Web cookies (also called HTTP cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small pieces of data that websites store on your device (computer, phone, etc.) through your web browser. They are used to remember information about you and your interactions with the site.
Purpose of Cookies:
Session Management:
Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Types of Cookies:
Session Cookies:
Temporary; deleted when you close your browser
Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
Set by the website you're visiting directly
Third-Party Cookies:
Set by other domains (usually advertisers) embedded in the website
Commonly used for tracking across multiple sites
Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
What They Do:
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
Proves to the website that you're logged in
Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
What's Inside an Authentication Cookie?
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
What They Track:
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
2. Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
3. Safari
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
4. Microsoft Edge
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
5. On Mobile (iOS/Android)
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
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.