Bilayer-nanoparticle compositions comprising a nanoparticle core and a lipid bilayer disposed around the exterior surface of the nanoparticle core are provided. In some embodiments, these bilayer-nanoparticle compositions may be dispersed in an aqueous solution. Associated methods are also provided.
- HOUSTON TX, US Arjun PRAKASH - Houston TX, US Allen Ambwere ARADI - Houston TX, US Roger Francis CRACKNELL - London, GB
International Classification:
C10L 1/06 C10M 169/04 C10M 135/18
Abstract:
Use of a gasoline fuel composition for reducing the occurrence of Low Speed Pre-Ignition (LSPI) in a spark-ignition internal combustion engine, wherein the gasoline fuel composition comprises a gasoline base fuel and has a PM Index of 1.4 or less.
Diesel Fuel With Improved Ignition Characteristics
Diheterocyclo diazene dicarboxamides have been found to effectively reduce the ignition delay and/or as effective cetane number improvers in diesel fuels and is suitable for use in modern engines.
- Houston TX, US Arjun PRAKASH - Houston TX, US Mark Clift SOUTHBY - Cheshire, GB
International Classification:
C10M 133/24
US Classification:
508447
Abstract:
A lubricating composition for use in the crankcase of an engine comprising a base oil and one or more additives, wherein the lubricating composition comprises from 0.01 wt % to 5 wt %, by weight of the lubricating composition, of one or more liquid crystal compounds, wherein the one or more liquid crystal compounds is a terphenyl compound.The lubricating composition provides improvements in terms of reduced friction and wear, in addition to improved fuel economy performance.
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Siemens Corporate Research & Technology 2007 - 2010
Research Intern
Cornell University 2007 - 2010
Research Assistant
Education:
Cornell University 2006 - 2010
BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science
New York University
Skills:
Options Computer Vision Machine Learning Robotics C/C++ CUDA Perl R Matlab
Awards:
ELI Undergraduate Research Award Cornell University Research grant for my work on aerial robotics University Nanosat-4 Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Part of team that won the university level satellite design and fabrication competition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Nanosatellite_Program) National Talent Search Scholar National Council of Educational Research & Training Scholarship awarded to top 750 students in India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Talent_Search_Examination) SIA Youth Scholarship Ministry of Education, Singapore Scholarship awarded to top 30 students in India
(http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/scholarships/sia/)