SWOMITRA KUMAR MOHANTY portrait
  • Associate Professor, Metallurgical Engineering
  • Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
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Professional Service

  • AICHE. Role: Chair/Organizer. Chair and Organizer of Chemical Engineers in Medicine Topical Conference. 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2022
  • AICIHE. Role: Chair. Chair and OrganizerTopical Session on Chemical Engineers in Medicine. 01/01/2017 - 11/03/2017
  • National Institutes of Health. Reviwer for R21 Rapid Proposal for Zika Virus. 07/14/2016 - 07/14/2016
  • National Science foudation. Role: Reviewr. Reviwer Nano Biosensing Program. 01/14/2016 - 01/15/2016
  • NIH. Role: Reviewer. Reviewer for NIH/NIBIB Panel For Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (R13) . 11/25/2014 - 11/25/2014
  • NanoUtah Organization Committee. Help in making decisions regarding conference venue and judging of scientific posters during the conference. 11/01/2011 - present

Honors & Awards

  • University wide Teaching Award for Excellence in Online Teaching (2020). University of Utah, 05/15/2020
  • Top 15% instructor College of Engineering. University of Utah, 09/01/2015
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship . California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), 12/2009
  • NIH Graduate Training Grant. NIH, 01/2000

Internal Service

  • COS EDI Committee. 08/01/2023 - present. College service.
  • Office of Global Engagement Strategic Planning Committee. 08/01/2023 - present. University service.
  • Engineers without Borders Faculty Advisor. 07/01/2023 - present. Other service.
  • Global Health Steering Committee. 06/01/2023 - present. University service.
  • Graduate Student Task Force on Housing and Stipends. 02/01/2023 - present. University service.
  • Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Committee. 08/02/2021 - present. Department service.
  • Director of Crus Center. Director, 07/01/2021 - present. Department service.
  • Graduate School Academic Policy Advisory Committee . Committe Member, 06/01/2021 - 08/15/2021. University service.
  • Committee for the Advancement of Inclusion and Diversity, CMES. Member, 06/01/2020 - present. College service.
  • Field Safety Program Working Group. Committee Member, 05/01/2020 - 08/31/2020. University service.
  • UPSTEM Inclusing Teaching Training. 01/01/2020 - 08/31/2021. University service.
  • Chemical Engineering Instrumentation Core Development. 09/01/2019 - present. Department service.
  • CTLE Fellow for Development of Active learning methods and inclusive teaching traiing. 08/01/2019 - 08/01/2021. College service.
  • Undergraduate Committee. 08/01/2018 - present. Department service.
  • Presentation at Ensign Elementary to Discuss Role of Science in Society. Presenter, 02/02/2017 - present. College service.
  • Engineering Day COE and CMES. Presenter, 11/05/2016 - present. Department service.
  • Graduate Student Recruitment Fly In. Tour of Renewable Energy Lab, 02/19/2016 - present. Department service.
  • Undergraduate Committee. 01/01/2016 - present. Department service.
  • Development of Renewable Energy Demonstration Lab on campus located at William Browning Buidling. Over-see implentation, 06/01/2012 - present. University service.
  • Development of off-campus Additive Manufacturing Laboratory for researching friction surfacing methods for depositing coatings. Over-see implentation, 05/01/2012 - present. Other service.

Outreach

  • High School student Recuritment. 01/01/2015 - present
  • Renewable Energy Demonstration to High School Students. 07/01/2013 - present
  • Mentoring of High School Student in Nanotechnology/Sensors. 06/01/2011 - present

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