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Samanvaya Srivastava, Ph.D.

  • Postdoctoral Researcher (Alumni 2017)
    Current: Faculty member, UCLA

  • Contact: samsri@uchicago.edu

Samanvaya Srivastava received his PhD from Cornell University, where he worked with Professor Lynden A. Archer on the structure and properties of nanoparticle dispersions. In particular, his work was aimed at developing strategies for achieving uniform nanoparticle dispersion in polymeric matrices and the effects of particle distribution on bulk properties in nanocomposites. Prior to this, he received his BTech and MTech degrees in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. In his MTech research, he worked with Professor Ashutosh Sharma on investigating the role of physical heterogeneities on substrate surfaces as manifested in the electric force induced patterns in thin polymer films. He currently works as an assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.