Prabhakar R. Bandaru

Prabhakar R. Bandaru is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), with affiliations to the Electrical Engineering and Nanoengineering departments. His research focuses on electrochemical energy storage, thermal metamaterials, nanoscale fluid interactions, and materials physics.

Research interests: Electrochemical energy storage (capacitors & batteries), nonlinearity in nanostructures, thermal control at nanoscale, photoemission physics, and fluid-nanostructure interactions. His work bridges materials science, nanoelectronics, and applied physics, targeting applications in sensors and information processing/storage.

Scientific awards:

• NSF CAREER Award (2007-2012)
• Qualcomm Faculty-Mentor Fellowship (2013-2014)
• Scientific American 50 (2006)
• Faculty Career Development Program Award at UCSD (2006)
• NTS Scholarship in India

Students:

• Erick Martinez Loran (Graduate Student)
• Serdar Yavuz (Graduate Student)

Laboratory: The Bandaru Group at UCSD investigates materials physics and chemistry at mesoscopic/microscopic scales, with lab contact details and facilities listed in UCSD resources.