Principal Investigator
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 2006
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 2004
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, 2002
Email: karnik[at]mit[dot]edu
Room: 3-461A map
Phone: 617-324-1155
MIT faculty page CV
Rohit Karnik is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he leads the Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Research Group. He obtained his B. Tech. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology at Bombay in 2002, and his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley in 2006 under the guidance of Prof. Arun Majumdar. After postdoctoral work with Prof. Robert Langer at MIT, he joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT in 2007. His research focuses on the physics of micro- and nanofluidic flows and design of micro- and nanofluidic devices for applications in healthcare, energy systems, and biochemical separation and analysis. Among other honors, he is a recipient of the Institute Silver Medal (IIT Bombay, 2002), NSF Career Award (2010), Keenan Award for Innovation in Undergraduate Education (2011), and DOE Early Career Award (2012).
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Administrative Assistant
Posdoctoral Associates
Jong-Min obtained his B.S in Chemical Engineering from Sogang University in 2004, and PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from KAIST in 2009. He was a postdoctoral associate in the laboratory of Prof. Seung-Man Yang (KAIST) from 2009-2010. Since summer 2010, he has been working in the laboratories of Profs. Omid Farokhzad (BWH), Robert Langer (Institute Professor, MIT), and Rohit Karnik.
Sung-Young obtained his PhD in Prof. Je-Kyun Park's group at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2009, whre he studied microfluidic separation (hydrophoresis and inertial ordering) and 3D microparticle image velocimetry (mirror-embedded microchannel). He was a postdoctoral associate in the same group from 2009-2010, where he developed microfluidic devices for hydrodynamic study of molecular rheology and channel networks. He joined the Karnik group in the fall of 2010.
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Students
Email: sumanb[at]mit[dot]edu
Suman obtained his B.Tech and M.Tech (Dual Degree) in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) in 2007 where he received the Institute Silver Medal. He joined the Karnik group in Fall 2007.
Email: chiahua[at]mit[dot]edu
Chia-Hua obtained her B.S in Chemical Engineering from National Taiwan University in 2003 and M.S in Material Science from MIT in 2008. Chia-Hua joined the Karnik group in Summer 2008.
Email: leejnasa[at]mit[dot]edu
Jongho hails from Seoul (Korea) where he obtained his B.S and M.S degree in Mechanical Engineering from Seoul National University in 2003 and 2007 respectively. He joined the Karnik group in Fall 2008.
Email: scohern[at]mit[dot]edu
Sean obtained his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri - Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology) in 2007. Upon graduation, Sean worked for a design/build mechanical contractor in St. Louis, MO, for two years. He joined the Karnik group in the Fall of 2009.
Email: tjain[at]mit[dot]edu
Tarun received his B.A. with Honors in Physics and Mathematics from NYU (New York University). He was a recipient of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Tarun joined the Karnik group in the Fall of 2009.
Email: mshb[at]mit[dot]edu
Michael joined the Karnik group in Fall 2011.
Email: schopra[at]mit[dot]edu
Sunandini joined the Karnik group in Summer 2012.
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Collaborators
Carlos Aguilar Lincoln Labs: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Omid Farokhzad Brigham and Women′s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Nicolas G. Hadjiconstantinou Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Patricia Hibberd Massachusetts General Hospital
Jeffrey Karp Harvard-MIT HST and Brigham and Women′s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Jing Kong Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert Langer Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Krystyn Van Vliet Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Omid Farokhzad Brigham and Women′s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Nicolas G. Hadjiconstantinou Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Patricia Hibberd Massachusetts General Hospital
Jeffrey Karp Harvard-MIT HST and Brigham and Women′s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Jing Kong Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert Langer Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Krystyn Van Vliet Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Alumni
Marco C. Ayala
Marco joined the Karnik group in Fall 2009 and obtained his M.S. in 2008. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in January 2013.
Pedro M. Valencia Pedro joined the Karnik group in Spring 2008 and obtained his M.S. in 2009. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in November 2012.
Harold Au Harold joined the Hadjiconstantinou and Karnik groups in Fall 2011 and graduated with M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in Summer 2012.
Yi-Heng (Jason) Sen Jason joined the Karnik group in Summer 2007 and obtained his M.S. in 2008. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2012.
Hui-Ying Yang Hui-Ying spent one year in the Karnik group in 2010-2011 as Visiting Professor. She is currently Assistant Professor at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).
Minsoung Rhee Minsoung was postdoctoral associate in the laboratories of Profs. Omid Farokhzad (BWH), Robert Langer (Institute Professor, MIT), and Rohit Karnik from 2009-2011. He is currently in Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, CA
Mohamed Raafat Mohamed joined the Karnik group in Spring 2008, and completed his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2010.
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Pedro M. Valencia Pedro joined the Karnik group in Spring 2008 and obtained his M.S. in 2009. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in November 2012.
Harold Au Harold joined the Hadjiconstantinou and Karnik groups in Fall 2011 and graduated with M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in Summer 2012.
Yi-Heng (Jason) Sen Jason joined the Karnik group in Summer 2007 and obtained his M.S. in 2008. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2012.
Hui-Ying Yang Hui-Ying spent one year in the Karnik group in 2010-2011 as Visiting Professor. She is currently Assistant Professor at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).
Minsoung Rhee Minsoung was postdoctoral associate in the laboratories of Profs. Omid Farokhzad (BWH), Robert Langer (Institute Professor, MIT), and Rohit Karnik from 2009-2011. He is currently in Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, CA
Mohamed Raafat Mohamed joined the Karnik group in Spring 2008, and completed his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2010.
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