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Salil Desai

20032020

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Dr. Salil Desai is the University Distinguished Professor and the Associate Dean for Research and Innovation in the College of Engineering. He has been the Director of the Center of Excellence in Product Design and Advanced Manufacturing. His expertise is in the areas of smart cyber-physical systems, hybrid additive, nano and bio manufacturing, multiphysics modeling, regenerative tissue engineering, product design and realization. He is a Fellow of the AIMBE, ASME and IISE. His R&D and infrastructure funding exceeds $35 million from NIH, NSF, DoD, DoE, and industry. Desai is recipient of several prestigious awards including the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (White House), NSF Career Award, SME’s Most Influential in Smart Manufacturing, UNC Board of Governors Award, Outstanding Investigator Awards from IISE, ASME, ASEE, SME, DoD and ORNL.

Education/Academic qualification

Industrial Engineering, Ph.D., Multiphysics Analysis and Optimization of 3D Nanofabrication technology, University of Pittsburgh

… → 2004

Industrial Engineering, M.S., Design for Manufacture using Flexible Decision Making Technique (AHP), University of Pittsburgh

… → 2001

Mechanical Engineering, BS, Design of Hydraulic Actuator for Master-Slave Robot in Nuclear Fuel Handling, Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute

… → 1998

Mechanical Engineering, Diploma, CNC Machining Centers, K. J. Somaiya Polytechnic

… → 1994

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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