Saikat Basu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
South Dakota State University
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BASU Lab
Notable recognition: 2024 NSF CAREER Award, 2023 NIH COBRE RPL Award
The Basu Lab, directed by Dr. Saikat Basu, is housed at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota State University (SDSU). With a background in classical fluid mechanics, we develop theoretical and computational fluid dynamics models of transport inside complex biophysical systems, e.g., in respiratory physiology and in cancerous tumors. To validate the modeling framework, we collaborate with our peers specializing in experiments. The collaborations are often supplemented with our own simple table-top experiments performed in 3D-printed anatomic geometries.
To achieve translational end goals, we also collaborate extensively with cross-disciplinary groups from medical science, nursing, biology, pharmacology, virology, and the relevant industrial sectors (e.g., in drug delivery, personalized healthcare, and medical device design).
Brief bio for Dr. Basu:
Academic Positions
01/2019 - Present: Assistant Professor, tenure-track at South Dakota State University
02/2021 - Present: Affiliate at UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine
04/2016 - 12/2018: Postdoctoral Fellow and Visiting Faculty at UNC Chapel Hill
06/2014 - 03/2016: Postdoctoral Scholar at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
08/2009 - 05/2014: Graduate Assistant at Virginia Tech
Education
2014: Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics at Virginia Tech, USA
2009: B.E. in Civil Engineering from Jadavpur University, India
Recent News
Confirmation comes through for Dr. Basu's NSF CAREER Award | news article | January 2024
The Basu Lab members are back at APS DFD 2023, with 3 talks + 1 poster | November 2023
Dr. Basu travels to India for seminar invitations at IISc Bangalore and IIT Madras | August 2023
A new Ph.D. student joins our lab. Welcome Mohammad Yeasin from BUET Bangladesh | August 2023
The Basu Lab participated in the Dakota Dreams Summer Camp (for middle school students) and Youth Engineering and Technology Summer Camp (for high school students) | July 2023
Dr. Basu travels to Australia for the SCONA (Society for CFD of the Nose & Airway) 2023 invited talk at Translational Research Institute, Brisbane | March 2023
Dr. Basu travels to India for seminar invitation at IIT Bombay | March 2023
The Basu Lab members are back at APS DFD 2022 | November 2022
The Basu Lab participated in the Dakota Dreams Summer Camp for middle school students | July 2022
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar and South Dakota State University signed a Memorandum-of-Understanding recently. Glad to be a part of that process, and looking forward to the upcoming research initiatives. News article | April 2022
Our work on the fluid mechanics of intranasally sprayed drugs features in the Scientific Reports Editor's Choice collection of latest research on fluid dynamics across different fields and applications. Check out the collection | March 2022
New publication from our group on how some COVID patients develop worse lower airway complications and some don't. The paper is published at Rhinology Online, a top-tier journal in the ENT field. Check it out | January 2022
Basu Lab members were at the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Annual Meeting: Abstract 1, Abstract 2, Abstract 3, Abstract 4, Abstract 5, Video 1, Video 2 | November 2021
New publication in Scientific Reports - on an integrative approach connecting fluid mechanics with virology to answer the open question of SARS-CoV-2 infectious dose | March 2021
New SARS-CoV-2 manuscript on medRxiv - potentially landmark results, looking forward to the peer reviews now. Check it out: Link | December 2020
News of new NIH COBRE Pilot Grant for our group, on computational tracking of perfusion into solid tumors. Exciting! | December 2020
Presentation by my students Aneek and Ashley at APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Annual Meeting: Abstract Link, Video Link | November 2020
New COVID-19 manuscript on medRxiv, check it out: Link | October 2020
Our COVID19-related nasal drug delivery paper has been published on Scientific Reports - Nature. The methods can help in the development of intranasal therapeutics. | June 2020
Nomination for membership to Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Honor Society) | May 2020
Our new article on nasal surgeries has been published on The Laryngoscope | May 2020
Interview podcast on the South Dakota Public Radio | April 2020
News release 1, News Release 2, News Release 3 - on our COVID-19 work | April 2020
Received news of NSF funding for our COVID-19 RAPID proposal on bio-inspired virus-preventive masks. This is also my first NSF grant as a principal investigator. Exciting times ahead for the team: me, Dr. Sunny Jung (at Cornell), and Dr. Leonardo Chamorro (at UIUC) | April 2020
Our paper on comparison of nasal surgeries - accepted for publication at The Laryngoscope, one of the most prestigious ENT journals | April 2020
At Texas Tech - Invited seminar | March 2020
At Cornell University - Invited seminar | February 2020
NSF panel visit coming up soon! My first | January 2020
Glad to announce that I have been conferred the Yuva Rattan (Hindi phrase translated to English as “gem amongst the youth”) Award 2020 from the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Welfare Society of India. As one of the highest Indian diasporic honors, the NRI Yuva Rattan Award is annually given to 15 non-resident Indians from all over the globe working in different fields, out of nearly 16 million living outside of India. Purpose of the award is to recognize the accomplishments of non-resident Indians, while also strengthening the bond between non-resident Indians and India. The award ceremony will be at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi on January 25th 2020, on the eve of India’s Republic Day.
Pre-Thanksgiving Recess (Nov 2019): Back at APS DFD Meeing. My 10th consecutive DFD; this time in Seattle. Looking forward to all the great talks!
November 2019: New paper on airflow changes from different nasal surgeries, submitted at The Laryngoscope
November 2019: Ready, SET - Go! - Outreach session for female high-school students, with flow experiments through 3D-printed anatomic airway models
October 2019: Invited to serve on the NSF Fluid Dynamics panel
March 2019: Two new papers (on CFD in nasal transport) accepted for publication, both at the International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology
Fluid Dynamics Research Prize 2018 - from the Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics, for the paper On the study of a drop bouncing on a soap film and does it resemble a jumping water-strider | Awarded Paper | Award Citation
Open Positions: We are always on the lookout for motivated undergraduate and graduate students! If the group's research areas align with your general interests, email Prof. Basu (at Saikat.Basu@sdstate.edu) with your CV and a brief outline of your prior research experience, if any.
Contact:
Crothers Engineering Hall 216ME Box 2219Department of Mechanical EngineeringSouth Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD 57007, United StatesEmail: Saikat.Basu@sdstate.edu / saikat25@vt.edu
Office Phone: 605 688-6868Fax: 605 688-5878Skype ID: basu.saikat85
“The highest education (or, as the case may be, research and scholarship) is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.”
– Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941)