Experiments on Bio-inspired smart surfaces for bio-fouling prevention, drag reduction and oil water separation applications.
Selected Publications
Domingues, E.M., Arunachalam, S., Nauruzbayeva, J., & Mishra, H. Biomimetic coating-free surfaces for long-term entrapment of air under wetting liquids, Nature Communications9, 3606 (2018).
S. Arunachalam, R. Das, J. Nauruzbayeva, E.M. Domingues, H. Mishra, Assessing Omniphobicity by Immersion, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2018, 534, 156-162
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. Mishra, Evaluating the Potential of Superhydrophobic Nanoporous Alumina Membranes for Direct Contact Membrane Distillation, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2018, 533, 723-732
Domingues, E. M.; Arunachalam, S.; Mishra, H., Doubly Reentrant Cavities Prevent Catastrophic Wetting Transitions on Intrinsically Wetting Surfaces. Acs Appl Mater Inter2017, 9 (25), 21532-21538
Education
M.E., Aerospace Engg, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2011
B.E., Aeronautical Engg, Anna University, Chennai, India, 2009
Professional Profile
2011-2015: Engineer, Defence & Aero R&D, Beml Ltd, India
2015-2020: Research Specialist, Interfacial Lab, KAUST
KAUST Affiliations
Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC)
Biological and Environmental Sciences & Engineering Division (BESE)