First Charles A. Stokes Professor of Chemical Engineering & Anesthesiology
Director, Center for Surface Science & Engineering
Ph : 352-392-0877
Fax: 352-392-0127
shah@che.ufl.edu
Department of Chemical Engineering
PO Box 116005
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-6005
Research Interests
Current research interests include: monomolecular films, foams, wettability and contact angle, microemulsions, liquid crystals, enhanced oil recovery, combustion of coal dispersions in oils and aqueous media, surfactant-polymer interactions, lubrication and surface phenomena in magnetic media, preparation of nanoparticles using microemulsions, enhanced filtration of viruses and nanoparticles by surface modification of filters, enzymatic reactions in micellar, microemulsion and liquid-crystalline systems, surface phenomena in membranes, lungs, vision, transdermal drug delivery, and anesthesia.
Educational Background
| Year | Degree | University |
| 1965 | Ph.D. | Biophysics, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA |
| 1961 | M.S. | Biophysics, University of Bombay, India |
| 1959 | B.S. | Physics-Mathematics, University of Bombay, India |
Professional Experience
| 1996 – Present | The First Charles A. Stokes Professor of Chemical Engineering & Anesthesiology |
| 1984 – Present | Director, Center for Surface Science and Engineering, University of Florida |
| 1987-1991 | Chairman, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida |
| 1975-1996 | Professor, University of Florida |
| 1972-1975 | Associate Professor, University of Florida |
| 1970-1972 | Assistant Professor, University of Florida |
| 1968-1970 | Research Associate, Columbia University |
| 1967-1968 | NRC-NASA Research Associate, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA |
| 1965-1967 | Research Associate, Columbia University |
