Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Houston, TX
USA
Major: Chemical Engineering
Class: 2027
Alok Kumar is a Ph.D. researcher at the University of Houston working under the supervision of Prof. Birol Dindoruk. His research focuses on the development of polymer-grafted nanoparticles, aqueous CO₂ nanobubbles, and silica nanopore systems for EOR and sustainable process design. He integrates experimental methods (rheology, TGA, DLS, etc.) with molecular simulations (LAMMPS, DFT) and data-driven modeling to understand interfacial transport and structure–property relationships in complex fluids.
- Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering – University of Houston (2023-present)
- B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering – Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), 2023
His expertise includes nanofluid design, polymer grafting, rheological characterization, CO₂ utilization, and non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations.
Research Interests
- Nanobubble and Nanofluid Engineering for EOR
- Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles and Hybrid Systems
- Rheology and Interfacial Phenomena
- Molecular Dynamics and DFT Simulations
- CO₂ Utilization and Storage
- AI/ML for Sustainable Materials Design