Sankha Banerjee

Sankha Banerjee serves as Associate Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Fresno's Lyles College of Engineering. He has been with the institution since 2015, starting as Assistant Professor and advancing to Associate Professor in 2020. Prior to Fresno State, he completed postdoctoral training at Princeton University's Plasma Physics Laboratory and earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Rutgers University.

His academic credentials are:

• Postdoctoral Training, Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University (2015)
• Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University (2014)
• M.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University (2013)
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India (2007)

Professor Banerjee's research spans cutting-edge materials science and plasma engineering. Key focus areas include:

• Electro-active composites for flexible energy harvesting in biometric identification systems
• Plasma-based surface modification of polymer composites for biomedical implants
• Micro-plasma and graphene membrane technologies for targeted water purification
• Perovskite-based energy harvesters for wearable medical devices

His interdisciplinary work bridges plasma physics, nanomaterials, and biomedical engineering to solve critical challenges in sustainable energy and healthcare innovation.

Research funding comes from the Department of Defense (Office of Naval Research), Agricultural Research Institute, USDA, and private partners. As Graduate Program Coordinator, he oversees curriculum development and graduate student mentorship.

His Energy and Plasma Laboratory drives experimental research, with details available at www.energyandplasma.com.