Sharmila M. Mukhopadhyay

Professor
Mechanical Engineering

Awards

Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, 2019
Fellow, American Ceramic Society, 2007
Trustee’s Award of Faculty Excellence, the highest award given by Wright State University “to honor those who serve as the most outstanding of role models for all faculty”, 2011.
Outstanding Faculty Member, College of Engineering & Computer Science, 2011.
Excellence in Research, College of Engineering and Computer Science, 2005.
Featured in Marquis “Who’s Who in America”, “Who’s Who in Science and Engineering”, and “Who’s Who in the World”.
Certificate for National Ranking (top 10) at the Indian School Certificate Examination.
Merit Scholarship for B.S. performance, Indian Institute of Technology.
Featured in multiple media releases such as Innovation News Daily, Ceramic Bulletin, PhysOrg, Homeland Security News Wire, Dayton Business Journal etc.

Additional Affiliations

Professor, Director of the Frontier Institute for Research in Sensor Technologies (FIRST)
Earlier Engagements:
Jefferson Science Fellow, National Academies and US Department of State (2016-17): http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/Jefferson/PGA_169847
Professor of Mechanical & Materials Engineering at Wright State University (1997-2019): https://people.wright.edu/sharmila.mukhopadhyay
Founding Director, Center for Nanoscale Multifunctional Materials at WSU
Founding Director, National Academy of Engineering-Grand Challenges Scholars Program at WSU (2019)
Summer Faculty Fellow, Air Force Research Laboratory (Summers, 2000-03)

Professional Certifications

NSF, DOE, AFOSR, AFRL, OBOR, EPA, and industry

Areas of Expertise

Compact Lightweight Components for Energy, Environment, and Biomedical Applications
Multidisciplinary Engineering Research and Education
Multifunctional Nanomaterials
Surface and Interface Phenomena

Education

1989, Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering, Cornell University
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Professor
Director of FIRST