Nitesh Nama
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ph: +1 (814) 777-8615
Email: [email protected]
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Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ph: +1 (814) 777-8615
Email: [email protected]
Google Scholar Profile
ResearcherID Profile
Education
2011-2017 Ph.D., Engineering Science and Mechanics
Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA
Thesis Title: Microacoustofluidics – An Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian Framework
Thesis Advisers: Prof. Francesco Costanzo and Prof. Tony Jun Huang
2014-2017 Ph.D. Minor, Computational Science
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
2014-2017 Master of Arts, Mathematics
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Paper Title: Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) formulation for acoustic streaming
Research Adviser: Prof. Francesco Costanzo
2007-2011 Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
Thesis Title: Study of electrokinetic flow through a porous media
Thesis Adviser: Prof. Suman Chakraborty
Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA
Thesis Title: Microacoustofluidics – An Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian Framework
Thesis Advisers: Prof. Francesco Costanzo and Prof. Tony Jun Huang
2014-2017 Ph.D. Minor, Computational Science
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
2014-2017 Master of Arts, Mathematics
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Paper Title: Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) formulation for acoustic streaming
Research Adviser: Prof. Francesco Costanzo
2007-2011 Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
Thesis Title: Study of electrokinetic flow through a porous media
Thesis Adviser: Prof. Suman Chakraborty
Research Experience
Research Experience
2021-Current Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2020-2021 American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan
2017-2019 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan
2014-2017 Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University
2012-2014 Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University
2011-2012 Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
2010-2011 Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2020-2021 American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan
2017-2019 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan
2014-2017 Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University
2012-2014 Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University
2011-2012 Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
2010-2011 Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Research Interests
- Computational Vascular Biomechanics
- Cardiovascular Mass Transport
- Fluid-Structure Interaction
- Finite Element Analysis
- Continuum Mechanics
- Nonlinear Elasticity
- Microfluidics
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Acoustofluidics
- Lab-on-a-chip
Honors and Awards
2020-2021 American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship
2020 18th Annual Greenfield Research Award, University of Michigan
2018 Postdoctoral Travel Grant for 13th World Congress of Computational Mechanics
2016 Robert A. Sebrosky Graduate Fellowship, Pennsylvania State University
2016 First Prize for best research presentation, Graduate Research Symposium, Penn State University
2015 Travel Grant for 5th deal.II Users and Developers Conference
2015 Third Prize for best research presentation, Graduate Research Symposium, Penn State University
2011-2014 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Pennsylvania State University
2007-2011 Merit-cum-means Scholarship, Government of India
2010 DAAD Scholarship, Government of Germany (declined)
2005-2007 National Talent Search Scholarship, Government of India
2007 Merit Certificate in Indian National Mathematics Olympiad
2007 Merit Certificate for top 1% candidates in Indian National Physics Olympiad
2020 18th Annual Greenfield Research Award, University of Michigan
2018 Postdoctoral Travel Grant for 13th World Congress of Computational Mechanics
2016 Robert A. Sebrosky Graduate Fellowship, Pennsylvania State University
2016 First Prize for best research presentation, Graduate Research Symposium, Penn State University
2015 Travel Grant for 5th deal.II Users and Developers Conference
2015 Third Prize for best research presentation, Graduate Research Symposium, Penn State University
2011-2014 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Pennsylvania State University
2007-2011 Merit-cum-means Scholarship, Government of India
2010 DAAD Scholarship, Government of Germany (declined)
2005-2007 National Talent Search Scholarship, Government of India
2007 Merit Certificate in Indian National Mathematics Olympiad
2007 Merit Certificate for top 1% candidates in Indian National Physics Olympiad
Professional Service and Memberships
- Member of American Heart Association (AHA)
- Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Member of Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
- Member of American Physics Society (APS)
- Reviewer for Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Reviewer for Scientific Reports
- Reviewer for Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology
- Reviewer for ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
- Reviewer for IEEE Sensors
- Reviewer for Materials Letters
- Reviewer for IET Micro & Nano Letters
- Reviewer for Optofluidics, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
- Reviewer for Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science
- Reviewer for Micromachines
- Reviewer for Materials
- Reviewer for Applied Materials Today