Rising star: Basu invited to prestigious engineering showcase

Saikat Basu, assistant professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been invited to the American Society of Mechanical Engineering Rising Stars of Mechanical Engineering Celebration and Showcase.  

The invite-only event will be an opportunity for Basu, a 2024 National Science Foundation CAREER Award recipient, to share his groundbreaking research on the flow physics inside human respiratory systems with the nation's top engineers and scientists.  

“As an academic scholar, my background ranges from a civil engineering major in India to a doctorate in engineering mechanics in the U.S. with a focus on theoretical fluid mechanics. Subsequently, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher in experimental and computational fluid mechanics, applying these methods to biological and clinical problems — eventually gravitating to exploring the fluid dynamics of complex biophysical systems as an independent faculty," Basu said. “This diverse background makes the ASME Rising Star recognition particularly inspiring, highlighting the evolving possibilities of what mechanical engineering can accomplish." 

Basu will give a 15-minute poster presentation at the showcase, which is being held during the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition on Nov. 12 in Portland, Oregon, and will be conferred a “ASME Rising Star of Mechanical Engineering” certificate.