Principal Investigator

Pinaki Chakraborty ( Professor )

pinaki at oist.jp

  • PhD, Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, 2006
  • MS, Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, 2002 
  • BEng,  Mechanical Engineering,  National Institute of Technology, Surat, India, 2000. 

Awards

  • Student's Choice Teaching Award, OIST, 2019
  • Robert E. Miller Award for Teaching of Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006.
  • Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005.

Research Career

  • Professor, Fluid Mechanics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, 2018 - present.
  • Associate Professor, Fluid Mechanics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, 2012 - 2018.
  • Associate Professor (Adjunct), Fluid Mechanics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, 2011 - 2012.
  • Research Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010 - 2012.
  • Roscoe G. Jackson II Reseach Fellow, Department of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009 - 2012.
  • Research Scientist, Department of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008 - 2010.
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006 - 2008.