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  • 2020 - Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)
  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2017 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For outstanding contributions to the development of multiscale and multiphysics computational techniques and their application to nanofluidics and nanomicro electromechanical systems to accurately predict interfacial phenomena, including the prediction of new properties at nanoscale
  • 2017 - THE J. TINSLEY ODEN MEDAL For outstanding contributions to multiphysics and multiscale analysis of micro and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS & NEMS) and micro and nanofluids, and for leadership in computational science and engineering education.
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Narayana R Aluru is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains primarily within engineering and materials science, with significant contributions also in biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics, optics, and molecular biology. They have a substantial publication record in areas such as nanopore and nanochannel transport studies, graphene research and applications, fuel cells and related materials, electrostatics and colloid interactions, membrane-based ion separation techniques, electrochemical analysis and applications, and machine learning in materials science.

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Ultrasensitive detection of nucleic acids using deformed graphene channel field effect biosensors," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "Curved neuromorphic image sensor array using a MoS2-organic heterostructure inspired by the human visual recognition system," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "Fluids and Electrolytes under Confinement in Single-Digit Nanopores," 2023, published in Chemical Reviews
  • "Strain-resilient electrical functionality in thin-film metal electrodes using two-dimensional interlayers," 2021, published in Nature Electronics
  • "Highly Strain-Tunable Interlayer Excitons in MoS2/WSe2 Heterobilayers," 2021, published in Nano Letters

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Archith Rayabharam
  • Amir Taqieddin
  • Yuhang Jing
  • Yechan Noh
  • Mohammad Heiranian

They have published extensively in several venues, including:

  • ACS Nano
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Communications
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics

Their work has been recognized by several professional organizations through fellowships and awards. These include fellowships from the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) awarded in 2020, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2018, the American Physical Society (APS) in 2017 with a citation regarding contributions to multiscale and multiphysics computational techniques, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2011. In 2017, they also received THE J. TINSLEY ODEN MEDAL for contributions to multiphysics and multiscale analysis of MEMS, NEMS, micro and nanofluids, as well as leadership in computational science and engineering education.

Best Publications

  • Single-layer MoS2 nanopores as nanopower generators

    Jiandong Feng;Michael Graf;Ke Liu;Dmitry Ovchinnikov

  • Why Are Carbon Nanotubes Fast Transporters of Water

    Sony Joseph;N. R. Aluru

  • Size and chirality dependent elastic properties of graphene nanoribbons under uniaxial tension.

    H. Zhao;K. Min;N. R. Aluru

  • Water desalination with a single-layer MoS2 nanopore.

    Mohammad Heiranian;Amir Barati Farimani;Narayana R. Aluru

  • Calculation of pull-in voltages for carbon-nanotube-based nanoelectromechanical switches

    Marc Dequesnes;S V Rotkin;N R Aluru

  • Re-configurable fluid circuits by PDMS elastomer micromachining

    D. Armani;C. Liu;N. Aluru

  • Water Transport through Ultrathin Graphene

    Myung E. Suk;N. R. Aluru

  • Equilibrium swelling and kinetics of pH-responsive hydrogels: models, experiments, and simulations

    S.K. De;N.R. Aluru;B. Johnson;W.C. Crone

  • Ion concentrations and velocity profiles in nanochannel electroosmotic flows

    R. Qiao;Narayana R Aluru

  • Temperature and strain-rate dependent fracture strength of graphene

    H. Zhao;Narayana R Aluru

  • DNA base detection using a single-layer MoS2.

    Amir Barati Farimani;Kyoungmin Min;Narayana R. Aluru

  • Ultrasensitive detection of nucleic acids using deformed graphene channel field effect biosensors.

    Michael Taeyoung Hwang;Mohammad Heiranian;Yerim Kim;Seungyong You

  • Mechanical properties of graphene under shear deformation

    K. Min;N. R. Aluru

  • Critical Knowledge Gaps in Mass Transport through Single-Digit Nanopores: A Review and Perspective

    Samuel Faucher;Narayana R Aluru;Martin Z. Bazant;Daniel Blankschtein

  • MICROFLOWS AND NANOFLOWS

    G Karniadakis;A Beskok;N Aluru

  • Electrolytic transport through a synthetic nanometer-diameter pore

    Chuen Ho;Rui Qiao;Jiunn B. Heng;Aveek Chatterjee

  • Charge inversion and flow reversal in a nanochannel electro-osmotic flow.

    R. Qiao;Narayana R Aluru

  • Water permeation through a subnanometer boron nitride nanotube.

    Chang Y. Won;Narayana R Aluru

  • Stacked Graphene-Al2O3 Nanopore Sensors for Sensitive Detection of DNA and DNA–Protein Complexes

    Bala Murali Venkatesan;David Estrada;Shouvik Banerjee;Xiaozhong Jin

  • Effect of cross-linking on the diffusion of water, ions, and small molecules in hydrogels.

    Yanbin Wu;Sony Joseph;N. R. Aluru

  • Measurement of adherent cell mass and growth

    Kidong Park;Larry J. Millet;Namjung Kim;Huan Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Rashid Bashir
Rashid Bashir University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Andreas C. Cangellaris
Andreas C. Cangellaris University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Surya Pratap Vanka
Surya Pratap Vanka University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Robert W. Dutton
Robert W. Dutton Stanford University
Umberto Ravaioli
Umberto Ravaioli University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Kincho H. Law
Kincho H. Law Stanford University
Yang Xu
Yang Xu Zhejiang University
Joseph W. Lyding
Joseph W. Lyding University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Placid Mathew Ferreira
Placid Mathew Ferreira University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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