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Vivek Sharma Department of Chemical Engineering, phone: (312)-996-5711 University of Illinois at Chicago. fax: (312)-996-0808 810 S. Clinton St., Room 219, email: [email protected] Chicago IL. 60607 USA www.uic.edu/~viveks Education Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Post-doc, Mechanical Engineering & Hatsopoulos Microfluids Lab (HML) 09.08-09.12 Mentor: Gareth H. McKinley. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. Ph.D. in Polymer Science & Engineering (MSE), with a Minor in Physics. 08.03-09.08 Advisor: Mohan Srinivasarao. M. S. in Chemical Engineering, with a Minor in Nonlinear Dynamics & Chaos. 01.04-12.06 Mentors, Opto-microfluidics & chaotic mixing research: Michael Schatz and Roman Grigoriev. University of Akron, Akron, OH. M. S. in Polymer Science. 08.01-05.03 Thesis Advisor: Shi-Qing Wang. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India. B. Tech. in Textile Technology, with focus on Polymers & Fiber Science. 1997-2001 Senior Thesis Advisor: Pushpa Bajaj. Professional Experience University of Illinois, Chicago, IL. Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering 11.12- University of Chicago, Hyde Park, Chicago, IL. Visiting Assistant Professor, Institute for Molecular Engineering (IME) 09.17-12.17 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Instructor, Mechanical Engineering 01.12-05.12 Post-doctoral Associate, Mechanical Engineering 09.08-08.12 1366 Technologies Inc., Lexington, MA. Chemical Engineering & Processing Consultant 04.11-10.11 Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Research Assistant, Materials Science and Engineering 08.03-09.08 Research Assistant, Center for Nonlinear Science & School of Physics 01.04-08.06 University of Akron, Akron OH. Teaching Assistant, Polymer Science 08.01-08.02 Research Assistant, Polymer Science 08.02-05.03

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Vivek Sharma

Department of Chemical Engineering, phone: (312)-996-5711 University of Illinois at Chicago. fax: (312)-996-0808 810 S. Clinton St., Room 219, email: [email protected] Chicago IL. 60607 USA www.uic.edu/~viveks

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Post-doc, Mechanical Engineering & Hatsopoulos Microfluids Lab (HML) 09.08-09.12 Mentor: Gareth H. McKinley.

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. Ph.D. in Polymer Science & Engineering (MSE), with a Minor in Physics. 08.03-09.08 Advisor: Mohan Srinivasarao.

M. S. in Chemical Engineering, with a Minor in Nonlinear Dynamics & Chaos. 01.04-12.06 Mentors, Opto-microfluidics & chaotic mixing research: Michael Schatz and Roman Grigoriev.

University of Akron, Akron, OH. M. S. in Polymer Science. 08.01-05.03 Thesis Advisor: Shi-Qing Wang.

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India. B. Tech. in Textile Technology, with focus on Polymers & Fiber Science. 1997-2001 Senior Thesis Advisor: Pushpa Bajaj.

Professional Experience

University of Illinois, Chicago, IL. Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering 11.12-

University of Chicago, Hyde Park, Chicago, IL. Visiting Assistant Professor, Institute for Molecular Engineering (IME) 09.17-12.17

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Instructor, Mechanical Engineering 01.12-05.12 Post-doctoral Associate, Mechanical Engineering 09.08-08.12

1366 Technologies Inc., Lexington, MA. Chemical Engineering & Processing Consultant 04.11-10.11

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Research Assistant, Materials Science and Engineering 08.03-09.08 Research Assistant, Center for Nonlinear Science & School of Physics 01.04-08.06

University of Akron, Akron OH. Teaching Assistant, Polymer Science 08.01-08.02 Research Assistant, Polymer Science 08.02-05.03

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Indian Institute of Technology. Research Assistant, P. Bajaj Group, Textile Technology 08.00-08.01 Research Assistant, Anup Ghosh & Ashok Misra, Polymer Science & Eng. 01.00-12.00

Reliance Industries, Barabanki, UP, India. Summer Intern, Polyester Fiber Plant 08.01-05.03

Scientific Publications

Refereed journal publications (*denotes corresponding author; #undergraduate coauthor)

1. J. Dinic and V. Sharma*, “Computational analysis of pinch-off dynamics of low viscosity fluids”, in preparation.

2. P. Rathore, C. Xu and V. Sharma*, “Tears of wine”, in preparation.

3. Y. Zhang, and V. Sharma*, “Ridge instability and mesa formation in stratifying foam films”, in preparation.

4. Y. Zhang, and V. Sharma*, “Domain growth and ridge formation in stratifying foam films: theoretical model”, in preparation.

5. S. Yilixiati, E. Wojcik#, Y. Zhang and V. Sharma*, “Instabilities in stratifying vertical foam films”, in preparation.

6. C. U. Ortiz and V. Sharma*, “Dynamic adsorption of charged surfactants characterized using maximum bubble pressure tensiometry”, in preparation.

7. A. V. Walter, L. N. Jimenez, J. Dinic, V. Sharma and K. A. Erk*, “Effect of salt valency and concentration on shear and extensional rheology of aqueous polyelectrolyte solutions for enhanced oil recovery”, in preparation for J. Polymer Science: Polymer Physics.

8. S. Yilixiati, R. Rafeeq#, Y. Zhang, and V. Sharma*, “Effect of added salt on stratification and supramolecular oscillatory structural forces in micellar freestanding films”, Under review in ACS Nano.

9. L. N. Jimenez, J. Dinic, N. Parsi and V. Sharma*, “Design of Printable and Sprayable Aqueous Polyelectrolyte Solutions by Characterizing and Tuning their Pinch-off Dynamics and Extensional Rheology Response”, in preparation for J. Polymer Science: Polymer Physics.

10. Y. Zhang and V. Sharma*, “Nanoridge formation and dynamics of stratification in micellar freestanding films”, Langmuir, (2017).

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11. K.W. Hsiao, J. Dinic, V. Sharma and C. M. Schroeder, “Extensional induced particle migration in semi-dilute polymer solutions”, Physics of Fluids, (2017).

12. J. Dinic, M. Biagoli# and V. Sharma*, “Pinch-off Dynamics and Extensional Relaxation Times of Intrinsically Semi-Dilute Polymer Solutions Characterized by Dripping-onto-Substrate Rheometry”, J. Polymer Science: Polymer Physics, (2017).

13. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez# and V. Sharma*, “Pinch-off dynamics and dripping-onto-substrate (DoS) rheometry of complex fluids”, Lab Chip, 17, 460-473 (2017).

14. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati, C. Pearsall# and V. Sharma*, “Nanoscopic terraces, mesas and ridges in stratifying foam films sculpted by supramolecular oscillatory surface forces”, ACS Nano, 10(4), 4678-4683 (2016).

15. J. Dinic, Y. Zhang, L. N. Jimenez# and V. Sharma*, “Extensional relaxation times of aqueous, dilute polymer solutions”, ACS Macro Letters. 4, 804-808 (2015).

16. Y. Zhang and V. Sharma*, “Domain growth in stratifying foam films: Experiments”, Soft Matter, 11, 4408-4417 (2015).

17. V. Sharma*, O. Pessinet#, T. Ober, A. Soderland, P. Threlfall-Holmes and G. H. McKinley, “The shear rheology of aqueous solutions of ethyl-hydroxyethyl cellulose (EHEC) and its hydrophobically modified analogue, HMEHEC: High shear rate rheology, normal stress, gelation and Fractional Maxwell model.” to be submitted.

18. B. Keshavarz*, V. Sharma, E. C. Houze, M. R. Koerner, J. R. Moore, P. M. Cotts, P. Threlfall-Holmes and G. H. McKinley, “Studying the Effects of Elongational Properties on Atomization of Weakly Viscoelastic Solutions Using Rayleigh Ohnesorge Jetting Extensional Rheometry (ROJER),” Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 222, 171-189 (2015)

19. V. Sharma*, S. J. Haward, J. G. Serdy, B. Keshavarz, A. Soderland, P. Threlfall-Holmes and G. H. McKinley, “The rheology of aqueous solutions of ethyl hydroxy-ethyl cellulose (EHEC) and its hydrophobically modified analogue (hmEHEC): Extensional flow response in capillary break-up, jetting (ROJER) and in a cross-clot extensional rheometer.” Soft Matter 11, 3251-3270 (2015).

• Featured among the most assessed articles of 2015 by Soft Matter.

20. V. Sharma, M. Crne, J. O. Park and M. Srinivasarao*, “Bouligand structures underlie circularly polarized iridescence of scarab beetles: a closer view,” Materials Today: Proceedings, 1S, 161-171, (2014).

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Published before 2013

21. V. Sharma* and G. H. McKinley, “An intriguing empirical rule for estimating the first normal stress difference from steady shear viscosity data for polymer solutions and melts,” Rheologica Acta, 51 (6), 487-495 (2012)

22. S. J. Haward*, V. Sharma, G. H. McKinley and S. Rahatekar, “Shear and extensional rheology of cellulose in ionic liquids”, Biomacromolecules, 13, 1688-1699 (2012).

23. L. Song, V. Sharma, J. O. Park and M. Srinivasarao*, “Characterization of ordered arrays of micropores in a polymer film,” Soft Matter, 7, 1890-1896 (2011).

24. S.J. Haward*, V. Sharma and J. A. Odell, “Cross-slot Oscillatory Flow Extensional rheometer (COFER) for Low Volumes and Ultra-dilute Complex Fluids,” Soft Matter, 7 (21), 9908-9921 (2011).

• Published with Cover Image.

• Selected as a highlighted article by Soft Matter & Royal Society of Chemistry.

25. V. Sharma, A. Jaishankar, Y. Wang and G. H. McKinley*, “Apparent yield stress, interfacial viscosity and high shear rate viscosity of Bovine Serum Albumin Solutions,” Soft Matter, 7 (11), 5150-5160 (2011).

26. A. Jaishankar, V. Sharma and G. H. McKinley*, “Apparent bulk yield stress, interfacial creep ringing and interfacial viscoelasticity of globular protein/surfactant mixtures,” Soft Matter, 7 (17), 7623-7634 (2011).

27. M. Crne, V. Sharma, J. Blair, J. O. Park, C. J. Summers and M. Srinivasarao*, “Mimicry of Papilio Palinurus Butterfly Optical Effects,” EPL, 93 (1), 14001 (2011)

28. A. M. Ardekani, V. Sharma and G. H. McKinley*, “Dynamics of bead formation, filament thinning and breakup in weakly viscoelastic jets,” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 665, 46-56 (2010).

29. V. Sharma, L. Song, R. L. Jones, P. R. Williams and M. Srinivasarao*, “Effect of solvent choice on breath-figure-templated assembly of ‘holey’ polymer films,” EPL, 91, 38001 (2010).

30. V. Sharma, M. Crne, J. O. Park and M. Srinivasarao*, “Structural Origin of Circularly Polarized Iridescence in Jeweled Beetles,” Science, 325, 449-452 (2009).

Research featured in

• Perspective "Evolutionary Photonics with a Twist," Science, 325, 98, (2009). • Back Scatter," The Chirality of Beetles,” Physics Today, 84, Sept (2009). • Cell Culture, “Carving Corners,” Cell, 141, 3, 916 (2010).

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• NSF webpage, 'audio-visual slides': http://www.nsf.gov/news/newsmedia/beetles/ • Chemical & Engineering News, Technology Review, BBC News, Photonics.com, US News,

NBC News, Yahoo News, Georgia Tech News, Azonano.com, etc.

31. V. Sharma, K. Park and M. Srinivasarao*, “Shape Separation of gold nanorods using centrifugation,” Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, 106(13), 4981-4985 (2009).

• Press: Featured as research highlight in Analytical Chemistry, April 09, 2009.

32. V. Sharma, K. Park and M. Srinivasarao*, “Colloidal dispersion of gold nanorods: Historical background, optical properties, synthesis, separation and self-assembly,” Material Science and Engineering Reports, 65, 1-38 (2009).

• Published with the Cover Image.

33. R.O. Grigoriev*, M.F. Schatz and V. Sharma, “Chaotic mixing in microdroplets,” Lab Chip, 6, 1369-1372 (2006).

Book Chapters

34. M. Srinivasarao, M. Crne, V. Sharma and J. O. Park, “Scarab Beetle Iridescence,” McGraw-Hill 2011 Yearbook of Science and Technology.

35. M. Srinivasarao, V. Sharma, J. O. Park, M. S. Barrow and P. R. Williams, “Fabrication of nano/microstructured organic polymer films using condensation: Self-assembly of breath figures,” in Evaporative self-assembly of ordered complex structures, World Scientific Publishing Co (Singapore) 2011.

Dissertations

36. Ph. D. (2008): “Colloidal gold nanorods, iridescent beetles and breath figure-templated assembly of ordered arrays of pores in polymer films”.

37. M. S. (2003): “Rheological study of anomalous modification of Aroclor dynamics by dissolved 1,2-polybutadiene and the resulting negative intrinsic viscosity”.

38. B. Tech. (2001): “Preparation and properties of carbon fibers using PAN-based precursors”.

Honors/Awards

• Best Presentation Award, Flow-3D Users Meeting, Santa Fe, NM (with Jelena Dinic).

• 2017 COE Faculty Award For Teaching, University of Illinois at Chicago.

• HOPE (Honoring Our Professor’s Excellence) Award, UIC, 2017.

• Distinguished Young Rheologist Award, TA Instruments, 2015.

• Selected/ invited to APS Opportunities in Energy Research Workshop, Portland, OR. 2010

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• Chair’s travel award, Gordon Research Conference - Polymer Physics. 2006

• Travel grant, ACS 6th National Graduate Research Polymer Conference, UMASS, Amherst. 2005

• Fellowship, ACS PRF Summer School on Nanoparticle Materials, Ypsilanti, MI, June 2004

• Chair’s travel award, Gordon Research Conference - Polymer Physics. 2004

• National Talent Scholarship (NTSE): Awarded by National Council for Educational Research and Training, (NCERT), India to the top 750 students selected by a series of nationwide examinations. 1995-2001

• Himachal Pradesh State Scholarship for Undergraduate Study in Engineering awarded for securing 3rd rank in the H. P. Engineering Entrance Examination. 1997-2001

• National Science Talent Scholarship, awarded by Universal Trust. 1996 & 1997

Teaching Experience

University of Chicago, Hyde Park, Chicago IL Fall 2017, “Transport Phenomena” (G)

University of Illinois, Chicago, IL Course ratings and instructor ratings are on a scale from 1(low) to 5 (high)

CHE410 “Transport Phenomena” Fall 2017, (G: 30 students) Course rating: Instructor rating: Fall 2016, (G: 28 Students) Course rating: 4.35 Instructor rating: 4.25 Fall 2015, (G: 21 students) Course rating: 4.08 Instructor rating: 4.25

CHE312 “Transport Phenomena II”. (Heat and mass transfer) Spring 2017, (UG: 78 students) Course rating: 4.52 Instructor rating: 4.6 Spring 2016, (UG: 76 students) Course rating: 4.31 Instructor rating: 4.31 Spring 2015, (UG: 71 students) Course rating: 4.24 Instructor rating: 4.37 Spring 2014, (UG: 65 students) Course rating: 4.25 Instructor rating: 4.46 Spring 2013, (UG: 46 students) Course rating: 4.18 Instructor rating: 4.58

CHE494 “Fizzics and Interfacial Phenomena”. (Developed course) Spring 2016, (G: 23, UG: 4 students) Course rating: 3.95 Instructor rating: 3.91 Fall 2013, (G: 9, UG: 6 students) Course rating: 4.0 Instructor rating: 4.0

CHE301 “Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics” Fall 2014, (UG: 75 students) Course rating: 3.96 Instructor rating: 3.94

CHE 595: Seminar Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

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“Macromolecular Hydrodynamics” (G). Co-instructor with G. H. McKinley Spring 2011, Instructor rating: 6.0/7.0

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

“Physical Chemistry of Polymer Solutions” offered by Prof. Mohan Srinivasarao. 2004-2008, Guest Lecturer, in undergraduate and graduate course

“Structure Properties of Polymers/Fibers”. Spring 2006, Instructor, laboratory course (UG)

University of Akron, Akron, OH “Polymer Science Laboratory”. 2001-2002, Teaching Assistant. “Upward Bound Summer Program for High School Students”. 2012, Math & Computing Instructor.

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India Summer 2000, Volunteer teacher for underprivileged children in slums in New Delhi.

Mentoring Experience

University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Graduate students

[Current: 3 Ph. D. + 6 M.S. & Alumni: 1 Ph. D. + 9 M.S. (3 Thesis + 6 Project)]

Student Name Degree Years Current Position Yiran Zhang Ph. D. 2012-2016 Post-doctoral Associate, University of

California, Berkeley Jelena Dinic Ph.D. 2014- Subinuer Yilixiati Ph.D. 2014- Liedy Nallely Jimenez Ph.D. 2014- Chrystian Ochoa M.S. 2016- Prerana Rathore M.S. 2015- Pushkar Bansal M.S. 2017- Jesse Mai M.S. 2017- Yucheng Zeng M.S. 2017- Chenxian Xu M.S. 2017- Prasanth Narayanan M.S. 2012-2014 CB&I, Houston Norman Moreno Moreno M.S. 2014-2016 William Yang M.S. 2014-2016 Fresenius Kabi, Chicago Nguyet (Luna) Le M.S. 2015-2017 Zyleris Pharmatech Christopher Norgbey M.S. 2016-2017 Ivan Akhremitchev M.S. 2016-2017 Mahmoud Abdel-Latif M.S. 2016-2017

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Camila Alexandra Uribe Ortiz

M.S. 2015-2017

Nikhila Parsi M.S. 2015-2017 Students: Awards/ Recognitions

• Jelena Dinic, Finalist for the AIChE Graduate Excellence in Polymer Research Symposium, AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 2017.

• Jelena Dinic, Most Productive Student Award, Chemical Engineering, UIC, 2017. • Jelena Dinic, Society of Rheology Student Travel Award, 2017. • Subinuer Yilixiati, Finalist for the Langmuir Award, ACS Colloids 2017. • Subinuer Yilixiati, First Prize, GSOFT Poster Competition, APS March Meeting 2017. • Prerana Rathore, Best T.A. in Chemical Engineering (for Transport Phenomena, 2016). • Jelena Dinic, Invited Speaker, Gordon Research Symposium, on Colloidal, Macromolecular and

Polyelectrolyte Solutions, Ventura, CA. 2016. • Yiran Zhang, Society of Rheology Student Travel Award, Fall 2015. • Jelena Dinic, Honorable Mention, 2015 UIC Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring by

Graduate Students Awards, 2015. • Subinuer Yilixiati, Finalist, Image of Research Competition, UIC 2014. • Collin Pearsall (UG), Image picked for APS March Meeting Gallery 2014.

Undergraduates advised and mentored*

*Over eighty undergraduate students have participated in research projects and mentored professional development summer programs. Five journal publications have included UG co-authors, , four UG researchers have presented at national meetings (APS March Meetings and the AIChE Annual Meeting) and twelve UGs have contributed to talks and posters.

• Undergraduate research (including senior year projects, CHE 392) Current: Ekaterina Ivanov, Fahed Al-Breki, Elizabeth John, Ana Hernandez, Dima David,

Zanub Hassan, Reem Khoury, Emmanuel Ampo, Reshma Ravi, Ryan Basse, Erica Caruso.

Former: Ewelina Wojcik, Andrew Rasmussen, Trisha Ann, Ngan Tran, Rabees Rafiq, Madeleine Biagioli, Alexandra Estrada, Andrei Ivanov, Theodore Walker, Michael Getz, Joseph Guido, Leidy Nallely Jeminez, Vicky Mei, Will-Abbott-Klosterman, Collin Pearsall, Sandy Younan, Molly Somploski, Ethan Rendlen, Jana Rush, Anwar Beker, Hope Ilaza, Adam Lewis, Daniel Kim, Boi Trinh, Diana Bernatek, Owen Beale.

• Mentored Professional Development Program for Future Chemical Engineers, 2017 & Applied Soft-Matter Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (ASSURE 2017): Ekaterina Ivanov, Ngan Tran, Emmanuel Ampo, Reshma Ravi, Ryan Basse, Zanub Hassan, Justina Mei, Faizan Chowdhury, Nedyalkov Vazlev, Fahed Albreiki, Christopher Mecinski, Elizabeth John, Arun Jospeh, Abdulbasit Owoseni, Demetrios Galanos, Ahmad Judeh, Munira Jimjhim.

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• Mentored Professional Development Program for Future Chemical Engineers, 2016 & Applied Soft-Matter Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (ASSURE 2016): Adam Burshan, Diana Bernatek, Amatul Salam, Cameroon, Leah Klein, Brooke Seger, Ewelina Wojcik, Afolabi George, Chimuka Hiley, Jannice Lee, Yumna El-Hakim, Ashkan Khalili, Andrew Rassmusen.

• Mentored Professional Development Program for Future Chemical Engineers, 2015 & Applied Soft-Matter Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (ASSURE 2015): Adam Burshan, Owen Beale, Diana Bernatek, Madeleine Biagloni, Andrew Castille, Afolabi George, Arwa Ali Hasan, Mariglen Isufi, Andrei Ivanov, Alvin Lee, Leah Klein, Cesar Moreno, Andrew Rasmussen, Rabees Rafiq, Jana Rush, Brooke Seger, Zachary Villwock, Theodore Walker, Ewelina Wojcik.

• Chancellor Undergraduate Research Award (CURA): Will-Abbott-Klostermann, Andrew Rassmusen and Joe Guido.

• Mentored Professional Development Program for Future Chemical Engineers, 2014 & Applied Soft-Matter Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (ASSURE 2014): Will-Abbott-Klosterman, Jana Rush, Ewelina Wojcik, Paulina Szadkowska, Aesha Talia, Arwa Hasan, Pedro Lopez, Omatseye Ugen, Kerolos Gadallah, Swaroop Bhagavatula, Mickey Getz, Anwar Beker, Adam Lewis, Steven Kowinski, Anthony Tapanand, Vicky Mei, Mariglen Isufi, Diana Bernatek, Cesar Moreno & Nick Kowolski.

• Interns from Guaranteed Freshman Internship Program: Summer 2016 – Elizabeth John; Summer 2015 - Krupa Shah; Summer 2014 - Mariglen Isufi, Diana Bernatek, Cesar Moreno and Nicholas Kowaleski.

• Undergraduate Alumni: Academia (current university, degree): Liedy Nallely Jimenez (UIC-Chemical Engineering; Ph.D.), Michael Getz (University of California San Diego, Ph.D.), Theodore Walker (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph.D.), Vicky Mei (UIC-Chemical Engineering; M.S.), Madeleine Biagoli (University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Ph.D.), Jannice Lee (UIC-Chemical Engineering; Ph.D.), Leah Klein-Borden (University of Maryland at College Park; Ph.D.).

• Undergraduate Alumni: Industry (selected: current employment/position): Collin Pearsall (HDI-Gerling America Insurance Company, Chicago), Steven Priest (Sonoco, Chicago), Sandy Younan (NALCO EcoLab, Chicago), Molly Somploski (Peoples Gas, Chicago), Ethan Rendlen (Pelstar, Chicago), Joseph Guido (Middough Inc), Arwa A. Hasan (Navistar Inc.), Andrew Rasmussen (Rochester Midland Corporation), Boi Trinh (EMT Inc), Will Abbott-Klostermann (Shamrock Foods), Anthony Tapanand (UOP).

High School Student Intern Vivek Vermani, IMSA, Summer 2014.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Research Mentor for Olivia Pessinet (summer intern), Aditya Jaishankar and Ken Park

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(graduate students) and Mike Wheeler (a high school student intern)

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Research Mentor: Sai M. Gogineni, undergraduate student.

Professional Service

Conferences and Meetings 1) Session co-chair and co-organizer, Interfacial and Nonlinear Flows, UNC/TAM Meeting,

Chicago, CA 2018.

2) Session co-chair and co-organizer, Structure and Rheology of Hydrogels, APS March Meeting, Los Angeles, CA 2018.

3) Session co-chair and co-organizer, Thermocapillary and Solvocapillary Methods for the Manipulation of Soft Matter, APS March Meeting, Los Angeles, CA 2018.

4) Session chair and organizer, Interfacial & Nonlinear Flows, AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN 2017.

5) Session chair and organizer, Polymer Rheology and Processing, AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN 2017.

6) Session chair and organizer, Emulsions, Foams and Interfacial Rheology, Society of Rheology Meeting, Denver, CO 2017.

7) Session chair, Evaporation, Droplets 2017, UCLA, Los Angeles. 2017.

8) Session chair, Basic Research in Colloids, Surfactants and Nanomaterials: Interfacial Interactions, ACS Fall Meeting, Washington D. C. 2017.

9) Organizer and chair, Invited session – Polymer Rheology: Flexibility, Charge and Extensibility, APS March Meeting, New Orleans, LA 2017.

10) Focus Session chair, Tuning Polymer Rheology for Printing, Spinning and Coating Applications, APS March Meeting, New Orleans, LA 2017.

11) Judge for the DPOLY Poster Session, APS March Meeting, New Orleans, LA 2017.

12) Session chair, Microfluidics: Multicomponent or Active Particle systems, 90th ACS Colloids, and Surface Science Symposium, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. 2016.

13) Session chair, Advanced Experimental and Simulation Techniques in Colloid and Interface Science, 90th ACS Colloids, and Surface Science Symposium, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. 2016.

14) Session chair, Rheology of Complex Fluids, 90th ACS Colloids, and Surface Science Symposium, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. 2016.

15) Session chair, Non-Newtonian Flows: Rheometry and Applications, APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting, Boston, MA 2015.

16) Session chair and organizer, Interfacial & Nonlinear Flows I & II, AIChE Annual Meeting,

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Salt Lake City, Utah 2015.

17) Session chair, Emulsions & Foams, APS March Meeting, San Antonio, TX 2015.

18) Session chair and organizer, Interfacial and Nonlinear Flows I & II, AIChE Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA 2014.

19) Session chair and organizer, Spectroscopic & Imaging Methods in Interfacial Phenomena, ACS Fall Meeting, San Francisco, 2014.

20) Session chair, Focus Session: Microfluidics and Nanofluidics IV: Hydrodynamics, Separations and Slip, APS March Meeting, Denver, 2014.

21) Session chair and organizer, Interfacial and Nonlinear Flows, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 2013.

22) Program chair, Non-Newtonian Flows, Society of Rheology (SOR) Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 2013.

23) Session chair, Dynamics of Nanostructured Polymers, ACS Fall Meeting, Denver CO 2011.

24) Session chair, Jets and Wakes. APS DFD Meeting, Long Beach, CA. 2010.

25) Session chair, New Experimental, Theoretical and Computational Methods in Polymer and Soft Matter Physics. APS March Meeting, Portland, OR. 2010.

Professional Societies Member: American Physical Society (DPOLY, DFD & GSOFT), American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society, Society of Rheology, Society of Plastic Engineers. Offices Held: Chair, Membership Committee, GSOFT (2016-); Membership Committee & Social Media Chair, Society of Rheology (2017-)

Reviewer (Research Proposals) National Science Foundation (7), ACS-PRF, Research Foundation Flanders (Belgium).

Reviewer (Journals)

Soft Matter, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials, Macromolecules, Journal of Rheology, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Applied Rheology , RSC Advances, Rheologica Acta, Journal of Chemical Physics, Physical Review Fluids, Physical Review E, Chemical Communications, Lab Chip, Langmuir, Polymer Chemistry, Experiments in Fluids, Journal of Chemical Physics, Scientific Reports.

Department, College, University of Illinois at Chicago Service (11.12-current) Member of the graduate committee, chemical engineering (2014-2016 & 2017-) Seminar organizer for the department of chemical engineering, (2015-current) Website committee for the department of chemical engineering (2015-current) Chair, Molecular Engineering Strategic Committee, for chemical engineering (2016-current) Faculty search committee (2015-2016)

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Undergraduate academic advising (>30 students each semester)

Member, graduate thesis committee (Student, Degree, Year, Adviser, Department):

Student Degree Yar Advisor Department • Yuan Zhang M. S. 2013 Ying Liu Chemical Eng. • Ross Ransom M. S. 2013 Ying Liu Chemical Eng. • Lun Gao M. S. 2015 Brian Chaplin Chemical Eng. • George Zhang M. S. 2015 Randall Meyer Chemical Eng. • Adam Schuman Ph. D. 2015 Mark Schlossman Physics • Miroslav Miyahov Ph. D. 2015 Mark Schlossman Physics • Mary Ye Tang Ph. D. 2015 Richard Geimanhart Biopharmaceutical Sci. • Kevin Hinkle Ph. D. 2015 Sohail Murad Chemical Eng. • Priyanka Oroskar Ph. D. 2016 Sohail Murad Chemical Eng. • Martin Brennan Ph. D. 2017 David Eddington Bioengineering • Sean Dubina Ph. D. 2016 Lewis Wedgewood Chemical Eng. • Pin Zhang Ph. D. Ying Liu Chemical Eng. • Akshaya Polaepalli M. S. 2016 Belinda Akpa Chemical Eng. • Daniel Amoanu Ph. D. Mark Schlossman Physics • Taylor Tanaka Ph. D. Satish Alapati Bioengineering • Pardis Rofouie Ph. D. 2017 Alejendro Rey Chemical Engineering,

McGill University • Alex Donovan Ph. D. 2017 Ying Liu Chemical Eng. • Caleb Steele M.S. 2017 Ying Liu Chemical Eng. • Umme Urmee Ph. D. Mark Schlossman Physics • Zhu Liang Ph.D. Mark Schlossman Physics

Invited Presentations, Talks and Colloquia

1. “Pinch-off Dynamics, Extensional Rheology, and Printability of Polymeric Complex Fluids”, Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, January 2018.

2. “Dynamics of Stratification in Micellar Foam Films”, Chemical Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX. Nov. 2017.

3. “Dynamics of Stratification in Micellar Foam Films”, Halliburton, Houston, TX. Nov. 2017.

4. “Dynamics of Stratification in Micellar Foam Films”, Mechanical Engineering, Rutgers University, September 2017.

5. “Pinch-off Dynamics, Extensional Rheology, and Printability of Polymeric Complex Fluids”, Chemical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa Aug 2017.

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6. “Dynamics of Stratification in Micellar Foam Films”, Emulsions, Foams and Dispersions: Symposium honoring Dominique Langevin at 70, ACS Fall Meeting, Washington D. C. August 2017.

7. “Dynamics of Stratification in Micellar Foam Films”, Coty, Darmstadt, Germany. Aug 2017.

8. “Pinch-off Dynamics, Extensional Rheology, and Printability of Polymer Solutions”, Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium Aug 2017.

9. “Pinch-off Dynamics, Extensional Rheology, and Printability of Polymeric Complex Fluids”, Mechanical Engineering, TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands Aug 2017.

10. “Pinch-off Dynamics, Extensional Rheology, and Printability of Complex Fluids”, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati Aug 2017.

11. “Dynamics of Stratification in Micellar Foam Films”, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati Aug 2017.

12. “Dynamics of Stratification in Micellar Foam Films”, Telluride Science Research Center Workshop titled: Molecular Engineering of Soft Matter: Spanning Small Molecules to Macromolecules. June 2017.

13. “Pinch-off Dynamics, Extensional Rheology and Printability of Complex Fluids”, PPG Industries, June 2017.

14. “Printability, Pinch-off Dynamics and Extensional Rheology of Complex Fluids”, Mechanical Engineering and Science, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. May 2017.

15. “Printability, Pinch-off Dynamics and Extensional Rheology of Complex Fluids”, Chemical Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE. March 2017.

16. “Dynamics of Stratification in Micellar Foam Films”, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, MN. Feb 2017

17. “Printability, Pinch-off Dynamics and Extensional Rheology of Complex Fluids”, 3M, Minneapolis, MN. Feb 2017.

18. “Printability, Pinch-off Dynamics and Extensional Rheology of Complex Fluids”, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Nov 2016.

19. “Domain and Nanoridge Growth Dynamics in Stratifying, Micellar Freestanding Films”, Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics (ESAM), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, Nov. 2016.

20. “Pinch-off Dynamics, Extensional Rheology and Printability of Complex Fluids”, Notre Dame-Purdue Symposium on Polymers and Soft Matter, South Bend IN. Oct 2016.

21. “Printability, Pinch-off Dynamics and Extensional Rheology of Complex Fluids”, Materials Science and Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. April 2016.

22. “Drainage and Stratification Kinetics of Foam Films”, Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, February 2016.

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23. “Drainage and Stratification Kinetics of Foam Films”, Physics, University of Illinois Chicago, February 2016.

24. “Printability, Pinch-off Dynamics and Extensional Rheology of Complex Fluids”, Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado - Boulder. September 2015.

25. “Drainage and Stratification Kinetics of Foam Films”, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Oct 2014.

26. “Kinetics of Drainage and Stratification in Foam Films”, Industrial Partnership for Research in Interfacial and Materials Engineering (I-PRIME), University of Minnesota, May 2014.

27. "Rheology and Fizzics of Protein-Surfactant Mixtures", Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, September 2013.

28. "Jetting of complex fluids: Associative polymers as rheology modifiers", Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University, August 2012.

29. “To bounce or not to bounce: drop impact of complex fluids on textured surfaces,” Squishy Physics, Harvard University, July 2012.

30. “Functional soft materials for jetting and spraying applications: associative polymers as rheology modifiers,” Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago May 2012.

31. “Optics, dynamics, elasticity and self-assembly (ODES) of complex fluids and functional soft materials,” Shiv Nadar University, Noida, India. April 2012.

32. “To bounce or not to bounce: drop impact of complex fluids on textured surfaces,” Brown University, April 2012.

33. “Functional soft materials for jetting and spraying applications: associative polymers as rheology modifiers,” Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, March 2012.

34. “Designing complex fluids for jetting and spraying applications: associative polymers as rheology modifiers,” Department of Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, Feb 2012.

35. “Functional soft materials for jetting and spraying applications: associative polymers as rheology modifiers,” Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Feb 2012.

36. “Functional soft materials for jetting and spraying applications: associative polymers as rheology modifiers,” Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, Feb 2012.

37. “Functional soft materials for jetting and spraying applications: associative polymers as rheology modifiers,” Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnique Institute, Troy, NY March 2012.

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38. “Jetting, spraying and spinning complex fluids,” AkzoNobel Slough, UK. Dec 2011

39. “Jetting, spraying and spinning complex fluids,” Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India. Dec 2011

40. “Jetting of complex fluids,” Lilliputian Systems Inc, Wilmington, MA. Nov 2011.

41. “Drop impact dynamics of complex fluids on dry, textured surfaces,” Physical Math, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Fall 2011.

42. “Rheology of globular proteins: Apparent yield stress & interfacial viscoelasticity of bovine serum albumin solutions,” ACS Meeting, Denver, CO 2011.

43. “Capillary break-up during jetting of weakly viscoelastic fluids,” Nanotech Conference and Expo 2011, Boston 2011.

44. “Life and death of a weakly viscoelastic jet: from fluid mechanics to rheometry,” Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Spring & Fall 2011.

45. “Life and death of a weakly viscoelastic jet: from fluid mechanics to rheometry,” Schlumberger Doll Research Center, Cambridge, MA 2011.

46. “Rheology of globular proteins: Apparent yield stress and interfacial viscoelasticity of bovine serum albumin solutions,” MedImmune Inc, Gaithersburg, MD 2011.

47. “Rheology of globular proteins: Apparent yield stress and interfacial viscoelasticity of bovine serum albumin solutions,” National Institute of Standards in Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD 2011.

48. “Life and death of a weakly viscoelastic jet: from fluid mechanics to rheometry,” Physical Math, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Spring 2011.

49. “Life and death of a weakly viscoelastic jet: from fluid mechanics to rheometry,” Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 2011.

50. “Soft Matter ODES: From life and death of a weakly viscoelastic jet to the structured color of jeweled beetles,” Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. 2011

51. “Soft Matter ODES: From life and death of a weakly viscoelastic jet to the structured color of jeweled beetles,” Harvard Squishy Physics. 2010

52. “Spraying of Complex Fluids: Structural Color and Capillary Break- up,” Procter and Gamble (P&G), Darmstadt, Germany. 2010.

Contributed Presentations: Talks and Posters

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Fizzics and Rheology of Complex Fluids: presentations contributed with students at UIC

(Includes talks/ posters on dynamics of stratification in micellar foam films, Dripping-onto-Substrate rheometry of polymer and polyelectrolyte solutions, maximum bubble pressure tensiometry of charged surfactants, CFD modeling of pinch-off dynamics, and experiments on tears of wine).

53. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma (Oral - VS), Soft Matter at Interfaces,: from biology to engineering applications, Monte Verita, Ascona Switzerland. 2017.

54. J. Dinic, L.N. Jimenez, and V. Sharma, Soft Matter at Interfaces: from biology to engineering applications, Monte Verita, Ascona Switzerland. 2017.

55. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma (Oral - VS), AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 2017.

56. L. N. Jimenez, J. Dinic, N. Parsi and V. Sharma (Oral – VS), AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 2017.

57. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez, M. Biagioli, and V. Sharma (Oral – VS), AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 2017.

58. P. Rathore and V. Sharma (Oral – VS), AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 2017.

59. C. U. Ortiz and V. Sharma (Oral –CUO), AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 2017.

60. S. Yilixiati, R. Rafiq, Y. Zhang, and V. Sharma (Oral - SY), AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 2017.

61. Y. Zhang and V. Sharma (Oral - VS), AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 2017.

62. J. Dinic and V. Sharma (Oral – JD), AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 2017.

63. J. Dinic and V. Sharma (Poster – JD), AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 2017.

64. S. Yilixiati, E. Wojcik, R. Rafiq, Y. Zhang, and V. Sharma (Poster- SY), AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 2017.

65. L. N. Jimenez, J. Dinic, and V. Sharma (Oral – VS), AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 2017.

66. Y. Zhang and V. Sharma (Poster - VS), AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 2017.

67. L. N. Jimenez, J. Dinic, N. Parsi and V. Sharma (Oral – LNJ), Society of Rheology (SOR) Meeting, Denver, CO. 2017.

68. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez, M. Biagioli, and V. Sharma (Oral – VS), Society of Rheology (SOR) Meeting, Denver, CO. 2017.

69. S. Yilixiati, E. Wojcik, R. Rafiq, Y. Zhang, and V. Sharma (Oral - VS), SOR Meeting, Denver, CO. 2017.

70. Y. Zhang and V. Sharma (Oral - YZ), Society of Rheology (SOR) Meeting, Denver, CO. 2017.

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71. J. Dinic and V. Sharma (Oral – JD), Society of Rheology (SOR) Meeting, Denver, CO. 2017.

72. K. Hsaio, J. Dinic, V. Sharma and C. M. Schroeder (Oral –CMS) Society of Rheology (SOR) Meeting, Denver, CO. 2017.

73. A. V. Walter, L. N. Jimenez, J. Dinic, V. Sharma and K. Erk (Oral – AVW) Society of Rheology (SOR) Meeting, Denver, CO. 2017.

74. S. Yilixiati, R. Rafiq, Y. Zhang, and V. Sharma, (Oral - VS), ACS Fall Meeting. Washington D.C. 2017.

75. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez, M. Biagioli, and V. Sharma (Oral – VS), Droplets 2017, Los Angeles, CA. 2017.

76. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez, M. Biagioli, and V. Sharma (Oral – VS), 91st ACS Colloids and Surface Science Symposium, The City College of New York, NY. 2017.

77. C. U. Ortiz, N. Moreno and V. Sharma (Oral – VS), 91st ACS Colloids and Surface Science Symposium, The City College of New York, NY. 2017.

78. L. N. Jimenez, J. Dinic, N. Parsi and V. Sharma (Oral – VS), 91st ACS Colloids and Surface Science Symposium, The City College of New York, NY. 2017.

79. S. Yilixiati, R. Rafiq, Y. Zhang, and V. Sharma, (Oral - SY), 91st ACS Colloids and Surface Science Symposium, The City College of New York, NY. 2017.

80. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma (Oral - VS), 91st ACS Colloids and Surface Science Symposium, The City College of New York, NY. 2017.

81. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma (Poster - VS), 91st ACS Colloids and Surface Science Symposium, The City College of New York, NY. 2017.

82. S. Yilixiati, Y. Zhang, and V. Sharma, (Poster - SY), 91st ACS Colloids and Surface Science Symposium, The City College of New York, NY. 2017.

83. S. Yilixiati, R. Rafiq, Y. Zhang, and V. Sharma, (Oral - VS), Midwest Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Notre Dame, IN. 2017.

84. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez, M. Biagioli, and V. Sharma (Oral – JD), APS March Meeting New Orleans, LA. 2017.

85. C. U. Ortiz, N. Moreno and V. Sharma (Oral - CUO), APS March Meeting New Orleans, LA. 2017.

86. L. N. Jimenez, J. Dinic, N. Parsi and V. Sharma (Oral – VS), APS March Meeting New Orleans, LA. 2017.

87. S. Yilixiati, R. Rafiq, Y. Zhang, and V. Sharma, (Oral - SY), APS March Meeting New Orleans, LA. 2017.

88. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma (Oral - YZ), APS March Meeting New Orleans, LA. 2017.

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89. N. Parsi, L. N. Jimenez and V. Sharma (Oral – NP), APS March Meeting New Orleans, LA. 2017.

90. P. Rathore and V. Sharma (Oral - PR) APS March Meeting New Orleans, LA. 2017.

91. E. Wojcik, S. Yilixiati, Y. Zhang, and V. Sharma, (Poster - EW), APS March Meeting New Orleans, LA. 2017.

92. S. Yilixiati, R. Rafiq, Y. Zhang, E. Wojcik, and V. Sharma, (Poster - SY), APS March Meeting New Orleans, LA. 2017.

93. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez, M. Biagioli, A. Estrada and V. Sharma (Poster - JD), APS March Meeting New Orleans, LA. 2017.

94. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma (Oral - VS), SOR Meeting, Tampa, FL. 2017.

95. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati, C. Pearsall and V. Sharma (Poster - VS), SOR Meeting, Tampa, FL. 2017.

96. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez, and V. Sharma (Oral - JD), SOR Meeting, Tampa, FL. 2017.

97. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez, M. Biagioli, A. Estrada and V. Sharma (Poster - JD), SOR Meeting, Tampa, FL. 2017.

98. L. N. Jimenez, J. Dinic, N. Parsi and V. Sharma (Poster - JD), SOR Meeting, Tampa, FL. 2017.

99. N. Moreno, T. Walker, C. U. Ortiz, A. Burshan and V. Sharma (Oral - VS), AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 2016.

100. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez, M. Biagioli, A. Estrada and V. Sharma (Poster - VS), AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 2016.

101. S. Yilixiati, R. Rafiq, Y. Zhang, E. Wojcik, and V. Sharma, (Oral - VS), AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 2016.

102. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma (Oral - VS), AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 2016.

103. E. Wojcik, S. Yilixiati, Y. Zhang, and V. Sharma, (Poster - EW), AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 2016.

104. J. Dinic and V. Sharma, Flow 3d Users Meeting, Chicago, IL. 2016.

105. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez, M. Biagioli, A. Estrada and V. Sharma (Oral - JD), 90th ACS Colloids, and Surface Science Symposium, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. 2016.

106. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma (Oral - VS), 90th ACS Colloids, and Surface Science Symposium, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. 2016.

107. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma (Oral - YZ), 90th ACS Colloids, and Surface Science Symposium, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. 2016.

108. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez and V. Sharma (Poster - JD), 90th ACS Colloids, and Surface Science

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Symposium, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. 2016.

109. S. Yilixiati, Y. Zhang, E. Wojcik, Rabees Rafiq, and V. Sharma, (Oral - SY), 90th ACS Colloids, and Surface Science Symposium, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. 2016.

110. N. Moreno, T. Walker, A. Burshan and V. Sharma (Oral - VS), 90th ACS Colloids, and Surface Science Symposium, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. 2016.

111. J. Dinic and V. Sharma (Oral - JD), APS March Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 2016.

112. N. Moreno, T. Walker, A. Burshan and V. Sharma (Oral - NM), APS March Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 2016.

113. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez and V. Sharma (Poster - JD), APS March Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 2016.

114. S. Yilixiati, Y. Zhang, E. Wojcik and V. Sharma (Poster) APS March Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 2016.

115. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma, (Oral - YZ) APS March Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 2016.

116. S. Yilixiati, Y. Zhang, E. Wojcik, Rabees Rafiq, and V. Sharma, (Oral - SY) APS March Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 2016.

117. M. Biagoli, J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez and V. Sharma (Oral-MB), APS March Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 2016.

118. V. Sharma, Y. Zhang and S. Yilixiati, (Oral - VS) APS March Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 2016.

119. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma, (Oral - VS) APS March Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 2016.

120. Rabees Rafiq, S. Yilixiati, Y. Zhang, and V. Sharma, (Oral - RR) AIChE Midwest Meeting, Chicago IL. 2016.

121. J. Dinic and V. Sharma (Oral –JD), GRS Colloidal, Macromolecular and Polyelectrolyte Solutions, Venture, CA. 2016

122. S. Yilixiati, Y. Zhang, E. Wojcik and V. Sharma (Poster- SY) GRS Colloidal, Macromolecular and Polyelectrolyte Solutions, Venture, CA. 2016.

123. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez and V. Sharma (Poster - JD), GRS Colloidal, Macromolecular and Polyelectrolyte Solutions, Venture, CA. 2016.

124. V. Sharma, Y. Zhang, J. Dinic, S. Yilixiati, L. N. Jimenez (Poster – VS), GRS Colloidal, Macromolecular and Polyelectrolyte Solutions, Venture, CA. 2016.

125. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma, (Oral - VS) AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. 2015.

126. S. Yilixiati, Y. Zhang and V. Sharma, (Oral - VS) AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. 2015.

127. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez and V. Sharma, (Oral - VS) AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.

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2015.

128. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez and V. Sharma, (Poster - VS) AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. 2015.

129. E. Wojcik, S. Yilixiati and Vivek Sharma (Poster – EW) AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. 2015.

130. Y. Zhang and V. Sharma, (Oral - YZ) APS-DFD Meeting, Boston, MA. 2015.

131. S. Yilixiati, E. Wojcik, Y. Zhang and V. Sharma, (Oral - SY) APS-DFD Meeting, Boston, MA. 2015.

132. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez and V. Sharma, (Oral - JD) APS-DFD Meeting, Boston, MA. 2015.

133. V. Sharma, J. Dinic, M. Biagloni, A. Estrada and L. N. Jimenez, (Oral – VS) APS-DFD Meeting, Boston, MA. 2015.

134. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati, and V. Sharma, (Oral - YZ) SOR Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 2015.

135. J. Dinic, Y. Zhang, L. N. Jimenez and V. Sharma, (Oral - VS) SOR Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 2015.

136. E. Wojcik, S. Yilixiati, B. Seger, K. Shah and V. Sharma, (Poster - EW) AIChE Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. 2015.

137. J. Dinic and V. Sharma, (Oral – VS), Flow 3D Users Meeting, Denver, CO. 2015

138. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez and V. Sharma, (Oral - VS) ACS Colloids, Pittsburg, PA. 2015.

139. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma, (Oral - VS) ACS Colloids, Pittsburg, PA. 2015.

140. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma, (Oral - YZ) APS March Meeting, San Antonio, TX. 2014.

141. S. Yilixiati, Y. Zhang and V. Sharma, (Oral - SY) APS March Meeting, San Antonio, TX. 2014.

142. J. Dinic, L. N. Jimenez, V. Mei, Y. Zhang and V. Sharma, (Oral - JD) APS March Meeting, San Antonio, TX. 2014.

143. E. Wojcik, S, Yilixiai, W. Abbott-Klostermann and V. Sharma (Oral - EW) APS March Meeting, San Antonio, TX. 2014.

144. T. Walker, W. Abbott-Klostermann, P. Narayanan and V. Sharma (Oral - TW) APS March Meeting, San Antonio, TX. 2014.

145. S. Yilixiati, E. Wojcik, Y. Zhang, C. Pearsall and Vivek Sharma (Poster - SY) APS March Meeting, San Antonio, TX. 2014.

146. V. Sharma, Y. Zhang and S. Yilixiati, (Oral - VS) APS March Meeting, San Antonio, TX. 2014.

147. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma, (Oral - VS) ACS Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. August 2014.

148. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma, (Oral - VS) AIChE Annual Meeting, Atlanta GA. Nov

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2014.

149. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma, (Oral - YZ) 2014 Midwest Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Conference, Chicago, IL June 2014

150. Y. Zhang, S. Yilixiati and V. Sharma, (Oral - YZ) Society of Rheology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. Oct 2014

151. C. Pearsall, Y. Zhang, J. Rush and V. Sharma, (Oral - CP) APS Annual March Meeting, Denver, CO 2014.

152. Y. Zhang, and V. Sharma, (Oral - YZ) APS Annual Meeting, Denver, CO 2014

153. C. Pearsall, Y. Zhang, J. Rush and V. Sharma, (Poster) Society of Rheology, Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada. 2013

Interfacial Rheology of Globular Proteins, and Protein-Surfactant Mixtures

154. V. Sharma (Oral –VS) Biological and Pharmaceutical Complex Fluids II: Novel Trends in Characterizing Interactions, Microstructure and Rheology, Durham, NC 2014.

155. V. Sharma, A. Jaishankar and G. H. McKinley, (Oral- VS) AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 2011

156. A. Jaishankar, V. Sharma and G. H. McKinley, (Oral – AJ) Society of Rheology (SOR) Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH. 2011

157. A. Jaishankar, V. Sharma and G. H. McKinley, (Oral – AJ) American Chemical Society (ACS) Colloids Meeting, Montreal, Canada. 2011

158. V. Sharma, A. Jaishankar and G. H. McKinley, (Oral) American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, Dallas, TX. 2011

Nonlinear Viscoelasticity and Extensional Rheology of Complex Fluids, Rayleigh-Ohnesorge Jetting Extensional Rheometry (ROJER), Dynamics of Associative Cellulose Ethers & Spinnability of Cellulose/Ionic Liquids

159. V. Sharma, (Oral) Society of Rheology Meeting, Montreal, Canada. 2013 160. V. Sharma (Oral), AICHE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 2013 161. V. Sharma and G. H. McKinley, (Oral) APS March Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 2013 162. V. Sharma, S. J. Haward, P. Threlfall-Holmes and G. H. McKinley, (Oral) AICHE Annual

Meeting, Pittsburg, PA. 2012 163. G. H. McKinley, V. Sharma, B. Keshavarz, E. C. Houze, P. M. Cotts, J. R. Moore and M. T.

Pottinger, (Oral - GHM) International Congress of Rheology (ICR), Lisbon, Portugal. 2012 164. S. J. Haward, V. Sharma, G. H. McKinley and S. S. Rahatekar, (Poster) International Congress

of Rheology (ICR), Lisbon, Portugal. 2012 165. V. Sharma, S. J. Haward, P. Threlfall-Holmes and G. H. McKinley, (Oral) APS March Meeting,

Boston, MA, 2012 166. S. J. Haward, V. Sharma, G. H. McKinley and S. S. Rahatekar, (Poster) British Society of

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Rheology Midwinter Meeting, UCL, London. 2012 167. S. J. Haward, V. Sharma and J. A. Odell, (Poster) British Society of Rheology Midwinter

Meeting, UCL, London. 2012 168. V. Sharma, J. Serdy, P. Threlfall-Holmes and G. H. McKinley, (Oral) APS DFD, Baltimore,

MD. 2011 169. S. J. Haward, V. Sharma and J. A. Odell, (Oral-SJH) Annual European Rheology Conference

(AERC), Suzdal, Russia. 2012 170. V. Sharma, A. M. Ardekani, J. Serdy, P. Thelfrall-Holmes and G. H. McKinley, (Oral) MRS Fall

Meeting, Boston, MA. 2010

171. V. Sharma, J. Serdy, P. Threlfall-Holmes and G. H. McKinley, (Poster) APS DFD, Long Beach, CA. 2010

172. V. Sharma, A. M. Ardekani, J. Serdy, P. Thelfrall-Holmes and G. H. McKinley, (Oral) AICHE Annual Meeting, Utah. 2010

173. A. M. Ardekani, V. Sharma and G. H. McKinley, (Oral-AMA) SOR Meeting, Santa Fe. 2010

174. V. Sharma, A. M. Ardekani and G. H. McKinley, (Plenary-Oral - GHM) 5th Pacific Rim Conference on Rheology, Sapporo, Kakkaido, Japan. 2010

175. A. M. Ardekani, V. Sharma and G. H. McKinley, (Oral-AMA) 16th US National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, State College, PA. 2010

176. A. M. Ardekani, V. Sharma and G. H. McKinley, (Oral-AMA) 16th International Workshop on Numerical Methods for Non-Newtonian Flows, IWNMNF-2010, Northampton, MA. 2010

177. V. Sharma, J. Serdy, P. Thelfrall-Holmes and G. H. McKinley, (Oral) APS March Meeting, Portland, OR. 2010

178. V. Sharma, J. Serdy, P. K. Bhattacharya and G. H. McKinley, (Oral) Society of Rheology Meeting, Madison, WI. 2009

179. V. Sharma, A. M. Ardekani, J. Serdy, P. K. Bhattacharya, P. Thelfrall-Holmes and G. H. McKinley, (Poster) Society of Rheology Meeting, Madison, WI. 2009.

Viscoelastic Drop Impact Dynamics on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

180. V. Sharma, K.–C. Park, R. E. Cohen and G. H. McKinley, (Oral) AICHE Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, PA. 2012

181. K. –C. Park, V. Sharma, R. E. Cohen and G. H. McKinley, (Oral - KP) APS March Meeting, Boston MA. 2012

182. K.–C. Park, V. Sharma, R. E. Cohen and G. H. McKinley, (Poster) APS Division of Fluids Dynamics Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 2012

183. K.–C. Park, V. Sharma, R. E. Cohen and G. H. McKinley, (Oral - KP) APS Division of Fluids Dynamics Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 2012

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184. V. Sharma, K. –C. Park, R. E. Cohen and G. H. McKinley, (Oral) AICHE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 2011

185. K.–C. Park, V. Sharma, R. E. Cohen and G. H. McKinley, (Oral - GHM) 18th Ostwald Kolloqium, Mainz Germany. 2011

Optics, Dynamics, Elasticity and Self-assembly (ODES) in Soft Materials

186. V. Sharma, (Meet the Faculty Poster), AICHE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 2011

187. V. Sharma, (Meet the Faculty Poster), AICHE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. 2010

Breath Figure Templated Assembly of Ordered Arrays of Pores in Polymer Films

188. M. Srinivasarao, J. O. Park and Vivek Sharma (Oral / Invited- MS), Pioneers in Soft Matter Science, KAIST, South Korea. 2012

189. V. Sharma and M. Srinivasarao, (Oral) AICHE Annual Meeting, Utah. 2010

190. M. Srinivasarao, J. O. Park and Vivek Sharma (Oral / Invited- MS) MRS 2010 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 2010

191. V. Sharma, L. Song and M. Srinivasarao, (Poster) APS DFD, Long Beach, CA. 2010

192. M. Srinivasarao, V. Sharma and Matija Crne (Oral - MS) APS March Meeting, Portland, OR. 2010

193. V. Sharma and M. Srinivasarao, (Poster) APS March Meeting, Portland, OR. 2010

194. V. Sharma and M. Srinivasarao, (Oral) APS March Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009

195. V. Sharma and M. Srinivasarao, (Poster) APS March Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009

196. V. Sharma and M. Srinivasarao, (Oral) 41st New England Complex Fluids Workshop, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Dec, 2008

197. V. Sharma and M. Srinivasarao, (Oral) APS March Meeting, New Orleans, LA. 2008

198. M. Srinivasarao and V. Sharma, (Oral - MS) APS March Meeting, New Orleans, LA. 2008

199. V. Sharma, S. M. Gogineni, M. Crne and M. Srinivasarao, (Poster) APS March Meeting, New Orleans, LA. 2008

200. V. Sharma and M. Srinivasarao, (Poster) APS March Meeting, New Orleans, LA. 2008

201. V. Sharma and M. Srinivasarao, (Oral) APS March Meeting, Denver, CO. 2007

202. V. Sharma and M. Srinivasarao, (Oral) ACS March Meeting, Chicago, IL. 2007

203. V. Sharma and M. Srinivasarao, (Poster) Gordon Research Conference: Polymer Physics, New London, CT. 2006

Biophotonics/Optics: Structural color in beetles and butterflies

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204. M. Srinivasarao, J. O. Park, M. Crne and V. Sharma, (Invited - MS) Living Light '14, Namur, Belgium.

205. M. Srinivasarao, J. O. Park, M. Crne and V. Sharma, (Invited - MS) European Conference on Liquid Crystals, Slovenia 2011

206. V. Sharma, M. Crne, J.O. Park, and M. Srinivasarao, (Oral) MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA. 2010

207. M. Crne, V. Sharma, J.O. Park, and M. Srinivasarao, (Oral) APS March Meeting, Portland, OR. 2010

208. M. Srinivasarao, J. O. Park, M. Crne and V. Sharma, (Plenary - MS) Chirality-2009, Breckenridge, CO 2009

209. J.O. Park, V. Sharma, M. Crne and M. Srinivasarao, (Oral - JOP) APS March Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009

210. M. Srinivasarao, M. Crne, V. Sharma, J. Blair, J. O. Park and C. J. Summers. (Oral - MS) APS March Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009

211. M. Crne, V. Sharma, J. O. Park and M. Srinivasarao, (Poster) Biaxial Symposium 2008, Kent State University, Kent, OH. Oct, 2008

212. M. Crne, S. Malladi, V. Sharma, J. O. Park and M. Srinivasarao (Poster) Iridescence: More than meets the eye, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. Feb 2008

Colloidal Gold Nanorods: Hydrodynamics, Optics & Pattern formation

213. M. Srinivasarao, K. Park and V. Sharma, (Oral - MS) MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA. April, 2006

214. V. Sharma and M. Srinivasarao, (Oral) ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA. March, 2006

215. K. Park, V. Sharma and M. Srinivasarao, (Poster) ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA. 2006

216. V. Sharma and M. Srinivasarao, (Oral) ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA. March, 2006

217. K. Park, V. Sharma and M. Srinivasarao. (Oral - MS) APS March Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 2006

218. V. Sharma, K. Park and M. Srinivasarao, (Poster) 6th Liquid Matter conference, Utrecht, The Netherlands. July, 2005

219. V. Sharma, K. Park and M. Srinivasarao, (Oral) 6th National Graduate Research Polymer Conference, UMASS Amherst, MA. June, 2005

220. K. Park, V. Sharma, M. A. El-Sayed and M. Srinivasarao, (Oral - KWP) 79th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Potsdam, NY. June, 2005

221. V. Sharma, K. Park and M. Srinivasarao, (Oral) APS March Meeting, Los Angeles, CA. 2005

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222. V. Sharma, K. W. Park and M. Srinivasarao, (Poster) 6th Liquid Matter Conference, Utrecht, The Netherlands. July, 2005

Rheological Behavior of Slide Ring Gels

223. V. Sharma, J. S. Park, J. O. Park and M. Srinivasarao, (Oral) APS March Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 2006

Opto-Microfluidics: Chaotic Mixing in Microdroplets

224. E. Greco, V. Sharma, M. F. Schatz and R. O. Grigoriev, (Poster-EG) 1st Annual Graduate Student Symposium, Atlanta, GA. March, 2005

225. V. Sharma, M. F. Schatz, M. Srinivasarao and R. O. Grigoriev, (Poster-VS) APS March Meeting, Los Angeles, CA. 2005

226. V. Sharma, M. F. Schatz, M. Srinivasarao and R. O. Grigoriev, (Poster-VS) Gordon Research Conference on Polymer Physics, New London, CT. August, 2004.

227. V. Sharma, R. O. Grigoriev, M. Srinivasarao and M. F. Schatz, (Oral-VS) APS Division of Fluid Dynamics 57th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. Nov 2004

228. V. Sharma, R. O. Grigoriev, M. Srinivasarao and M. F. Schatz, (Poster-VS) ACS PRF Summer School on Nanoparticle Materials, Ypsilanti, MI. June, 2004.

Literary Publications, Awards and Presentations

Publications

• Book: “Saga of a Crumpled Piece of Paper” (63 Poems) Writers Workshop, Calcutta, 2009.

• Journals: (English >60 published) Poetry; The Cortland Review; Atlanta Review; Bateau; Mythium; Muse India; Reading Hour; Breakwater Review; Nefarious Bellarina; The Ghazal Page, Nilab, Contempoary Ghazals, Terminus, The Indian Review, etc.

• Journals & Newspapers: (Hindi) Aakhar; Himachal Mitra; Divya Himachal & Hill Post (2007-2010).

Poetry Recitals Hindi

• 14th Annual India Poetry Reading, Harvard University, Cambridge. May 2010 • 12th Annual India Poetry Reading, Harvard University, Cambridge. May 2009 • Shaam-e-shauq (Invited), Monkey Town, Brooklyn, New York. March 2009 • Hindi Urdu Sanjhe Bol, Emory University, Atlanta. Dec 2007

English

• Poetry@Tech Reading featuring Jeffrey McDaniel, Jon Sands and Vivek Sharma. Tech Arts Festival, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. Feb 20, 2014.

• Featured Solo Reading: Artists Beyond Desks (ABD) series at Massachusetts Institute of

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Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA 2010. • Featured reader, Bay state underground series, 2010. • Summer Seminar for Writers at Sarah Lawrence College, New York (2006, 2007 & 2008, 2015

& 2016)

Honors/Awards

• Nominated for Pushcart Prize in poetry, 2008.

• Awarded scholarship (5 times) to present poetry & attend 13th, 14th & 15th Sarah Lawrence Summer Seminar for Writers, New York, in 2006, 2007, 2008 & again in 2015 and 2016.

• Shortlisted for the Muse India Young Writer Award 2011 (among the seven finalists).