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Kamal Sarkar, Ph.D.

After more than 20 years of research experience in diversified industries, Kamla joined the academia to focus on teaching and research in the areas of nanomanufacturing and applications of nanomaterials in biomedical, medical device, and drug delivery applications.

SarkarRank: Lecturer

Contact Information:

Address:

The University of Texas-Pan American

Mechanical Engineering Department

1201 W. University Dr.

Edinburg, TX 78539-2999

 

Office: ENB 3. 257

Phone: (956) 381-2682

Fax: (956)381-3527

Email: ksarkar@utpa.edu

Website:

Education:

  • PhD, Materials Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1980
  • MS, Materials Science, Inidian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1974
  • BS, Mechanical Engineering, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India, 1968 

 

Research Interests:

  • Nanomanufacturing and Nanomaterials
  • Applications of Nanobiomaterials including Medical devices & Drug delivery Systems
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics including Bio-MEMS

Teaching:

Lecturer, The University of Texas, Pan American

Courses taught: Fundamentals of Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Introduction to Biomaterials, Nanomanufacturing, Materials Laboratory, & Mnaufacturing Process Laboratory

Industry Experience:

More than two decades of diversified experience in both regulated and unregulated industries including plastics, medical device, and biotechnology.

External Grants & Contracts:

  • Received TIF (Texas Ignition Fund) for $50K as a Co-Investigator to explore potential commercialization of a safe, economic, and flexible nanomanufacturing method (Provisional Patents).
  • Requested $531K for Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) for National science foundation for the University of Texas, Pan American, as a Co-PI. (Result Pending).

 

Selected Publications:

  • "Application of Neural Network to Predict Fiber Diameters for Electrospinning Process," Accepted in the Journal of Materials Processing Technology (Available on-line), 2008.
  • "Challenges in Computational Modeling of Permeation Layers in Bio-MEMS Devices,” by K Sarkar, Sam Kassegne, Marc Madou, Dalibor Hodko, Ken Greiner, and Sandipan Maiti, Proceedings of the SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (SIAM CSE03), February 10-13, 2003, San Diego, CA.
  • “Characterization of Porous Membrane Elements in Microfluidic Devices," Kamal Sarkar, Sam K. Kassegne, Marc Madou, Ken Greiner, & Sandipan Maity, Fourteenth US National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Blacksburg, VA, June 23-28, 2002.
  • “Design Issues in SOI-based High Sensitivity Piezoresistive Cantilever Devices," S. K. Kassegne, M.J Madou, R. Whiten, J.V. Zoval, B. Mather, & K. Sarkar, Dalibor Hodko, & Sandipan Maity, Presentation during SPIE's Ninth Annual Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, March 17-21, 2002, San Diego, CA. http://www.digitaladdis.com/sk/SPIE_CantileverPaper.pdf
  • “Numerical modeling of transport and accumulation of DNA on electronically active biochips”  Samuel K. Kassegne, Howard Reese, Dalibor Hodko, Joon M. Yang, Kamal Sarkar, Dan Smolko, Paul Swanson, Daniel E. Raymond, Michael J. Heller, Marc J. Madou; Sensors and Actuators; Series B; Vol. 94; pp. 81-98, 2003. http://digitaladdis.com/sk/NumericalModeling_DNACHIP.pdf
  • “An Alternative to DEHP Plasticized Polyvinyl Chloride in Chemotherapy Drug Delivery Systems,” Len Czuba, Harry Puryear, Kamal  Sarkar, Journal of Vinyl & Additive Technology: Dec. 1996 (Was the"most outstanding" paper in 1995 Society of Plastics Engineering, Medical Plastics Division).

Selected Patents:

  • "Methods and Apparatus for Making Superfine Fibers," 

       Four provisional patents on March 17, 2008    

       Inventors: Karen Lozano & Kamal Sarkar

  • "Excimer Laser with Magnetic Bearing Supporting Fan"
    US Patrent #: 5,848,089,  Date: December 8, 1998
    Inventors: Kamal Sarkar, Palash P. Das, & Donald Larson
    Assignee: Cymer, Inc., San Diego, CA
  • "Bi-material Golf Club Head Having An Isolation Layer"
    US Patent#: 6,095,931 Date: August 1, 2000
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Neil Hall, Augustin W.
    Rollinson,  & Kamal Sarkar
    Assignee: Callway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA
  • "Multiple Material Golf Club Head with A Polymer Insert Face"
    US Patent #: 6,328,661 B1
    Inventors: Richard C. Helmstetter, Ronald K. Hettinger, J. Neil
    Hall,  Augustin W. Rollinson, Kamal Sarkar, Joshua G. Breier
    John G. Guard, & Pijush K. Dewanjee.
    Assignee: Callway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA

 

External Service:

  • (2007 - Present) Reviewer for Microfluidics and Nanofluidics; Journal of Materials Processing Technology; Finite Elements in Analysis & Design 
  • (2007 - Present) Faculty Advisor, Mini Baja, The University of Texas, Pan American Team (2007-2008)
  • (2006-2007) Advisors for the best HESTEC posters for consecutive two years.  Also, the Advisor for the Second Place Winner in 2007 HESTEC poster competition from the Manufacturing Engineering department.
  • (2002) Organizer & co-Chairman, Computational Bio-MEMS, SPIE's Ninth Annual Conference on Smart Structures & Materials, San Diego, CA, March 17-21, 2002

    Honors & Awards:

    • (1995)  Author of the "most outstanding" paper of the 1995 Society of Plastics Engineer Conference in Orlando, Florida, under Medical Plastics Division.

    • (1986) Research Work cited in 1986 "Technical Capabilities" Brochure of Allied Signal, a Fortune 25 company.

    • (1984-1986) Associate Editor, Applied Mechanics Review.

 

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