Funded Researchers
Rohit Karnik
- Associate Department Head for Education
- Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- Tata Professor
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
Rohit Karnik is Professor and Associate Department Head for Education in Mechanical Engineering at MIT, where he leads the Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Research Group. His research focuses on the physics of micro- and nanofluidic flows and the design of micro- and nanofluidic systems for applications in water, healthcare, energy, and the environment.
J-WAFS-funded projects
- On-site analysis of foodborne pathogens using density-shift immunomagnetic separation and culture
- Development of communication materials for the dissemination and commercialization of an open-sourced xylem water filter
- Development of low-cost water filter using sapwood xylem
- Enabling distributed water quality management by dry sample preservation and centralized analysis