Aditya Khair
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Aditya Khair is a professor of Chemical Engineering. He obtained an M.Eng. in chemical engineering from Imperial College London (2001). He received a certificate of advanced study in mathematics from the University of Cambridge (2002). Later that year, he began a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the California Institute of Technology under the supervision of John Brady. In 2007, he began a postdoc in chemical engineering at UC Santa Barbara working with Todd Squires. In 2010, he joined CMU. His research utilizes applied mathematical techniques to investigate problems in fluid mechanics, rheology, colloid science, electrokinetics, and electrochemistry. His work has been recognized through several awards, including the Metzner Early Career Award from the Society of Rheology, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, the NSF CAREER Award, the Charles Kaufmann Foundation New Investigator Research Grant, and the Frenkiel Award of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics.
Modern Applied Mathematics for Electrochemistry & Fluid Mechanics
Education
2007 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
2002 Certificate of Advanced Study, Mathematics, University of Cambridge
2001 Master of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Imperial College of London
Affiliations
Research Interests
Media mentions
Chemical Engineering
A new theory for electrophoretic velocity
To better understand how the velocity will scale, researchers used numerical computations to find the nonlinear behavior of the electrophoretic velocity as a function of the electric field.
CMU Engineering
Improving patient care through ingestible sensing capsules
A team of CMU researchers is seeking an alternative to endoscopies for patients with gastrointestinal diseases with fewer risks and more convenience through digestible gelatin-based sensors.
Chemical Engineering
Tuning chaotic movement
Researchers show the potential to make active materials reconfigurable or adaptable in response to external stimuli, which would make industrial processing easier.
Chemical Engineering
Better transport on the way to more sustainable product formulations
Researchers show that polymer/surfactant complexes significantly enhance diffusiophoretic transport of colloids. The findings advance the understanding of how ingredients interact.
AES Electrophoresis Society
Khair earns AES Electrophoresis Society Mid-Career Award
ChemE’s Aditya Khair will be awarded this year’s AES Electrophoresis Society Mid-Career Award at the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies’ 2022 SciX Conference.
Chemical Engineering
Khair earns AES Electrophoresis Society Mid-Career Award
Carnegie Mellon Chemical Engineering Professor Aditya Khair will be awarded this year’s AES Electrophoresis Society Mid-Career Award at the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies’ 2022 SciX Conference.
CMU Engineering
One-of-a-kind team breaks new ground
A unique collaboration within the Department of Chemical Engineering is laying the foundation for a whole new discipline of fluids engineering.