Subrata Roy | |
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Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Jadavpur University B.M.E.; University of Tennessee, Knoxville Ph.D. |
Known for | Flow Control using novel plasma actuators; and micro and nanofluidics. |
Awards | Fellow, National Academy of Inventors; Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computational fluid dynamics (non-relativistic, non-quantum, Newtonian); plasma physics; flow control; turbulence; hypersonic speed; microfluidics; nanofluidics; nanotechnology |
Institutions | |
Website | mae |
Subrata Roy (Bengali: সুব্রত রায়) is an Indian-born American[citation needed] inventor, educator, and scientist known for his work in plasma-based flow control and plasma-based self-sterilizing technology. He is a professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida and the founding director of the Applied Physics Research Group at the University of Florida.[1][2] He is also the President and the founder of SurfPlasma Inc., a biotechnology company in Gainesville, Florida.[3][4]