Arun Kumar Kota
Assistant Professor

- 919-515-5241
- akota2@ncsu.edu
- Engineering Building III (EB3) 3286
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Education
PhD
2008
Mechanical Engineering
University of Maryland
MS
2003
Chemical Engineering
Clarkson University
BS
2001
Chemical Engineering
Andhra University
Research Description
In my research group, we leverage our expertise in surface and interfacial science to conduct both fundamental and applied research in the areas of bio-inspired surfaces, super-repellent surfaces, chemically patterned surfaces and stimuli-responsive surfaces. Our research is highly interdisciplinary and it addresses some of the key issues in the areas of membrane separations, phase change heat transfer, icephobicity, droplet fluid mechanics, microrobots, hemocompatibility and microfluidic sensors.
Honors and Awards
- NSF CAREER Award, 2018
- George T. Abell Outstanding Early-Career Faculty Award from Colorado State University, 2018
- US Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship, 2016
- Teaching Excellence Award from Colorado State University, 2016
- Jacob K. Goldhaber Award from the University of Maryland, 2008
- George R. Irwin Centennial Research Award from the Society of Experimental Mechanics, 2005
- Block Grant Fellowship from the University of Maryland, 2003
Publications
';Grants
- Superhydrophobic Heart Valve Prosthesis
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)(8/01/20 - 7/31/21)
- CAREER: Towards A Paradigm of Sustainable Liquid Repellent Surfaces
- National Science Foundation (NSF)(7/15/19 - 3/31/23)
- Understanding the Influence of Contact Angle Hysteresis on Pressure Drop and Heat Transfer Coefficient in Single Phase Flow
- Petroleum Research Fund(9/01/19 - 8/31/22)
- Superhydrophobic Heart Valve Prosthesis
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)(8/01/19 - 7/31/20)