Good day, Amritendu Bhuson Ghosh. I'm Arjun. I've had a look through your background and your professional record. I'm interested in hearing more about your work and how you see yourself fitting in here with our faculty. Ready to start?

Please start by introducing your professional journey in academia.

OK, good morning. I'm Doctor Amrit Hindu Hushan Ghosh. I recently completed my PhD from IIT Kharagpur in 2025. My research focused on microfluidics and transport processes applicable to microfluidic platforms and applicable to biotechnology and biomedical applications. My research focused on. Using computational computational fluid dynamics.

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Also experimental flow visualization methodologies.

Furthermore, what I would like to focus on or specify here is that.

The methodologies which I used help me strengthen my expertise to apply the technologies towards biomedical and biomaterial synthesis processing.

Thank you, Professor. Let's structure this discussion further. Could you elaborate on how these experimental flow visualization methodologies and your expertise contribute specifically to the areas of Regenerative Medicine, Microfluidics, or Organ-on-Chip technologies within the biomedical and biomaterial synthesis context? In particular, I’d like to understand any significant results or innovations you've achieved using these methodologies.

Yes, surely. So in my work what I have done is I have involved two different systems, Newtonian and non Newtonian liquid systems and thereafter I have carried out reaction transport specific procedures and.

Used computational dynamics to to evaluate computational data and thereafter used experimental technology using soft photolithography and. Live on chip technology to validate and.

And further strengthen the computational findings. Now The thing is that all these things can be directly applied where biological substrates or biological essays can be handled in the microfluidic channels or technologies which I have developed. Also, another aspect of my work was to to develop models and optimization strategies for obtaining.

Fruitful.

Fruitful biomedical or sorry biological essay processing and of substrates. So that's how this particular my work in CFD and experimental fluid Experimental visualization of microfluidic techniques is helpful towards regenerative medicine or organ on a chip technology.

Understood, Professor. Your integration of computational fluid dynamics, experimental visualization, and microfluidic technologies shows a cohesive approach to solving complex problems in regenerative medicine and organ-on-chip technology. Could you now shed light on a specific biological assay or substrate where these methods were applied successfully? Any outcomes or innovations directly tied to biomedical applications would be insightful.

Yes, the handling of non Newtonian fluid systems where which were incorporated in a way or a manner where it would replicate some of the biological substrates typically handled or typically handled in real, real problems. So those were incorporated. Those data and initial boundary conditions accordingly were incorporated in my simulation strategy and thereafter computational data and and.

Experimental data were obtained so as to so as to come up with a final outcome for a particular microfluidic platform where these biological assets can be processed.

Thank you, Professor. It’s clear you’ve applied rigorous computational and experimental methods to develop platforms capable of processing biological assays under real-world conditions. Let’s continue with another key area. How would you approach teaching theoretical and laboratory courses to ensure students grasp both the fundamental principles and practical applications of these methodologies?

So the approach to teaching complex subjects and which are relevant to UH biomedical or bioengineering processes would be to pick up typical uh theoretical concepts and simultaneously simultaneously put up real world examples of problems and where these theories are are applied. The way in which I would demonstrate these particular topics would be to have theory and. But presentation of.

Examples and also how the, how the typical computational technologies or experimental, uh, methodologies from uh, already published data, those can be integrated and shown to students while demonstrating the core or the basic, uh, theory in question. So that's how I would approach this, these concepts so that it is easy for the students to understand the theory. Why the basic understanding of the theory while also.

Standing there subsequent applications with respect to finding, uh, solutions to the problems.

That approach demonstrates a well-rounded teaching philosophy, Professor—tying theoretical understanding to practical, real-world applications is key to effective pedagogy. To complement this, could you share an instance where you successfully guided a student project or research activity, particularly in these areas of biotechnology or biomedical engineering?

OK, so while mentoring some students in the from the Masters program during my doctoral tenure at IIT Kharagpur I, I had to teach a particular teach or explain to those students a particular case study of biologic biological substrate processing.

Issue or or content. So there what I did was to incorporate the particular reactive kinetics.

Uh, theoretical concepts and thereafter use already published, uh, works, uh, be it from reference books or, uh, already published articles. So there from there I deduced and used the data and the different methodologies used. So thereby comparing how the theory gets translated into the, uh, problems, uh, by application of the computational or the experimental. Uh, methodologies. Thus it does in this manner I could convey.

The basic understanding of the theory and also how this can be applied and this this was done via presenting simultaneous.

Uh uh, simultaneous data along with theory to the students, thus conveying the entire meaning of the theory effectively towards the students.

That thereafter those students went on to do, uh, solve, uh, certain case studies and, uh, give out research, uh, give out, uh.

UH project outcomes based on those, UH teachings.

Thank you, Professor. It's evident that you prioritize a structured and application-driven approach when guiding students, ensuring they not only understand theoretical aspects but can independently translate them into meaningful research outcomes. Let us now turn to your experience with student evaluations and exam duties. How have you ensured fairness and objectivity in your assessments, especially in subjects with practical components?

OK, firstly the while evaluating subject courses.

A proper, uh, questionnaire with, uh, where typical problems of the real world were asked to the students. Thereafter, once those examination were done and their answer papers were uh, submitted, those were, those were evaluated based on the application of the typical concepts or the theories that were involved in the problems, not just writing down the typical theories or marked up answers or anything like that. So.

The evaluation was based on how the, uh, the students were well adapted to the theory by applying those concepts into the examples and based on that, uh, different markings or, uh, uh, final evaluation of those answers and the solutions were done.

Understood, Professor. Your focus on assessing students' ability to apply theoretical concepts to real-world problems underscores your commitment to fostering deeper understanding among learners. Let's now move towards your research contributions. Can you provide an overview of your most notable publications or research work, particularly those influencing the fields of regenerative medicine or organ-on-chip technologies?

Yes, surely. So during the PhD work, it resulted into 3 publications which focused on Newtonian mixing, non Newtonian mixing and also particle processing, nanoparticle processing. So all of these used in all of these publications I focused upon using experimental tech methodology of flow visualization and organ and Lebanon chip technology.

And uh, integrated computational fluid dynamics, uh, strategies to develop uh, micro devices or optimize micro devices so that the final output of the process, be it for Newtonian or non Newtonian and also reaction involving processes where enhanced. Thus it focus it involves the investigation of basic.

Uh, basic transfer processes and also reaction involved processes thereby giving the final.

Final measure or giving a final outcome of enhanced efficiency of the final process of each of these processes.

Thank you, Professor. It's apparent that your research has contributed significantly to advancing microfluidic technologies and optimizing processes in both Newtonian and non-Newtonian systems. Before moving further, could you briefly touch upon your experience with industry-focused projects or consultancy, and how they complement your academic expertise?

Yes. So I've worked in a polymer processing industry for two years where initially I handled the responsibility of quality assessment, quality assurance and quality control. And thereafter I was also given the responsibility of R&D, research and development activities. So there what happened was I, I had to develop. A particular product, product development strategies and also process development strategies where.

The application where the final outcome of the polymer processing would would be enhanced and in terms of the process parameters and the product parameters and also those application or those strategies which I could which I could.

Uh, which I, uh, dig there or which I, uh, handled there. So those help me how to have an expertise in, uh, in managing different liquid systems or product systems. So in that way I have. So in that way, those experiences help me in the processing of various, various types of products, so. They're two non Newtonian and Newtonian products were handled.

So in that manner, that experience has helped me, which can be contributed to the, uh, uh, handling of, uh.

Uh, biomaterials and bioprocesses or bioprocess engineering?

Thank you, Professor. It's evident that your industry experience has provided you with practical insights and strategies that enrich your academic and research capabilities, particularly in the context of biomaterials and bioprocess engineering. I believe we’ve covered a comprehensive range of topics in alignment with the responsibilities and expectations outlined for this role. Is there anything else you’d like to discuss or highlight before we wrap up?

Just a few points to highlight or just to reflect upon is that by basic Research Foundation has been with respect to core chemical engineering.

Fundamentals and and also microfluidic technologies, but due to my handling of different types of liquid systems, be it liquid systems or different processes and different strategies. So what I would like to just reflect is that I can handle.

The biomaterial, the typical applications of biomaterials and bioprocess engineering and thus it would help me, thus, the basic Research Foundation which I have that will help me in contributing further to the outcome of the project, outcome of a typical project and also to the Institute Institute's research capability and vision.

So that's all.

Yes.

Thank you for summarizing your strengths, Professor. Your strong foundation in chemical engineering, coupled with your expertise in microfluidics and process optimization, clearly positions you as a valuable contributor to advancing biomaterials and bioprocess engineering research. If you're ready, I can conclude the interview. Would you like to proceed and formally end it?