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Dishit P. Parekh
dpparekh@ncsu.edu ♦ Cell: (919) 888-8274 ♦ www.linkedin.com/in/dishitparekh
OBJECTIVE
Seeking opportunities in the fields of chemical engineering and material sciences using my experience in rapid prototyping
and process development.
EDUCATION
North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC August 2013 – Spring 2018
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) GPA: 3.98/4.00
North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC August 2013 – December 2015
M.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) GPA: 3.97/4.00
Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, India June 2009 – August 2013
B.S. in Chemical Engineering GPA: 9.11/10.00
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NCSU Spring 2014 – Present
Graduate Research Assistant Mentor: Professor Michael D. Dickey
Dissertation Topic: 3D Printing Gallium-based Liquid Metals for Fabrication of Soft & Stretchable Electronics
Highlights:
 Designing a customized 3D printer using a 4-axis desktop Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine for co-
printing liquid metals along with polymers at room temperature for rapid prototyping of flexible electronics.
 Constructing multi-layered microfluidic channels with vasculature using a novel liquid metal direct-writing process
for building lab-on-a-chip printed electronics like antennas, sensors and wearable thermoelectric devices.
 Characterizing fundamental properties of liquid metals by measuring the surface tension of the metal inside its own
oxide skin of ~ 4 nm thickness.
 Developing a simple room temperature-based nano-imprinting procedure utilizing the processing-structure-
property inter-relationships of gallium.
 Creating an equipment-free technique to enable creation of 3D microchannels at room temperature by using
elastomer-coated liquid metal wires as a sacrificial template.
Relevant Technical Courses: (i) Chemical Processing of Electronic Materials, (ii) Additive & Advanced
Manufacturing, (iii) Conventional & Emerging Nanomanufacturing Techniques, (iv) Polymer Rheology &
Processing, and (v) Foundations of Design & 3D Modeling for Engineers.
Relevant Analytical Characterization Experience: (i) Cryo & atmospheric SEM-EDS, (ii) XRD, (iii) XPS,
(iv) AFM, (v) Profilometer, (vi) DSC-TGA, (vii) TMA-DMA, (viii) Rheometer, (ix) Goniometer, (x) Laser-writer,
and (xi) Hands-on experience on FDM, SLA & wax-based polyjet printers from 3D Systems (ProJet 3500 series).
Relevant Software Skills: (i) LabVIEW, (ii) MATLAB, and (iii) 3D Modeling (SolidWorks)
Institute for Print and Media Technology, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany 4 – 10th
October, 2015
Presented my research work and attended workshops on various functional printing methods for dispensing conductive inks.
INVENTION DISCLOSURE (with hyperlinks)
Francisco Suarez, Dishit P. Parekh, Collin Ladd, Mehmet Ozturk, Michael D. Dickey, “Flexible Thermoelectric Device
using Liquid Metal”. This work exhibits a process used to fabricate a flexible and stretchable thermoelectric device.

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PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA (with hyperlinks – *Contributed Equally)
(1) Parekh, D. P.*
, Ladd, C.*
, Panich, L., Moussa, K. & Dickey, M. D., “3D Printing of Liquid Metals as Fugitive Inks for
Fabrication of 3D Microfluidic Channels”, Lab. Chip 16, 1812–1820, doi:10.1039/C6LC00198J (2016).
YouTube Video: 3D Printed Microfluidic Channels. Journal Cover Art: 3D Printing of 3D Microfluidic Channels.
(2) Parekh, D. P., Cormier, D. & Dickey, M. D., “Multifunctional Printing: Incorporating Electronics into 3D Parts Made
by Additive Manufacturing”, Additive Manufacturing, 215 – 258, CRC Press (2015).
(3) Trlica, C., Parekh, D. P., Panich, L., Ladd, C. & Dickey, M. D., “3-D Printing of Liquid Metals for Stretchable and
Flexible Conductors” in Proceedings of SPIE, 90831D–90831D–10 (2014).
(4) Shen, J., Aiken, M., Abbasi, M., Parekh D. P., Zhao, X., Dickey, M. D., & Ricketts, D. S., “Rapid Prototyping of Low
Loss 3D Printed Waveguides for Millimeter-Wave Applications,” 2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave
Symposium Digest (IMS). (Accepted)
(5) Suarez, F., Parekh D. P., Ladd, C., Vashaee, D., Dickey, M. D. & Öztürk, M. C., “Flexible Thermoelectric Generator
using Bulk Legs and Eutectic Gallium-Indium (EGaIn) Liquid Metal Interconnects”, Applied Energy (In review)
(6) Bharambe, V. *
, Parekh D. P. *
, Ladd, C.*
, Moussa, K., Dickey, M. D. & Adams, J. J., “Fabrication of 3D Printed RF
Antennas using Vacuum-filling of Liquid Metals”, Adv. Mat. Tech. (Submitted)
(7) Cook, A.*
, Parekh D. P. *
, Ladd, C., Kotwal, G., Panich, L., Dickey, M. D., Dustock, M., Tabor, C. E., “Shear-driven
Direct-Write Printing of Gallium-based Liquid Metals at Room Temperature”, Adv. Func. Mat. (To be submitted)
(8) Bharambe, V. *
, Parekh D. P. *
, Ladd, C.*
, Moussa, K., Dickey, M. D. & Adams, J. J., “Liquid Metal Filled 3D Printed
Antenna Array Structure with an Integrated Feed Network”, IEEE Antennas & Wireless Prop. Lett. (To be Submitted)
HONORS AND AWARDS (with hyperlinks)
(1) Recipient of the “2016 Meeting NSF Student Award” at the 27th
Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication
Symposium – An Additive Manufacturing Conference, August 8-10, 2016, The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.
(2) Recipient of the “UGSA Award for Conferences” for the spring 2016 term from NCSU.
(3) Runner-up for the “Vivian T. Stannett Fellow” Award for the academic year 2015 – 2016 from NCSU CBE department.
(4) Recipient of the “Outstanding Teaching Assistant” Award for the academic year 2014 – 2015 from NCSU.
(5) Secured 3rd
place for poster presentation in the 2017 Schoenborn Graduate Research Symposium and the 2016
MRS/AVS/AVM Meeting at NCSU.
(6) Secured 2nd
place for oral presentation in the 7-minute Materials Research Society (MRS) Student Talks at NCSU.
(7) Finalist in the 2017 Nano Film contest sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s National Nanotechnology
Initiative (NNI) and honorable mention in the Video & Interactive category of Research Image Contest at NCSU.
(8) Published cover art in esteemed journals like ACS App. Mat. & Int., J. of Mat. Chem. C., and Lab on a Chip.
KEY ORAL & POSTER PRESENTATIONS (with hyperlinks)
(1) Parekh, D. P., Ladd, C., Panich, L., Redpath, J., Dickey, M. D., 3D Printing Liquid Metals for Fabrication of Soft
Electronics and Functional Microfluidics, 27th
Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium – An
Additive Manufacturing Conference, August 8-10, 2016, The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.
(2) Parekh, D. P., Ladd, C., Panich, L., Moussa, K. & Dickey, M. D., LM3D: Liquid Metal-based 3D Printing of Flexible
& Wearable Electronic Devices, Schoenborn Graduate Research Symposium, 23th
January, 2017, NC State University,
Raleigh, North Carolina.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT, TEACHING & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE (with hyperlinks)
(1) Undergraduate Research Mentor and Collaborator, NCSU Spring 2014 – Present
(2) Graduate Teaching Assistant, NCSU Spring 2014 – Fall 2016
(3) MAITRI – Indian Graduate Student Association at NCSU (Public Relations Team) Fall 2014 – Fall 2015
(4) Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Graduate Student Association (CBE GSA) Summer 2014 – Summer 2015