PhD student
Physics of Complex Fluids
Dept. Science and Technology
University of Twente
PO Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands
Telephone: + 31 53 4892213
Room: ME 159
E-mail: b.bera@utwente.nl
RESEARCH
I am interested in Wetting Transition of aqueous phase on various surfaces in presence of a third liquid phase in the surrounding. Wetting Transition is the change from complete wetting to partial wetting (or vice versa) and the consequences of such transition can be crucial on practical applications such as Oil Recovery. Physically, the transition depends on the formation of a thin aqueous film between the solid surface and surrounding liquid phase. The ionic adsorption from the aqueous phase to both solid and liquid interface governs the electrostatic charge and potential. I study such interfaces trying to model the interaction between them, and characterize the stability of the thin film which causes the wetting transition.
EDUCATION
2009-2011:
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
M.Sc., National Research Council (NRC)
2005-2009:
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
B.E., Department of Mech. Engg.