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Aditya Khair is a Professor and Associate Head in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He obtained his Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London in 2001 and later received a Certificate in Advanced Study in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge in 2002. He began his Ph.D. studies in Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology, where he focused on fluid mechanics under the supervision of John Brady. After completing his Ph.D. in 2007, Khair undertook postdoctoral research at UC Santa Barbara, working with Todd Squires. His research employs applied mathematical techniques to explore critical problems in fluid mechanics, rheology, colloid science, electrokinetics, and electrochemistry. Over his career, Khair has received numerous accolades, including the Metzner Early Career Award from the Society of Rheology, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, the NSF CAREER Award, and the Charles Kaufmann Foundation New Investigator Research Grant. He has also been recognized as an Outstanding Reviewer for the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
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