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B0317 BOURNS HALL
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521

Mulchandani, Ashok

Professor

Bourns College of Engineering

Chemical/Environmental Engineering


Biography

Dr. Ashok Mulchandani is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of California and Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science. Prof. Mulchandani is the Editor-in-Chief of the Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology journal. He has received several honors and awards including Research Initiation Award from the national Science Foundation and Faculty Participation Award from the Department of Energy. He has delivered several Plenary and Keynote lectures including the 2006 Subba Rau Lecture at National Institute of Technology Karnataka, 2006 National meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineering at San Francisco, Gordon Conference on Bioelectrochemistry in France, 3rd International Symposium on Sensor Sciences in Germany, New Horizons in Biotechnology, India, International Conference on Microwaves and Optoelectronics, India, 7th and 10th World Congress on Biosensors, 2nd International Symposium on Pesticides and Environmental Safety, China and International Workshop on Biosensors, India. Prof. Mulchandani’s research is focused on the application of Nanotechnology and Biotechnology for the creation of (bio)analytical devices, novel (bio)remediation technologies and nanostructured materials. In the area of (bio)analytical devices we are working on the development of nano-(bio)sensors for detection of biowarfare and chemical warfare agents for homeland security, measurement of exposure to diesel and gasoline exhausts and detection of cardiac markers and cancer markers for health care, monitoring of viruses, toxins and bacteria in water and food and toxic industrial chemicals in the environment. In the area of remediation, we are developing environmentally-friendly (green engineering) techniques for removal of heavy metals such as mercury, arsenic, lead and chromium from water and soil and degradation of pesticides and recalcitrant chemicals. In the area of nanostructured materials synthesis, we are working on biologically-programmed synthesis of nanocrystals. Prof. Mulchandani has published over 160 peer-reviewed journal publications, 11 book chapters, 12 conference proceedings articles and over 175 conference abstracts. He has co-edited four textbooks that include very popular Enzyme and Microbial Biosensors: Protocols and Techniques and Affinity Biosensors: Protocol and Techniques.

Former Institution

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Dept. University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

Degrees

B. Tech. Chemical Engineering 1976

Laxminarayan Institute of Technology

M.Tech. Chemical Engineering 1978

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India

Ph.D. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering 1985

McGill University, Montreal, Quebec

Awards

• 2008- Elected Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
• 2003- Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
• 2003- Editor-in-Chief, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
• 2006- Editorial Board, Open Access Journal of Biotechnology
• 2007- Editorial Board, Recent Patents in Biotechnology
• 2007- Editorial Board, Journal of Bionanoscience
• 1995 – 2000 Editorial Board, Molecular Biotechnology
• 2007 Subba Rau Lecturer, National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, India, Jan. 2007
• 2007 Plenary Speaker, International Conference on Microwaves and Optoelectronics, Aurangabad, India, Dec. 2007
• 2006 Plenary Speaker, Workshop on Bioprocess Monitoring, Hyderabad, India, Dec. 2006
• 2003 Plenary Speaker, International Workshop on Biosensors, Mysore, India, August 2003
• 2005 Plenary Speaker, 2nd International Symposium on Pesticides and Environmental Safety, Beijing, China, September 14-17, 2005
• 2005 Keynote Speaker, 3rd International Symposium on Sensors Sciences, Germany, July 17-20, 2005
• 2006 Keynote Speaker, Gordon Conference on Bioelectrochemistry, Aussios, France, Sept. 5-9, 2006
• 2007 Keynote Speaker, New Horizons in Biotechnology, Trivandrum, India, Nov. 2007
• 2007 Keynote Speaker, International Conference on nanotechnology for forest product industry, Knoxville, TN, Jun. 2007
• 1998 Keynote Speaker, 48th Canadian Chemical Engineering Society, London, Ontario, October 4-7, 1998.
• 2002 Keynote Paper, 7th World Congress on Biosensors, Kyoto, Japan, May, 2002
• 2008 Keynote Paper, 10th World Congress on Biosensors, Shanghai, China, May 2008
• 1999 - 2000 Faculty Research Participation Award, Department of Energy
• 1993 - 1996 Research Initiation Award, National Science Foundation
• 2003 & 2004 Nominated for UCR Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentor Award by my students
• 1999 - 2000 Faculty Research Participation Award, Department of Energy
• 1993 - 1996 Research Initiation Award, National Science Foundation
• 1993 UCR Regents Faculty Fellowship


Research Area

Nanobiotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology, Biosensors, Bioengineering My research is focused on the application of Nanotechnology and Biotechnology for the creation of (bio)analytical devices, novel (bio)remediation technologies and nanostructured materials. In the area of (bio)analytical devices we are working on the development of nano-(bio)sensors for detection of biowarfare and chemical warfare agents for homeland security, measurement of exposure to diesel and gasoline exhausts and detection of cardiac markers and cancer markers for health care, monitoring of viruses, toxins and bacteria in water and food and toxic industrial chemicals in the environment. In the area of remediation, we are developing environmentally-friendly (green engineering) techniques for removal of heavy metals such as mercury, arsenic, lead and chromium from water and soil and degradation of pesticides and recalcitrant chemicals. In the area of nanostructured materials synthesis, we are working on biologically-programmed synthesis of nanocrystals.

Publications

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

C. Karnati, H. Du, H.-F. Ji, Y. Lvov, W. Chen, A. Mulchandani, “Organophosphrus hydrolyase multilayer modified microcantilevers for organophosphorus detection,” Biosensor & Bioelectronics, 22: 2636-2642, 2007.

A. K. Wanekaya, W. Chen, N. V. Myung, A. Mulchandani, ''Nanowire-based electrochemical biosensor,'' Electroanalysis, 18, 533-550, 2006.

K. Ramanathan, M.A. Bangar, M. Yun, W. Chen, N. V. Myung, A. Mulchandani, ''Bioaffinity sensing using biologically functionalized conducting-polymer nanowire,'' Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127, 496-497, 2005.

K. Ramanathan, M. Bangar, M. Yun, W. Chen, A. Mulchandani, N.V. Myung, ''Individually addressable conducting-polymer nanowires array,'' Nano Letters, 4, 1237-1239, 2004.

S. Morais, P.C. Pandey, W. Chen, A. Mulchandani, ''A novel bioassay for screening and quantification of taxanes,'' Chemical Communications, 10, 1188-1189, 2003.

A. Mulchandani, I. Kaneva, W. Chen, ''Biosensor for direct determination of organophosphate nerve agents using recombinant Escherichia coli with surface-expressed organophosphorus hydrolase. 2. Fiber-optic microbial biosensor,'' Anal. Chem, 70, 5042-5046, 1998.

For additional information, please see Professor Mulchandani's faculty webpage.

http://www.engr.ucr.edu/~adani