Amit Kumar Singh, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr. Amit Kumar Singh is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, George Mason University, USA. His current research work is focused on development of micro(nano)bot-based treatments for pulmonary infections. Before joining the George Mason University, Dr. Singh was a Senior Research Fellow for two years at The Centre for Excellence In Nanoelectronics & Theranostic Devices (CENTD), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.
Dr. Singh has earned his Ph.D. (Nanotechnology) at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India and his doctoral research was on designing self-propelling magnetic micro/nanobots for applications in biomedicine, clean energy, sensing, and water treatment. Prior to his doctoral studies, he earned his Masters and Bachelors in Biotechnology from Heritage Institute of Technology, India. He is the recipient of multiple awards, including:
(1) Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Fellowship Finalist 2022-2023 (Awarded, but Declined),
(2) Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA-PF) Seal of Excellence Award 2022-2023.
(3) Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (SRISTI-GYTI) Award 2019
(4) DST-SERB International Travel Grant Award 2016.
Research Areas: Active Matter, Nanotherapeutics, Clean Water, and Renewable Energy
Google Scholar H-Index: 11 (MAY 2024)
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2011 - 2018 : Ph.D. in Nanotechnology from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India.
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2008 - 2010 : M.Tech. in Biotechnology from Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata ,West Bengal, India.
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2004 - 2008 : B.Tech. in Biotechnology from Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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High School - I.C.S.E (Class X, 2001 Batch) and I.S.C. (Class XII, 2003 Batch) from St. Thomas High School, Howrah, West Bengal, India.
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May 2022 - Present : Postdoctoral Fellow at Department of Mechanical Engineering, George Mason University, VA, USA.
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Oct 2015 - Nov 2020 : Research Fellow (SRF) at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.
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Jun 2007 - Jul, 2007 : Summer Intern, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute , Kolkata, India.
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2022 - Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA-PF) Seal of Excellence Award.
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2022 - Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Finalist - Awarded, but Declined
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2019 - Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI)-SRISTI Award 2019.
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2016 - DST-SERB International Travel Grant to attend Symposium on Micro/Nanomachines, Germany held on 29th June-1st July, 2016.
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2011 - Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2011) in Biotechnology.
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2009 - Travel Grant to attend the International Workshop on “Biologics: from discovery to development”, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) & International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB), India, 2009.
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2007 - Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2007) in Life Sciences.
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Affiliate member, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK.
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Life member, Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), India.
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Regular member, American Chemical Society (ACS), USA.
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Regular member, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP), USA
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Regular member, Soft Materials Research Society (SMRS), India.
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New Journal of Chemistry (RSC)
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A (RSC)
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Nanobiosensors in Disease Diagnosis (Dove Medical Press)
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Nanotechnology, Science and Applications (Dove Medical Press).
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RSC Advances
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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IEEE Journal on Flexible Electronics
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IEEE Sensors Letters
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IEEE Applied Sensing Conference (APSCON) 2023.
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Special Issue Guest Editor - "Active Particles for Drug Delivery and Theranostics", Micromachines (MDPI), 2023. [Impact factor: 3.4]
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Received 2022 ACS Publication Peer Reviewer certificate of recognition and appreciation.