Research Interests
We investigate water-hydrophobe interfaces across some twelve orders of magnitude – molecular to kilometer scales – via a broad set of experimental techniques, theory, and computation. Problems of specific interest include, global food-water security through bio-inspired technologies, superhydrophobic insects and plants, chemical reactions “on-water” and in sprays, and nanoconfined liquids (dilute to ultraconcentrated).
Selected Publications
Adopting the circular model: opportunities and challenges of transforming wastewater treatment plants into resource recovery factories in Saudi Arabia M Ali, PY Hong, H Mishra, J Vrouwenvelder, PE Saikaly Water Reuse 12 (3), 346-365Why did only one genus of insects, Halobates , take to the high seas? L. Cheng, H. MishraPLOS Biology (2022) 20(4) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001570Effects of Superhydrophobic Sand Mulching on Evapotranspiration and Phenotypic Responses in Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum ) under Normal and Reduced Irrigation K. Odokonyero, A. Gallo Jr., V. Dos-Santos, H. Mishra Plant-Environment Interactions (2022) DOI: 10.1002/pei3.10074 (Journal cover) Nature-Inspired Superhydrophobic Sand Mulches Increase Agricultural Productivity and Water-Use Efficiency in Arid Regions A. Gallo Jr., K. Odokonyero, M. Mousa, J. Reihmer, S. Al-Mashharawi, R. Marasco, E. Manalastas, M. Morton, D. Daffonchio, M. McCabe, M. Tester, and H. Mishra ACS Agricultural Science & Technology (2022), DOI: 10.1021/acsagscitech.1c00148 (Journal cover) Zwitterions Layer at but Do Not Screen Electrified Interfaces M. Ridwan, B. Shrestha, N. Maharjan, H. Mishra The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2022), 126., 8, 1852-1860 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c10388On the Formation of Hydrogen Peroxide in Water Microdroplets A. Gallo Jr., N. Musskopf, X. Liu, Z. Yang, J. Petry, P. Zhang, S. Thoroddsen, H. Im, H. Mishra Chemical Science (2022), 13, 2574-2583 DOI: 10.1039/D1SC06465G (Journal cover) Direct imaging of polymer filaments pulled from rebounding drops Z. Yang, P. Zhang, M. Shi, A. Julaih, H. Mishra, E. Di Fabrizio, S.Thoroddsen Soft Matter (2022), 18, 5097-5105 DOI: 10.1039/D2SM00599ASuppression of Leidenfrost effect on superhydrophobic surfaces M. Shi, R. Das, S. Arunachalam, H. Mishra Physics of Fluids (2021), 33, 122104 DOI: 10.1063/5.0064040The Air–Water Interface of Water Microdroplets Formed by Ultrasonication or Condensation Does Not Produce H2O2 N. Musskopf, A. Gallo Jr, P. Zhang, J. Petry, H. Mishra The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2021), 12, 11422-11429 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02953How particle-particle and liquid-particle interactions govern the fate of evaporating liquid marbles A. Gallo Junior, F. Tavares, R. Das, H. Mishra Soft Matter (2021), 17, 7628-7644 DOI: 10.1039/D1SM00750E (Journal cover) Nature‑inspired wax‑coated jute bags for reducing post‑harvest storage losses K. Odokonyero, A. Gallo Jr., H. Mishra Scientific Reports (2021), 11, 15354 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93247-zGenerate DNA filaments with control using drop impact method Z. Q. Yang, P. Zhang, M. Shi, A. Al Julaih, Y. Tian, H. Mishra, E. Di Fabrizio, S. T Thoroddsen MNE2021-47th international conference on Micro and Nano Engineering (2021)Delayed Leidenfrost States on Hydrophobic Surfaces M. Shi, S. Arunachalam, C. Picioreanu, H. Mishra APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts (2021), id.N01.13Polymer filaments from bouncing drop Z. Yang, P. Zhang, M. Shi, A. Al Julaih, Y. Tian, H. Mishra, E. Di Fabrizio, S. Thoroddsen APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts (2021), M12. 010Diffusion-driven directional wetting transitions S. Arunachalam, Z. Ahmad, H. Mishra APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts (2021), A29. 005Durable Gas-entrapping Microstructured Surfaces (GEMS) S. Arunachalam, A. Qamar, M. Shi, M. Sadullah, H. Mishra APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts (2021), N01. 090Wetting Behaviors of Liquid Nitrogen on Micro-textured Surfaces at Ultra-Low Temperatures N. Maharjan, M. Shi, H. Mishra APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts (2021), T12. 005Wetting Transitions: Counterintuitive Wetting Transitions in Doubly Reentrant Cavities as a Function of Surface Make‐Up, Hydrostatic Pressure, and Cavity Aspect Ratio S. Arunachalam, Z. Ahmad, R. Das, H. Mishra Advanced Materials Interfaces (2020), 22, 2070121 DOI: 10.1002/admi.202070121 Electrification at Water-Hydrophobe Interfaces J. Nauruzbayeva, Z. Sun, A. Gallo Jr, M. Ibrahim, J.C. Santamarina, H. MishraNature Communications (2020) 11, 5285 (Nature Communications Editors’ Highlights) First-principles Based Rationally Designed Materials for treating Wastewaters A. Santana, A.S. Farinha, A.Z. Torano, M. Ibrahim, H. MishraInternational Journal of Quantum Chemistry (2020), DOI:10.1002/qua.26501 (Journal cover) Counterintuitive Wetting Transitions in Doubly Reentrant Cavities as a Function of Surface Make-up, Hydrostatic Pressure, and Cavity Aspect Ratio S. Arunachalam, Z. Ahmad, R. Das, H. MishraAdvanced Materials Interfaces (2020), DOI:10.1002/admi.202001268 (Journal cover) Biomimetic Coating-free Superomniphobicity R. Das, Z. Ahmad, J. Nauruzbayeva, H. MishraScientific Reports ( 2020), 10, Article number: 7934Superhydrophobicity and size reduction enabled Halobates (Insecta: Heteroptera, Gerridae) to colonize the open ocean G. A. Mahadik, J. F. Hernandez Sanchez, S. Arunachalam, A. Gallo Jr., A.S. Farinha, S.T. Thoroddsen, H. Mishra, C.M. DuarteScientific Reports , 2020, 10, Article number: 7785A Molecular to Macro-Level Assessment of Direct Contact Membrane Distillation for Separating Organics from Water S. Pillai, A. Santana, R. Das, B.R. Shrestha, E. Manalastas, H. MishraJournal of Membrane Science , 2020, Vol. 608, 118140Mitigating Cavitation Erosion Using Biomimetic Gas-Entrapping Microtextured Surfaces (GEMS) S.R. Gonzalez-Avila, D.M. Nguyen, S. Arunachalam, E. Domingues, H. Mishra, C-D. OhlScience Advances , 2020, Vol. 6, No. 13, eaax6192Nuclear Quantum Effects in Hydrophobic Nanoconfinement B.R. Shrestha, S. Pillai, A. Santana, S.H. Donaldson, Jr., T.A. Pascal, H. MishraJournal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2019, 10, 5530-5535 (Journal cover) Bio-inspired Gas-entrapping Membranes (GEMs) Derived from Common Water-wet Materials for Green Desalination R. Das, S. Arunachalam, Z. Ahmad, E. Manalastas, H. MishraJournal of Membrane Science , 2019, Vol 588, 117185The chemical reactions in electrosprays of water do not always correspond to those at the pristine air–water interface A.Gallo Jr, A.S.
Farinha, M. Dinis, A.H. Emwas, A. Santana, R.J. Nielsen, W.A. Goddard, H. MishraChemical Science (2018) 10(9), 2566-2577 (Journal cover) Biomimetic coating-free surfaces for long-term entrapment of air under wetting liquids E.M. Domingues, S. Arunachalam, J. Nauruzbayeva, H. MishraNature Communications , volume
9, Article number: 3606, (2018)
Assessing omniphobicity by immersion S. Arunachalam, R. Das, J. Nauruzbayeva, E.M. Domingues, H. MishraJournal of Colloid and Interface Science , Vol 534,
pp. 156-162, (2019)
Evaluating the Potential of Superhydrophobic Nanoporous Alumina Membranes for Direct Contact Membrane Distillation N. Subramanian, A. Qamar, A. Alsaadi,
A. Gallo Jr., M. Ghifari, J.-G. Lee, S. Pillai, S. Arunachalam, D. Anjum, F. Sharipov, N.Ghaffour, H. MishraJournal of Colloid and Interface Science , Vol. 533, pp. 723-732, (2019)Doubly Reentrant Cavities Prevent Catastrophic Wetting Transitions on Intrinsically Wetting Surfaces E. Domingues, S. Arunachalam, H. MishraACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces ,
9 (25), pp. 21532-21538, (2017)Time-Dependent Wetting Behavior of PDMS Surfaces with Bioinspired, Hierarchical Structures H. Mishra, A.M. Schrader, D.W. Lee, A. Gallo, S.-Y. Chen, Y. Kaufman, S. Das,
J.N. IsraelachviliACS Applied Materials and Interfaces , Volume 8, Issue 12, pp. 8168-8174, (2016)Brønsted basicity of the air-water interface H. Mishra, S. Enami, L. A. Stewart, R. J. Nielsen, M. R. Hoffmann, W. A. Goddard III, A. J. ColussiProceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences, 109(46) 18679-18683, (2012)Anions dramatically enhance proton transfer across aqueous interfaces H. Mishra, S. Enami, R. J. Nielsen, W. A. Goddard III, M.R. Hoffmann, A. J. ColussiProceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences , 109(26), pp. 10228-10232, (2012)Quantum chemical insights into the dissociation of nitric acid on the surface of aqueous electrolytes H. Mishra, R. J. Nielsen, S. Enami, M.R. Hoffmann, A. J. Colussi,
W. A. Goddard IIIInternational Journal of Quantum Chemistry , 113(4), pp. 413-417, (2012)Branched polymer resins with high binding capacity and selectivity for boron in aqueous solutions H. Mishra, D. P. Chen, C. J. Yu, M. R. Hoffmann, W.A. Goddard III, M. S. DialloEnvironmental Science &Technology , 46, pp. 8998-9004, (2012)
Education
Ph.D., Materials Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA, 2013
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Indiana, USA, 2007
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Punjab Engineering College, India, 2005
Professional Profile
2020-Present: Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Engineering, KAUST, Saudi Arabia 2014-2020: Assistant Professor, Environmental Science and Engineering, KAUST, Saudi Arabia 2014: The Elings Prize Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California Santa Barbara, USA
Awards
Awards and Recognitions:
2022: Golden Jubilee Visiting Fellowship Endowment awarded by ICT, Mumbai, India. 2022: Cover Article, Chemical Science , DOI: 10.1039/D1SC06465G 2020: Editors’ Highlights, Nature Communications, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19054-8 2020: Cover Article, Advanced Materials Interfaces, DOI:10.1002/admi.202001268 2020: Cover Article, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, DOI:10.1002/qua.26501 2020: Student delegate to the 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Interdisciplinary Meeting: Adair Gallo Jr., PhD student 2019: Invited lecture: Physical Chemistry Seminar, College of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley, CA, USA 2019: Invited lecture: Chemical Physics Seminar, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA 2019: Best Poster Prize, 45th International Conference on Micro and Nano Engineering, Rhodes, Greece (Zain Ahmad, MS student) (Out of 404 entries; cash prize: 400 Euros) 2019: Session Chair, Wetting on Soft or Microtextured Surfaces, Bad Honnef, Germany (Host: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz) 2019: Cover Article, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, DOI:10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b01835 2019: Cover Article, Chemical Science, 10, 2566–2577, DOI: 10.1039/C8SC05538F 2018: Lecture at the United Nations COP-24 meeting on climate change at Katowice, Poland, got >92k views on Facebook through Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) reporting. 2017: Elsevier Best Poster Award, 7th International Colloids Conference, Sitges-Barcelona, Spain (Presenter: H. Mishra )
2017: First Place, Doctoral Level Students Poster Contest, 5th Water Arabia Conference and Exhibition, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia (2017) (Presenter: Adair Gallo Jr. , Ph.D. student ) 2016: Best Presentation Award, International Conference on Science and Technology of Emerging Materials (STEMa, 2016), Thailand (Presenter: H. Mishra ) 2016: Cover Article, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b10721 2014: The Elings Prize Postdoctoral Fellow, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California Santa Barbara, USA
KAUST Affiliations
Interfacial Laboratory (iLab) Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC) Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE)