Dr. Rupak Banerjee
Ph.D., P.E., Drexel University, 1992
At UC since 2002
Secondary Faculty: Biomedical Engineering
email: Rupak.Banerjee@uc.edu
lab: Bio-Fluid, Heat and Mass Transfer Laboratory
office: 688 Rhodes Hall
phone: (513) 556-2124
fax: (513) 556-3390
Degrees with Fields, Institutions, Dates
Ph.D. | Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics | Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA | 1992 |
M.S. | Applied Mechanics | Indian Inst. Tech. [IIT], New Delhi | 1987 |
M.S. | Biological Sciences | Birla Inst of Tech. & Sc. [BITS], Pilani | 1984 |
B.S. | Mechanical Engineering | Birla Inst of Tech. & Sc. [BITS], Pilani | 1984 |
Other Related Experience
| 2000-2002 | Assistant Professor, Kettering University. |
1999-2000 | Staff Scientist, Dept. of Biongineering and Physical Science, National Institute of Health. |
1995-1999 | Technical Support and Consulting Engineer (Biomedical Group), Fluent Inc. |
1992-1995 | Senior Engineer (Thermal - Fluid Analysis), Raytheon. |
Honors & Awards
| External Grants | |
| Scholar-In-Residence at FDA Award, National Science Foundation (NSF), 2006. | |
| Research Award, Pediatric Cardiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 2006. | |
| Research Award, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, 2005. | |
| Research Award, National Institute of Health (NIH), thro’ Dept. of Nephrology, UC, 2005. | |
| Research Award, KITECH, thro’ ECECS Department, UC, 2005. | |
| Glenn Research Center (GRC) Award and Equipment, NASA, 2004. | |
| Research Fellowship for Graduate Student- PhD, Oak Ridge/ US-Food & Drug Admin., 2004. | |
| Scientific Development Grant (SDG)-National: American Heart Association (AHA), 2003. | |
| Faculty Fellow, Glenn Research Center, NASA, 2003. | |
| Research Award, US Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA)/Shaw Grp. Inc., 2003. | |
| Internal Grants | |
| Summer Faculty Fellowship, University Research Council, University of Cincinnati, 2005. | |
| Research Award, Department of Nephrology, UC, 2005. | |
| Research Award, Department of Ophthalmology, UC, 2004. | |
| Summer Faculty Fellowship, University Research Council, University of Cincinnati, 2003. | |
| Faculty Fellow, NASA Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field, 2003. | |
| Research Initiation Award, University Research Council, University of Cincinnati, 2002-2003. | |
| Research Initiation Award, Kettering University, 2001. | |
| Staff Scientist- Visiting, NIH Division of Bioengineering & Physical Science, 2001. | |
| ASME Session Chair, Co-Chair and Organizer, 1996-present. | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Consultant, 1993-1998. | |
Membership in Scientific & Professional Societies Member of ‘Biofluids’committee of Bioengineering Division of ASME. Member of ‘K-17 Heat and Mass Transfer in Biotechnology’committee of Bioengineering Division of ASME. Professional Engineer Licenses (P.E.), Pennsylvania. Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Member, American Heart Association (AHA).
