Faculty Profile


Swomitra Mohanty

Associate Professor
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Director of Undergraduate Affairs, Price College of Engineering

Research Interests


BioMEMS

Bioenergy

Biofuels

Biomass Fuels

Biomems

Biosensors

Biosensors for Medicine and for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Energy

Energy Efficiency

Global Health Diagnostics

Glucose Sensors for Diabetes Treatment

Graduate Education

Machine Learning/ Artifical Intelligence

Nanotechnology

Photobioreactor Design

Renewable Energy

Awards & Honors

  • Top 15 % instructor COE (2015, 2016,2017)

  • University wide Teaching Award for Excellence in Online Teaching (2020)

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship , California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) 12/2009
  • NIH Graduate Training Grant, NIH 01/2000

Publications

  • Younghwan Kim, Swomitra Kumar Mohanty. (2026). Charge-blocking ZnO architecture via ethanol-driven room-temperature ZnO nanostructure deposition on TiO2 nanotubes. Materials Today Nano, 34.
  • Younghwan Kim, Swomitra Kumar Mohanty. (2025). Computational Framework for High Copy‐Number Probe Selection and Cross‐Binding Reduction. Analytical Science Advances, 6(2).
  • Younghwan Kim, Swomitra Kumar Mohanty. (2025). Peptide nucleic acid biosensors: Structure–interface interactions, electrochemical signal strategies, and diagnostic applications. View, 6(6).
  • Younghwan Kim, Swomitra Kumar Mohanty. (2025). PNA-based biosensors for portable electrochemical diagnostics: Integration strategies and probe design. Biosensors and Bioelectronics X, 27.
  • Peter J Kitonsa, Bernard Kikaire, Peter Wambi, Annet Nalutaaya, Jascent Nakafeero, Gertrude Nanyonga, Emma Kiconco, Deus Atwiine, Robert Castro, Ernest A Oumo, Hellen T Aanyu, Mary N Mudiope, Ezekiel Mupere, Moorine P Sekadde, Swomitra Mohanty, Adithya Cattamanchi, Eric Wobudeya, Devan Jaganath. (2025). The Accuracy of the Uganda National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program diagnostic algorithm and the World Health Organisation treatment decision algorithms for childhood tuberculosis: A retrospective analysis. PLOS Global Public Health, 5(4).
  • Younghwan Kim, Swomitra Kumar Mohanty. (2025). Electrochemical Synthesis and Morphological Analysis of Titanium Dioxide Nanostructures: Nanotubes, Nanograss, and Nanolace. Advanced Engineering Materials, 27(7).
  • Younghwan Kim, Swomitra Kumar Mohanty. (2025). PNA Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles on TiO2 Nanotubes Biosensor for Electrochemical DNA Fragment Detection. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 12(8).
  • Milind DEO, Michael Bartl, Darryl BUTT, Greeshma Gadikota, Michael HOEPFNER, John Kaszuba, Jules MAGDA, SWOMITRA MOHANTY, John MCLENNAN, Jan Miller, Jiaoyan Li, Subhash Risbud, Brian MCPHERSON, Bryony Richards, Yidong Xia, Adn van Duin, Illya Zharov, James SUTHERLAND. (2024). EFRC-MUSE: Multi-Scale Fluid-Solid Interactions in Architected and Natural Materials.
  • Luis C Caballero, Joseph S Brindle, Nathan P Ramey, Sayed Abu Sufyan, Swomitra K Mohanty, Michael M Nigra. (2024). Synthesis of TiO 2 nanotube arrays on 3D-printed structures for application as Fischer–Tropsch synthesis catalysts. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12(32).
  • Kinari Shah, Jascent Nakafeero, Jillian L Kadota, Peter Wambi, Gertrude Nanyonga, Emma Kiconco, Atwiine Deus, Moorine P Sekadde, Mary G Nabukenya-Mudiope, Hellen Aanyu- Tukamuhebwa, Ezekiel Mupere, Swomitra Mohanty, Adithya Cattamanchi, Eric Wobudeya, Priya B Shete, Devan Jaganath. (2023). The socioeconomic burden of pediatric tuberculosis and role of child-sensitive social protection. BMC Public Health, 23(1).
  • Hammad Malik, Jerry R Howard, Brian Van Devener, Swomitra Kumar Mohanty, Krista Carlson. (2023). In situ TEM investigation of the oxide/metal interface during the annealing of anodically formed titanium dioxide nanotubes. Journal of Materials Science, 58(40).
  • Amanda D E Foley, Swomitra K Mohanty, Glenn E Sjoden. (2023). Investigation and Analysis of Thermoelectrically Cooled CZT Performance. Nuclear Technology, 209(2).
  • Devan Jaganath, Tania F Reza, Peter Wambi, Jascent Nakafeero, Emma Kiconco, Gertrude Nanyonga, Ernest A Oumo, Moses C Nsereko, Moorine P Sekadde, Mary G Nabukenya-Mudiope, Midori Kato-Maeda, Alfred Andama, Christina Yoon, Swomitra Mohanty, Eric Wobudeya, Adithya Cattamanchi. (2022). The Role of C-Reactive Protein as a Triage Tool for Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 11(7).
  • A Foley, S K Mohanty, G E Sjoden. (2022). Developing a basis for heavy metal in-situ detection using CZT. Journal of Instrumentation, 17(05).
  • Christina N Willis, Shaylee R Larson, Alfred Andama, Devan Jaganath, Manoranjan Misra, Adithya Cattamanchi, Swomitra K Mohanty. (2022). Engineered Electroactive Solutions for Electrochemical Detection of Tuberculosis-Associated Volatile Organic Biomarkers. IEEE Sensors Journal, 22(4).
  • Yalda Saffary, Christina N Christensen, Anurag Tripathy, Mary Jeppson, Krista Carlson, Swomitra K Mohanty. (2022). Synthesis of Tetracosane Functionalized Titanium Dioxide Sensor for Detecting Heptane as Pneumonia Breath Biomarker. IEEE Sensors Journal, 22(16).
  • A Andama, D Jaganath, R Crowder, L Asege, M Nakaye, D Katumba, J Mukwatamundu, S Mwebe, C F Semitala, W Worodria, M Joloba, S Mohanty, A Somoskovi, A Cattamanchi. (2021). The transition to Xpert MTB/RIF ultra: diagnostic accuracy for pulmonary tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda. BMC Infectious Diseases, 21(1).
  • Hammad Malik, Swomitra Mohanty, Krista Carlson. (2021). Titanium Oxide Nanotube Based Point of Use Electrocatalytic Devices for Efficient Disinfection of Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria. ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2021-02(58).
  • Hammad Malik, Swomitra Mohanty, Krista Carlson. (2021). Determining the Current Range for Rapid Electrochemical Disinfection Using Thermally Treated Titanium Oxide Nanotubes. ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2021-02(52).
  • Meng-Jen Wang, Glenn E Sjoden, Amanda Foley, Swomitra K Mohanty. (2021). 3D SN and Monte Carlo calculations of the Utah TRIGA reactor core using PENTRAN and MCNP6. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 155.
  • Devan Jaganath, Peter Wambi, Tania F Reza, Jascent Nakafeero, Ernest O Aben, Emma Kiconco, Gertrude Nannyonga, Moses Nsereko, Moorine P Sekadde, Mary Mudiope, Midori Kato-Maeda, Jeffrey Starke, Alfred Andama, Swomitra Mohanty, Eric Wobudeya, Adithya Cattamanchi. (2021). A Prospective Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for Childhood Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Uganda. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 10(5).
  • Siddharth Agrawal, Ryan A Mysko, Michael M Nigra, Swomitra K Mohanty, Michael P Hoepfner. (2021). Plasmonic Photocatalytic Enhancement of L‑Cysteine Self-Assembled Gold Nanoparticle Clusters for Fenton Reaction Catalysis. Langmuir, 37(11).
  • Shruti Hegde, Hammad Malik, Krista Carlson, Swomitra K Mohanty, Kerry E Kelly. (2021). Detecting Benzene Vapor via a Low-Cost Nanostructured TiO₂ Sensor. IEEE Sensors Journal, 21(12).
  • Hammad Malik, Kai Barrera, Swomitra Mohanty, Krista Carlson. (2020). Enhancing electrochemical properties of TiO2 nanotubes via engineered defect laden crystal structures. Materials Letters, 273.
  • Brian Van Devener, Hammad Malik, Swomitra Mohanty, Krista Carlson. (2020). In Situ TEM Study of the Annealing of Titania Nanotubes for Use as Novel Electrochemistry Based Water Purification Devices. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 26(S2).
  • (2020). Functionalized Nanotube Sensors and Related Methods.
  • Hammad Malik, Krista Carlson, Swomitra K Mohanty, Rachel D'Agostini. (2020). Thermally Treated Anodically Formed Titanium Oxide Nanotubes Producing Desirable Electrocatalytic Properties. ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2020-01(46).
  • Christina Nicole Willis, Yalda Saffary, Anurag Tripathy, Mano Misra, Swomitra K Mohanty. (2020). Electrochemical Sensing Platforms for Tuberculosis-Associated VOCs from Patient Breath. ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2020-01(34).
  • Hammad Malik, Sayan Sarkar, Swomitra Mohanty, Krista Carlson. (2020). Modelling and synthesis of Magnéli Phases in ordered titanium oxide nanotubes with preserved morphology. Scientific Reports, 10(1).
  • A Andama, D Jaganath, R Crowder, L Asege, M Nakaye, D Katumba, S Mwebe, F Semitala, W Worodria, M Joloba, S Mohanty, A Somoskovi, A Cattamanchi. (2020). Accuracy and incremental yield of urine Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra versus Determine TB-LAM for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 96(1).
  • Yen-Hsun Tseng, Tyler I Lee, Samuel J Doane, Anthony E Butterfield, John D McLennan, Swomitra K Mohanty, Leonard F Pease. (2019). Periodic symmetry defined bioreactors enhance algae growth. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology, 5(6).
  • Ding Wang, Thomas H Fletcher, Swomitra Mohanty, Haoquan Hu, Eric G Eddings. (2019). Modified CPD Model for Coal Devolatilization at Underground Coal Thermal Treatment Conditions. Energy & Fuels, 33(4).
  • Yen-Hsun Tseng, Swomitra K Mohanty, John D McLennan, Leonard F Pease. (2019). Algal lipid extraction using confined impinging jet mixers. Chemical Engineering Science X, 1.
  • Hsuan-Yu Leu, Navid Farhoudi, Christopher F Reiche, Julia Körner, Swomitra Mohanty, Florian Solzbacher, Jules Magda. (2018). Low-Cost Microfluidic Sensors with Smart Hydrogel Patterned Arrays Using Electronic Resistive Channel Sensing for Readout. Gels, 4(4).
  • Dhiman Bhattacharyya, Pankaj Kumar, York R Smith, Swomitra K Mohanty, Mano Misra. (2018). Plasmonic-enhanced electrochemical detection of volatile biomarkers with gold functionalized TiO2 nanotube arrays. Journal of Material Science and Technology, 34(6).
  • Syeda Sara Hassan, Krista Carlson, Swomitra Kumar Mohanty, Sirajuddin, Ali Canlier. (2018). Ultra-rapid catalytic degradation of 4-nitrophenol with ionic liquid recoverable and reusable ibuprofen derived silver nanoparticles. Environmental Pollution, 237.
  • Michael G Beeman, Ugochukwu C Nze, Himanshu J Sant, Hammad Malik, Swomitra Mohanty, Bruce K Gale, Krista Carlson. (2018). Electrochemical Detection of E. coli O157:H7 in Water after Electrocatalytic and Ultraviolet Treatments Using a Polyguanine-Labeled Secondary Bead Sensor. Sensors, 18(5).
  • Krista Carlson, Manoranjan Misra, Swomitra Mohanty. (2018). Developments in Micro- and Nanotechnology for Foodborne Pathogen Detection. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 15(1).
  • SWOMITRA MOHANTY, Leonard Pease, John McClennan, Tony BUTTERFIELD, Tyler Lee, Samuel Doane, Rete Browning, Ten-Hsun Tseng. (2017). Periodic symmetry defined bioreactor.
  • Dhiman Bhattacharyya, Pankaj Kumar, Swomitra K Mohanty, York R Smith, Mano Misra. (2017). Detection of Four Distinct Volatile Indicators of Colorectal Cancer using Functionalized Titania Nanotubular Arrays. Sensors, 17(8).
  • Pankaj Kumar, Swomitra K Mohanty, S Guruswamy, York R Smith, Mano Misra. (2017). Detection of Food Decay Products Using Functionalized One-Dimensional Titania Nanotubular Arrays. IEEE Sensors Letters, 1(4).
  • Ashley Timmerman, Swomitra K Mohanty, Krista Carlson. (2017). Interactions of TiO2 Nanotubes with Contaminants of Emerging Concern for Applications in Point-of-Use Electrochemical Detection. ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2017-01(42).
  • Karumbaiah N Chappanda, Mano Misra, Swomitra K Mohanty. (2017). Synthesis of TiO2–Al2O3 and TiO2–Ta2O5 composite nanotubes on planar Si substrates. Micro & Nano Letters, 12(2).
  • Jeff M Huber, Krista L Carlson, Otakuye Conroy-Ben, Mano Misra, Swomitra K Mohanty. (2016). Development of a field enhanced photocatalytic device for biocide of coliform bacteria. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 44.
  • Dhiman Bhattacharyya, Mano Misra, Swomitra K Mohanty. (2016). Fabrication of Smart Au/TiO2 Nanotubes/Si Based Schottky-Tunneling Diode Sensors for Electrochemical Detection of Biomarkers. ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2016-01(40).
  • Dhiman Bhattacharyya, York R Smith, Swomitra K Mohanty, Mano Misra. (2016). Titania Nanotube Array Sensor for Electrochemical Detection of Four Predominate Tuberculosis Volatile Biomarkers. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 163(6).
  • York R Smith, Dhiman Bhattacharyya, Swomitra K Mohanty, Mano Misra. (2016). Anodic Functionalization of Titania Nanotube Arrays for the Electrochemical Detection of Tuberculosis Biomarker Vapors. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 163(3).
  • Krista Carlson, Casey Elliott, Shawn Walker, Manoranjan Misra, Swomitra Mohanty. (2016). An Effective, Point-of-Use Water Disinfection Device Using Immobilized Black TiO2 Nanotubes as an Electrocatalyst. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 163(6).
  • Harikrishnan Jayamohan, York R Smith, Lauryn C Hansen, Swomitra K Mohanty, Bruce K Gale, Mano Misra. (2015). Anodized titania nanotube array microfluidic device for photocatalytic application: Experiment and simulation. Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, 174.
  • Biplab Sarma, Abraham L Jurovitzki, Rupashree S Ray, York R Smith, Swomitra K Mohanty, Mano Misra. (2015). Electrochemical capacitance of iron oxide nanotube (Fe-NT): effect of annealing atmospheres. Nanotechnology, 26(26).
  • Rupashree S Ray, Biplab Sarma, Swomitra Mohanty, Keith Prisbrey, Mano Misra. (2015). Assessment of metals in detection of TB biomarkers: Novel computational approach. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 161.
  • Dhiman Bhattacharyya, York R Smith, Mano Misra, Swomitra K Mohanty. (2015). Electrochemical detection of methyl nicotinate biomarker using functionalized anodized titania nanotube arrays. Materials Research Express, 2(2).
  • Karumbaiah N Chappanda, York R Smith, Loren W Rieth, Prashant Tathireddy, Mano Misra, Swomitra K Mohanty. (2014). Effect of Sputtering Parameters on the Morphology of TiO2 Nanotubes Synthesized From Thin Ti Film on Si Substrate. IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 14(1).
  • York R Smith, Ruchi Gakhar, Augustus Merwin, Swomitra K Mohanty, Dev Chidambaram, Mano Misra. (2014). Anodic Titania Nanotube Arrays Sensitized with Mn- or Co-Doped CdS Nanocrystals. Electrochimica Acta, 135.
  • Biplab Sarma, Rupashree S Ray, Swomitra K Mohanty, Mano Misra. (2014). Synergistic enhancement in the capacitance of nickel and cobalt based mixed oxide supercapacitor prepared by electrodeposition. Applied Surface Science, 300.
  • Karumbaiah N Chappanda, York R Smith, Loren W Rieth, Prashant Tathireddy, Mano Misra, Swomitra K Mohanty. (2014). TiO2–WO3 Composite Nanotubes from Co–Sputtered Thin Films on Si Substrate for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 161(9).
  • Rupashree S Ray, Biplab Sarma, Swomitra Mohanty, Mano Misra. (2014). Theoretical and experimental study of sensing triacetone triperoxide (TATP) explosive through nanostructured TiO2 substrate. Talanta, 118.
  • Biplab Sarma, York R Smith, Abraham L Jurovitzki, Rupashree S Ray, Swomitra K Mohanty, Mano Misra. (2013). Supercapacitance behavior of porous oxide layer grown on 302 type stainless steel substrate. Journal of Power Sources, 236.
  • Matthew R Chapman, Karthik R Balakrishnan, Ju Li, Michael J Conboy, Haiyan Huang, Swomitra K Mohanty, Eric Jabart, James Hack, Irina M Conboy, Lydia L Sohn. (2013). Sorting single satellite cells from individual myofibers reveals heterogeneity in cell-surface markers and myogenic capacity. Integrative Biology, 5(4).
  • Biplab Sarma, Abraham L Jurovitzki, York R Smith, Swomitra K Mohanty, Mano Misra. (2013). Redox-Induced Enhancement in Interfacial Capacitance of the Titania Nanotube/Bismuth Oxide Composite Electrode. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 5(5).
  • York R Smith, Biplab Sarma, Swomitra K Mohanty, Mano Misra. (2013). Single-step anodization for synthesis of hierarchical TiO2 nanotube arrays on foil and wire substrate for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38(5).
  • York R Smith, Biplab Sarma, Swomitra K Mohanty, Mano Misra. (2012). Light-Assisted Anodized TiO2 Nanotube Arrays. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 4(11).
  • Biplab Sarma, York R Smith, Swomitra K Mohanty, Mano Misra. (2012). Electrochemical deposition of CdO on anodized TiO2 nanotube arrays for enhanced photoelectrochemical properties. Materials Letters, 85.
  • Swomitra K Mohanty, Jay Warrick, Jack Gorski, David J Beebe. (2009). An accessible micro‐capillary electrophoresis device using surface‐tension‐driven flow. Electrophoresis, 30(9).
  • Andrea Carbonaro, Swomitra K Mohanty, Haiyan Huang, Lucy A Godley, Lydia L Sohn. (2008). Cell characterization using a protein -functionalized pore. Lab on a Chip, 8(9).
  • Swomitra K Mohanty, Dongshin Kim, David J Beebe. (2006). Do‐it‐yourself microelectrophoresis chips with integrated sample recovery. Electrophoresis, 27(19).
  • Mason Graff, Swomitra K Mohanty, Eileen Moss, A Bruno Frazier. (2004). Microstenciling: A Generic Technology for Microscale Patterning of Vapor Deposited Materials. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 13(6).
  • Jaisree Moorthy, Glennys A Mensing, Dongshin Kim, Swomitra Mohanty, David T Eddington, William H Tepp, Eric A Johnson, David J Beebe. (2004). Microfluidic tectonics platform: A colorimetric, disposable botulinum toxin enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay system. Electrophoresis, 25(10‐11).
  • Arum Han, Olivia Wang, Mason Graff, Swomitra K Mohanty, Thayne L Edwards, Ki-Ho Han, A Bruno Frazier. (2003). Multi-layer plastic/glass microfluidic systems containing electrical and mechanical functionality. Lab on a Chip, 3(3).
  • T L Edwards, S K Mohanty, R K Edwards, C L Thomas, A B Frazier. (2002). Rapid micromold tooling for injection molding microfluidic components. SENSORS AND MATERIALS, 14(3).
  • Ian Papautsky, Swomitra Mohanty, Robert Weiss, A Bruno Frazier. (2001). High lane density slab‐gel electrophoresis using micromachined instrumentation. Electrophoresis, 22(18).
  • Israrul Haque Ansari, Santosh Kumar Nanda, Hemlata Durgapal, Shipra Agrawal, Sujit Kumar Mohanty, Dinesh Gupta, Shahid Jameel, Subrat Kumar Panda. (2000). Cloning, sequencing, and expression of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) nonstructural open reading frame 1 (ORF1). Journal of Medical Virology, 60(3).
  • P Swain, K C Verma, J M Kataria, S K Mohanty. (1999). Monoclonal antibody based dot-enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (Dot-ELISA) and agar gel precipitation test (AGPT) for identification of Newcastle disease virus (NDV).. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 37(10).
  • P Swain, K C Verma, J M Kataria, S K Mohanty, K Dhama. (1998). Antigenic Characterization of Indian Isolates and Vaccine Strains of Newcastle Disease Virus. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 30(5).