Rohit N Karnik

Rohit N Karnik is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests include nanotechnology, fluid mechanics, biosensors, water filtration and desalination, separation processes, and nanoparticles. He leads the Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Research Group at MIT and is associated with the Abdul Latif Jameel Professorship of Water & Food. His work focuses on the physics of micro- and nanofluidic flows and the design of micro- and nanofluidic systems for applications in water, healthcare, energy, and the environment.

Rohit Karnik is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specializing in microfluidics and nanofluidics. His research focuses on the development of microfluidic platforms for controlled nanoparticle synthesis, nanofluidic transistors, and the study of ionic transport through nanoscale membranes. He has explored the application of nanofluidics in water desalination, drug delivery, and biomedical technologies. His work includes the investigation of nanoporous graphene membranes, carbon nanotube membranes, and the mechanisms of molecular permeation through nanoscale structures. Karnik's research also addresses the clinical translation of nanoparticles and the impact of protein corona formation on pharmacokinetics.