DURGESH KAVISHVAR

CURRENT POSITION

Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada.

EMAIL

durgesh.kavishvar@mail.utoronto.ca

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

  • Bachelor of Chemical Engineering
    • 2014-2018 - Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India

    RESEARCH PROJECT

    My project includes developing a cost-effective microfluidic rheometer (a small chip of the size of a dollar coin) to measure rheological properties, specifically yield stress, of complex fluids such as biological materials like blood or mucus, or industrial materials such as clay suspensions, or some delicious food products like drinks, juices or even yogurt. We have developed a technique to measure a yield stress as low as a few millipascals. This is useful in many ways. For example, yield stress of healthy lung mucus is much less than the mucus from a sick person, enabling us to detect diseases based on the yield stress value. We have also figured out a way to measure this yield stress real-time, super useful in food, oil & gas industry!

    PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES

  • D. Kavishvar and A. Ramachandran, “Measuring a low yield stress using a microfluidic extensional flow device”, submitted to PNAS-USA (2023) [12].
  • D. Kavishvar and A. Ramachandran, “The yield stress of human mucus”, accepted, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science (2023) [14.6].
  • D. Kavishvar and A. Ramachandran, “On Measuring Low Yield Stresses of Complex Fluids Using a Microfluidic Technique”, Nov 2023, Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference (CSChE 2023), Calgary, Canada. (abstract: https://lnkd.in/gar-j8-W)
  • D. Kavishvar and A. Ramachandran, “Continuous Monitoring of Yield Stress and Solid Fraction of a Solid Suspension Using a Microfluidic Yield Rheometer”, May 2023, 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Rheology, Vancouver, Canada. (abstract: https://indi.to/tQJ7s)
  • D. Kavishvar and A. Ramachandran, “The microfluidic yield rheometer for the in-line measurement of the yield stress and weight fraction of solids in clay suspension”, Apr 2023, 2023 Annual Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting & Expo, Denver, USA. (abstract: https://cdmcd.co/4dr8XK)
  • D. Kavishvar and A. Ramachandran, “The Rapid Measurement of Yield Stress of Whole Blood Using an Inexpensive and Portable Microfluidic Platform”, Mar 2023, 2023 CRAFT Research Symposium, Toronto, Canada. (abstract: https://craftmicrofluidics.ca/wp-content)
  • D. Kavishvar and A. Ramachandran, “The Measurement of Low Yield Stress of Dilute Clay Suspensions using a Novel In-Line Microfluidic Rheometer”, Nov 2022, 75th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Indianapolis, USA. (abstract: https://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/DFD22/Session/T26.8)

    • AWARDS AND HONORS

  • Awarded Best Poster at the Departmental Academic Poster Competition organized at the University of Toronto in March 2023.
  • Awarded TOeP- Engineering and Entrepreneurship Scholarship by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council, Canada (NSERC) worth $12500 in the year 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
  • Awarded CRAFT Fellowship 2020 by Centre for Research and Applications in Fluidic Technologies and National Research Council, Canada (CRAFT) worth $12500.

    • OTHER INTERESTS

    Engaging in chess, cricket, and soccer through playing, watching, and reading. Enjoying podcasts on ancient and medieval history, along with electoral politics. Exploring the science in the kitchen while cooking.

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