Summary
The primary aims of my research include investigating innovative material-based approaches in addressing environmental and health challenges, as well as training creative problem solvers.
At Imperial, I am investigating cell-surface interactions using chemistry and visualization tools for water-borne disease control. Also, developing rapid screening techniques to evaluate the particle-particle adhesion in pharmaceutical powders.
CREDENTIALS
I received PhD and MEng from the University of Toronto and BEng from Osmania University, all in Mechanical Engineering. Also, I was a Visiting Scholar at the Imperial College London and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I explore interactions between solid-liquid-gas materials for novel material, process, and technology innovation. To this end, I apply material-based techniques and computational tools to unravel phytochemical mechanisms at the materials’ interface from atomic to macroscale.
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Abidli A, Huang Y, Cherukupally P, et al. , 2020, Novel separator skimmer for oil spill cleanup and oily wastewater treatment: From conceptual system design to the first pilot-scale prototype development, Environmental Technology & Innovation, ISSN:2352-1864, Pages:100598-100598
Cherukupally P, Sun W, Wong APY, et al. , 2019, Surface-engineered sponges for recovery of crude oil microdroplets from wastewater, Nature Sustainability, ISSN:2398-9629
Cherukupally P, Acosta EJ, Hinestroza J, et al. , 2017, Acid-Base Polymeric Foams for the Adsorption of Micro-oil Droplets from Industrial Effluents, Environmental Science and Technology (washington), ISSN:1520-5851
Conference
Cherukupally P, Fiddes L, Park C, et al. , 2019, Open cell foams - An emerging, low-cost bacteria adhesive surface for energy and environmental applications