Carlos is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at Northeastern University. He earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Prior to joining Northeastern University, Carlos held professional appointments at MIT, Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin. He is the recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER Award from the Fluid Dynamics program, a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Young Faculty Award from the Microsystems Technology Office, and an American Society of Mechanical Engineers Robert T. Knapp Award.
The overarching goal of Carlos’ Fulbright Future Scholarship research is to integrate and implement a surface acoustic wave (SAW) control methodology into pneumatic based gas-liquid droplet microfluidics (GasLiD-μ) generation systems. The premise is that SAW control could lead to enhanced liquid droplet generation in terms of smaller size, higher generation rate and homogeneity.