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Prachi Thareja
Assistant Professor |
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B.Tech.: Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur, 2003
M. S.: University of Pittsburgh, 2006
Ph. D.: University of Pittsburgh, 2008 |
Email: prachi @ iitgn.ac.in
Phone: +91 - 79 -32459937
Fax: +91 - 79 - 2397 2622
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| Research Interest |
- Colloidal interactions in self assembling media
- Interfacial engineering of soft materials
- Particle stabilized fluid bi-continuous structures
- Lab- on-chip techniques
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| Awards |
- Sunoco Chemical fellowship 2008, awarded for academic achievements during PhD and service to the department at University of Pittsburgh.
- Awarded Gold Medal in the class of 2003 at HBTI Kanpur.
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| Work Experience |
- Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar (Dec. 2011-present)
- Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Delaware (Oct. 2008 to Dec. 2011)
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| Selected Recent Publications |
- P.Thareja, I. Hoffmann, M. Helgeson, M.W. Liberatore, T.Y. Hu, M. Gradzielski and N. J Wagner “Shear induced phase separation (SIPS) and shear banding in solutions of cationic surfactant and salt.” Journal of Rheology, 55, 1375-1399, 2011.
- P.Thareja, C.Street, M.Vethamuthu, K.P. Anathapadmanabhan and N.J Wagner “Development of an in-situ rheological method to characterize fatty acid crystallization in complex fluids.” Colloids and Surfaces A: Physiochemical and Engineering Aspects, 388, 12-20, 2011.
- P. Thareja, K.M. Moritz and S. Velankar “Interfacially active particles in droplet/matrix blends of model immiscible homopolymers: Particles can increase or decrease drop size” Rheologica Acta, 49, 285-298, 2010.
- M.M.W. Mascatello, L.E. Stunja, P. Thareja, L.Wang, J.J, Bohn, S. Velankar, S. A. Asher “ Dependence of photonic crystal nanocomposite: Elasticity on Crystalline Colloidal Array particle size” Macromolecules, 42, 4403-4406, 2009
- P. Thareja, S. Velankar,”Rheology of blends with particle-induced drop clusters” Rheologica Acta, 47,189-200,2008.
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