Plenary Speaker
| Plenary Speaker III | Healing Touch Shocking Waves ! |
| Date / Time | 16 July 2019, Tuesday / 09:00 - 09:45 hrs |
| Venue | LT7A |
| Speaker | Prof. Jagadeesh Gopalan, Indian Institute of Science India |
Biography
Prof. Gopalan Jagadeesh is a Senior Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. He is the Founder Chairman of Centre of Excellence in Hypersonics, IISc, Bangalore started by BrahMos Aerospace, New Delhi. He is also the Founder Director of Super-wave Technology Pvt. Ltd. a start-up company formed with equity participation from IISc to commercialize several of his discoveries related to shock waves. His areas of research include Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics and shock wave propagation in complex fluids. He has several publications and patents to his credit in the area of shock waves. He is currently the President of the Society for Shock Wave Research India. Prof. Jagadeesh is a Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering, India and an Associate Fellow of American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics. He actively works with voluntary organizations for popularizing science among high school/college students especially in rural India.
Abstract
The convergence of the various scientific disciplines brings with them multifaceted benefits. Scope of extending it to a wide range of biological systems from the simplest prokaryotic microorganisms e.g. bacteria to complex mammalian and plant cells proves the importance of interdisciplinary research in the interest of the human mankind. One such example of an interdisciplinary research field is the use of shockwaves. They are accompanied with almost all the processes involving rapid energy transformations. The energy associated with such waves is harnessed and used for various applications across diverse disciplines including aerospace and aeronautical engineering, material science and biological and biomedical sciences. There has been enormous development in the field of shock wave biology. Researchers across the globe have studied various interactions and effects of shock waves on biological systems. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is the most successful application of shock waves till date. Biomedical applications developed by us include needle-less drug delivery, bacterial transformation using shock waves, microbial biofilm disruption, shock wave responsive drug release formulations and shockwave assisted wound healing. This article highlights the basics of shock wave physics, methods developed by us to generate them and their biomedical applications.
