Dr. Gautom Kumar Das

About

Dr. Gautom Das is a Lecturer in the Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering at UMBC. Prior to joining UMBC, he was a Research Scientist and Lecturer in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University, and a Post-doctoral Scholar at the University of California, Davis. He earned his PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.

Research interests

Engineering Education

Teaching interests

Transport Phenomena, Mass and Heat Transfer, Engineering Thermodynamics, Chemical Engineering Kinnetics, Chemical Engineering Capstone Design, Chemical Engineering Lab, Materials Science

Education

  • Ph D, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering — Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2010)
    Rare earth doped nanomaterials as potential contrast agents for optical/magnetic resonance imaging
  • BS, Chemical Engineering — Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2004)

Publications

Presentations

  • The Impact of Home Labs: Empowering Students through Open-ended At-home Experiments in a Heat and Mass Transfer Course 2029 2025 ASEE Mid-Atlantic (MAS) Conference · ASEE · Oral Presentation
  • Work-in-Progress: Leveraging Gen AI (e.g. ChatGPT) to Support Writing in a Senior Chemical Engineering Laboratory Course 2025 2025 ASEE Annual Conference · ASEE · Oral Presentation
  • Work-in-Progress: Effectiveness of Checklists in Developing Technical Writing Skills 2025 2025 ASEE Annual Conference · ASEE · Oral Presentation

Grants and Contracts

  • Curriculum and Pedagogy (CAP) Fellowship 2026 Office of Provost, UMBC · Fellowship · Funded
  • Global Learning Fellow 2025 Office and Provost and Center for Global Engagement · Fellowship

Research in Progress

  • Develop, test, and characterize a controlled flame combustion system of JP-8 and characterize silica aerosol using acoustic generator 2018 Scholarly · Writing Results
  • Sensitive Biosensor for Rapid Detection of Escherichia coli in Produce Wash Water 2016 Scholarly · Writing Results

Courses Taught

  • Adv Chem Reactn Kinetics ENCH 640 · Spring 2023
  • Chemical Engineering Lab ENCH 437L · Fall 2022
  • Chemical Engineering Lab ENCH 437L · Fall 2020
  • Chemical Engineering Lab ENCH 437L · Fall 2020
  • Chemical Engineering Lab ENCH 437L · Fall 2020
  • Chemical Engineering Lab ENCH 437L · Fall 2020
  • Intro Biomed Engr ENCH 693 · Spring 2020
  • Trans Proc II:Mass Tran ENCH 427 · Spring 2020
  • Process Engineering Econ ENCH 444 · Fall 2019
  • Process Engineering Econ ENCH 444 · Fall 2019
  • Chemical Engineering Lab ENCH 437L · Fall 2019
  • Chemical Engineering Lab ENCH 437L · Fall 2019
  • Chemical Engineering Lab ENCH 437L · Fall 2019
  • Chemical Engineering Lab ENCH 437L · Fall 2019
  • Intro Biomed Engr ENCH 693 · Spring 2019
  • Biomedical Engineering ENCH 484 · Spring 2019
  • Trans Proc II:Mass Tran ENCH 427 · Spring 2019
  • Transport Phenomena ENCH 630 · Spring 2017
  • Biomedical Engineering ENCH 484/693 · Spring 2017
  • Process Engineering Economics ENCH 444 · Fall 2016
  • Chemical Engineering Laboratory ENCH 437L · Fall 2016