Carlos Silvera Batista

Carlos Silvera Batista is an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering. His research focuses on manipulating colloidal systems to design functional materials, emphasizing nanoscale interactions and electrokinetic phenomena. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Florida and a B.E. from City College of New York.

Education:

• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Florida
• B.E., Chemical Engineering, City College of New York

Research Interests:

Dr. Batista investigates the forces and flows governing colloidal assembly, with applications in nanomedicine, energy, and materials science. Key areas include solvation forces in nanoscale systems, electrokinetic transport of anisotropic colloids, and the directed assembly of reconfigurable materials. Techniques such as analytical ultracentrifugation and confocal microscopy are central to his work.

Articles Trends: Recent work emphasizes electrodiffusiophoresis-driven colloidal dynamics, long-range transport of charged particles, and applications in CRISPR delivery and structural materials. His studies bridge fundamental physics with practical applications in biomedicine and nanotechnology.

Awards: None explicitly listed.

Advising & Grants: No advisees listed. Received the NSF CAREER Award (2023) for research on colloidal dynamics under electrodiffusiophoresis.

Labs & Teams: Leads the Colloids & Interfacial Phenomena lab, part of Vanderbilt’s Nano Science and Technology intellectual neighborhood. Focus areas include colloidal dispersions, nanomaterials, and interfacial phenomena.