substance and Drug Product and Processes (Atlanta, GA, 2014)
Mechanistic Understanding and Characterization of the Film Coating Process (Atlanta, GA, 2014)
Performed collaborative research with:
Prof. Theodore L. Bergman, Mechanical Engineering, UConn
Prof. Fotios Papadimitrakopoulos, Institute of Material Science, UConn
Prof. Montgomery T. Shaw, Institute of Material Sciences, UConn
Prof. Ramesh B. Malla, Civil Engineering, UConn
Prof. Faquir Jain, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UConn
Prof. Rampi Ramprasad, Chemical and Materials and Biomolecular Engineering, UConn
Prof. Reda Ammar, Computer Science and Engineering, UConn
Prof. Sanguthevar Rajasekaran, Computer Science and Engineering, UConn
Prof. Fernando J. Muzzio, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University
Prof. Silvina M. Tommasone, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University
Organizing Committee member/Scientific Advisory Board Member of the following International Conferences:
Pharma-2012, Nov 23-24, Hyderabad, India
Pharma-2013, April 8-10, Chicago, USA
CMEM-2013, July 2-4, Coruna, Spain
Acted as a Reviewer of the following Journals:
Powder Technology
Chemical Engineering Science
Advanced Powder Technology
International Journal of Pharmaceutics
Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation
Journal of Food Engineering
Experimental Thermal and Fluid Sciences
AIChE Journal
Journal of Electrostatics
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Consultancy with Epygen Inc, Dubai, Development of Mathematical Models of Enzyme Kinetics for varied substrates
Acting member and a Reviewer Member in Manufacturing Science and Engineering Committee of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. 2009-2010
Undergraduate Scholarship Committee, School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut
Assessment Committee, School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut
PhD Dissertation Committee member of Sumit Kumar, Xiao-Ming Xu, and Archana Rawat of School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut
Co-Advisor of Senior Design project, Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut (with Prof. Ted Bergman)
Co-Advisor of Senior Design Laboratory, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Connecticut (with Profs. F. Jain and J. Chandy)
Advisor to undergraduate Pharmacy students in fall and spring semesters
Served in the Interview Panel for selection of Incoming Pharmacy Students, 2010.
Served as a committee member for the 4th Annual Schering-Plough Science and Innovation Award.