Rohit Karnik
d'Arbeloff Assistant Professor of Mechanical EngineeringRoom 3-461A
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
Phone: 617-324-1155
Email: karnik@mit.edu
Web: http://web.mit.edu/karnik/www/home.htm
Administrative Contact:
Thea Szatkowski
Room 3-461
Phone: 617-324-2805
Email: theaszat@mit.edu
Research Interests
Microfluidic and nanofluidic systems: Transport in nanofluidics, development of new technologies for separation, sensing, and manipulation of molecules. Microfluidic devices for nanoparticle synthesis, micromixing, cell separation.
Education
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (2006)
M.S., University of California, Berkeley (2004)
B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (2002)
Awards and Honors
Institute Silver Medal, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (2002)
Areas of Interest
Nanofluidics, microfluidics, BioMEMS
Summary
Our general interest is in microfluidic and nanofluidic devices for a variety of applications ranging from nanoparticle synthesis and cell separation technology to manipulation of single molecules.
Current Research Projects
Nanofluidics: We are designing nanofluidic systems for detection and analysis of single molecules and particles using ionic currents for sensing transport of single molecules.
Cell rolling: We have developed a technology for controlling cell rolling in microfluidic devices through patterning of receptors on the surface. We are currently modeling our system and applying it for separation of different types of cells. Collaboration- Jeff Karp (Harvard) and Robert Langer (MIT)
Microfluidic synthesis of nanoparticles: We are using microfluidic mixing to understand and control self-assembly of diblock copolymers for synthesis of nanoparticles for drug delivery. Collaboration- Omid Farokhzad (Harvard) and Robert Langer (MIT)
Please do not contact me regarding summer internship opportunities. We currently do not have internship positions and I am unable to respond to internship requests due to the overwhelming number of email inquiries for summer internship positions.
