Tarun Khurana PhD Candidate Stanford Microfluidics Lab Department of Mechanical Engineering Stanford University

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Education:

PhD Candidate (Mechanical Engineering) at Stanford University: 2003 – Present

B.Tech & M.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) at IIT- Madras, India: 1998 – 2003

Research Interests:

• Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
• Integrated On-Chip biological and chemical analysis systems
• Design and fabrication MEMS devices.
• Optical and Non-Optical Detection Systems.

Research Advisor:

Juan G. Santiago, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Projects:
At the Stanford Microfluidics Laboratory, we study flow phenomenon in micro/nano channels under the influence of electric fields and leverage these to achieve functionalities relevant to bio-analytical systems like "Lab-on-Chip" devices (miniaturized chemical laboratories for performing chemical and biochemical assays).

• Fluorescence based detection of non-fluorescent analytes using Isotachophoretic Spacers.
• Analytical modeling of transients in single interface Isotachophoresis.
• On-Chip Isotachophoresis for DNA preconcentration and separation.
• Design of fluidics for On-Chip Pyrosequencing for DNA sequencing (collaboration with Stanford Genome Technology Center)
• Design and Fabrication of two phase micro-heat exchanger.
• Multi-electrode array for Protein/DNA assays.
• Field Amplified Sample Stacking with suppressed electroosmotic flow for Sample Preconcentration.

Publications:

• Khurana T., Santiago J. G., Preconcentration, Separation and Indirect Detection of Non-Fluorescent Analytes using Fluorescent Spacers, submitted to Analytical Chemistry 2007.
• Khurana T., Santiago J.G., “Analytical Modeling of Single Interface Isotachophoreis for Sample Preconcentration”, in preparation 2007.
• Khurana T., Prasad B.V.S.S.S., Ramamurthi K., Murthy S. S. “Thermal Stratification in ribbed liquid hydrogen storage tanks”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2006, 31, 2299-2309.

Conference Presentations:

• Khurana T, Santiago JG, “On-Chip isotachophoresis using electrophoretic spacers”. Proceedings of the microTAS 2006 Conference, Nov 5-9 2006; Tokyo, Japan
• Khurana T, Santiago JG, “Analytical Model of Concentration Boundaries in Single Interface Isotachophoresis” Proceeding of AIChE 2006 Annual Meeting, Nov. 12-17 2006; San Francisco, CA, USA.
• Khurana T, Santiago JG, “Isotachophoresis for On-Chip Electrophoresis Assays” Thermal and Fluid Sciences Affiliates & Sponsors Conference, Stanford University, Stanford, 2006.