BIBIN MATHEW JOSE PhD Department of Mechanical Engineering

State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794. bibinmjose@gmail.com

+1 631-355-5067 http://me.eng.sunysb.edu/~microfluidics/Jose.html

EDUCATION State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY. 2009 – 2015 [May]

M.S. and Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering (Fluid Mechanics). Advisor: Thomas Cubaud.

Thesis: Dynamic Wetting, Self-assembly, and Coalescence of Droplets in Microchannels.

College of Engineering, University of Kerala, Trivandrum, India. 2003 - 2007 Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Assistant Microfluidics and Interfacial Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY.

2010 - 2014

Ø Investigated highly viscous immiscible two-phase flows in microchannels. Ø Constructed experimental apparatus to visualize and study droplet spreading. Ø Studied droplet spreading in a liquid phase and on nanopatterned substrates in

collaboration with Prof. Carlos Colosqui. Ø Examined individual and collective behavior of droplets in microchannels.

Teaching Assistant Department of Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY.

2009 - 2013

Ø Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, “Fox and McDonald’s Introduction to Fluid Mechanics.” Undergraduate class of ~ 90.

Ø Mechanical Engineering Lab I: Sensors and Instrumentation.

SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

Ø High-speed imaging, goniometry and optical microscopy. Ø Expertise in wetting, capillary flows, multi-phase micro flows and droplet microfluidics – with

fluids of very large viscosity contrast. Ø ImageJ and MATLAB for image processing. Ø Fabrication of micro capillary devices and micropipettes. Ø Tensiometer - Measurement of interfacial tension and dynamic contact angle. Ø Numerical simulation of droplet formation. Ø Software: IgorPro, Photoshop, OpenFOAM (CFD), Paraview, SolidWorks (CAD), Mathematica,

FORTRAN, ELMER, LabVIEW, COMSOL.

AWARDS AND HONORS François Frenkiel Award for Fluid Mechanics: American Physical Society (DFD) T. Cubaud, B. Jose and S. Darvishi “Folded micro-thread: Role of viscosity and interfacial tension.” – For important contributions to microfluidics via careful and innovative measurements.

2012

Best Poster Award: “Dynamic Wetting of Microfluidic Droplets.” Annual Student Research Symposium, Stony Brook, NY.

2012

Research mentoring: REU program in Nanotechnology for Health and Environment, NSF research experience for undergraduates.

2012, 2011

Graduate Tuition Scholarship State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY.

2010 - 2014

PUBLICATIONS B. M. Jose and T. Cubaud, “Droplet spreading and coalescence in viscous oils.”(In preparation) B. M. Jose and T. Cubaud, “Corner droplets in microchannels.” (In preparation)

B. M. Jose and T. Cubaud (2014), “Formation and dynamics of partially wetting droplets in square microchannels.” RSC Advances, 4, 14962.

B. M. Jose and T. Cubaud (2012), “Droplet arrangement and coalescence in diverging/converging microchannels.” Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 12, 687.

T. Cubaud, B. M. Jose, S. Darvishi and R. Sun (2012), “Droplet breakup and viscosity stratified flows in microchannels.” International Journal of Multiphase flow, 39, 29.

T. Cubaud, B. M. Jose and S. Darvishi (2011), “Folded micro-thread: Role of viscosity and interfacial tension.” Physics of Fluids, 23, 042002.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS • “Formation and dynamics of partially non-wetting droplets in square microchannels.”

66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Pittsburgh, PA. (2013) • “Dynamics of partially wetting droplets in square microchannels.”

North East Complex Fluids and Soft Matter Workshop, Rutgers University, NJ. (2013) • “Formation of partially non-wetting droplets in square microchannels.”

65th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, San Diego, CA. (2012) • “Arrangement of high-viscosity droplets in diverging/converging microchannels.”

63rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Long Beach, LA. (2010) OTHER EXPERIENCES • Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY.

Clean Room Training, SEM Training.

• Reviewed article in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics. • Assisted setting up a new laboratory for heat transfer experiments and develop laboratory

manual. • Currently developing a microfluidic platform to use with Surface Enhanced Raman

Spectroscopy.