Akhilesh K. Gaharwar (born January 3, 1982, Nagpur, India) is an Indian academic and a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University.[1]
Gaharwar has published more than 140 journal articles, two-issued/pending patents, and more than 100 conference presentations and has an H-index of 70.[7] In addition, he also edited biomedical textbook entitled "Nanomaterials in Tissue Engineering: Fabrication and Applications".[8] Gaharwar has published extensively in the area of nanomaterials, biomaterials, bioprinting, tissue engineering, and stem cell bioengineering.
Gaharwar's research accomplishments are recognized by numerous national and international awards, including the NIH New Innovator Award (DP2),[9][10] Texas A&M University President Impact Fellow,[11] Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) Rising Star Award,[12] Chemical communications Emerging Investigator,[13] CMBE Young Innovator Award,[14] and Dimitris Chorafas Foundation Award.[15] Before the age of 40, Dr. Gaharwar was recognized as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), an honor reserved for the top 2% biomedical engineers in the world.[16] He is an Associate Editor of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces,[17] as well as on the editorial board member of Regenerative Biomaterials,[18] Bioprinting,[19] Advanced NanoBiomed Research,[20] and Bio-Design and Manufacturing.[21]