UIUC Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Kaustubh Bhalerao

	Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
	Agricultural Engineering Sciences Building 376A AESB, MC-644 1304 W. Pennsylvania Avenue Urbana, IL 61801 Ph: (217) 244-6569 Fax: (217) 244-0323 E-mail: bhalerao@uiuc.edu

Research Areas
	Bioinformatics for nanobiodevice design Transcription control circuits Bioconjugation techniques

Courses Taught
	Spring 2006: ABE 498KB (new) - Engineering Application of Nanoscale Biology

Education
	Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2004
	M.S., The Ohio State University, 2001
	B.S., University of Pune, 1999

Professional Experience
	2004-05 Postdoctoral associate, "Reliability of Advanced Life Support Systems"

Honors and Awards
	Member, Alpha Epsilon, The Honor Society of Agricultural, Food and Biological Engineering, 2002
	Ranked #1 in a proposal-writing course “Research Methods” in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering. The mock proposals were reviewed and ranked by colleagues, 2004

Professional Memberships
	International Society for BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology (ISBBN). Member since 2003.
	American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). Member since 2005.

Other Links
	Publications
	Laboratory for Agricultural and Biological Nanotechnology (LAB-NANO)