• M.S., Chemistry, Vidyasagar University, 1997
• Ph.D., Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 2002
• Postdoctorate, Chemistry, Polymer Science, Nanotechnology, Washington University in St Louis, 2005

• Elected Fellow, The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2023

• Elected Senior Member, National Academy of Innovators, The National Academy of Innovators, 2022

• COVID19 Hero, Daily Record, Maryland, 2022

• Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) Award, Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS), 2021

• Distinguished Alumni Award, Vidyasagar University Alumni Association, 2021

• Gold Medal Award, Chirantan Rasayan Sanstha®, 2019

• Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research (Associate Professor), College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2018

• Finalist, Innovation Celebration Entrepreneurial Excellence: New Venture Award (InnSight),, Champaign Community, 2018

• Elected Fellow, American College of Cardiology (FACC), 2017

• Young Innovator Award, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, Biomedical Research Society, 2017

• Teachers ranked as excellent, College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 2017

• Nano Micro Letters Researcher Award, Nano-Micro Letters Journal, 2016

• Elected Fellow, American Heart Association (FAHA), 2016

• Teachers ranked as excellent, College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 2016

• Engineering Council Outstanding Advisor Award, College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2015

• Elected Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 2014

• Management Award, General Electric (GE) Global Research, JFWTC, 2006

• Elected Fellow of Royal Society of Biology, Royal Society of Biology (UK), March 2024

• Elected Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine, Royal Society of Medicine (UK), February 2024

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