Faculty & Staff
Dr. Vinay Gupta
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Chair, professor and graduate advisor of chemical, biological, and materials engineering Phone: 813-974-0851 | Office: ENC 3200 Email: vkgupta@usf.edu Research cluster: Advanced Materials |
Honors & Awards
- Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher Award, University of South Florida (2009)
- Member, Charter Class of Academy of Inventors, University of South Florida (2009)
- President’s Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of South Florida (2007)
- Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award by NSF (1999-2003)
- Teaching Excellence Award, School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois (1999)
- Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence, College of Engineering, University of Illinois (1999)
Education & Training
Postdoctoral appointment: University of California (Davis) and Center for Polymeric Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies (IBM-UCDavis-Stanford)
PhD, Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
MS, Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
BS, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Research Overview: Interfacial Phenomena and Polymeric Materials
The Gupta research group focuses on interfacial science, self-assembled materials, polymeric materials, and nanotechnology. In the past, our group has made substantial contributions in the areas of guest-host recognition at self-assembled surfaces, polymer adsorption on nano-heterogeneous surfaces, and preparation of novel, smart polymeric systems. In recent years, we have led projects on design of novel polymer-oxide nanoparticle composite particles for environmental remediation of organic contaminants, chemical mechanical polishing, and catalysis. Current areas of interest include
- Functionalized Nanoparticles for Theranostics
- Engineering Constructs of Polymeric Networks with Nanoparticles for Biomedical, Environmental, Chemical Applications
