Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Miller Faculty Scholar
Address
3658 GGB
2350 Hayward, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: (734) 764-9655
Degrees
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2011
Ph.D. minor in Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 2011
M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 2006
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005
Research Interests
Renewable energy and energy storage; Batteries; Solar Energy; Catalysis; Nanomanufacturing; Atomic layer deposition; Bio-inspired materials; High-resolution microscopy and spectroscopy of nanomaterials; In situ/operando electrochemistry; Energy policy and economics
Research Areas
Energy, Manufacturing, Micro/Nano Engineering
Honors & Awards
- Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award, University of Michigan, 2023
- E. & M. Ulsoy Citation Leader Award, University of Michigan, 2022
- Robert M. Caddell Memorial Award for Research, University of Michigan, 2021
- William N. Findley Award, University of Michigan, 2021
- Miller Faculty Scholar, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020
- ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship, 2019
- Young Faculty Award (YFA), DARPA, 2018
- CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2018
- Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, SME, 2017
- Non-Tenured Faculty Award, 3M, 2017
- Young Investigator Award (YIP), Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 2016
- Paul H. Holloway Young Investigator Award, American Vacuum Society (AVS), 2016
- Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal Award, ASME, 2015
- U. S. Dept. of Energy EERE Postdoctoral Research Award (SunShot Fellowship), 2012-2013
- Student Award for Best Presentation of Graduate Research in ALD, American Vacuum Society, 2011
- Stanford Graduate Fellowship (J. Hewes Crispin and Majorie Holmes Crispin Fellow), 2005-2008
Faculty Type
Tenured and Tenure-Track
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Neil Dasgupta has received a 2023 Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award, which honors Michigan faculty that have acted as outstanding mentors to their doctoral students.
ME Faculty Awards Announced
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ME Associate Professor Ashley Bucsek has received the William N. Findley Award, and ME Associate Professor Neil Dasgupta has won the E. & M. Ulsoy Citation Leader Award.
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$2M to replace fossil fuels with solar power in fertilizer production
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Neil Dasgupta and Michael Thouless receive William N. Findley Award
02/12/2021
The U-M ME External Advisory Board has selected the joint paper entitled, "Lithium mechanics: roles of strain rate and temperature and implications for lithium metal batteries," for the 2020 William N. Findley Award.
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Daly and Dasgupta Selected as Miller Faculty Scholars
03/30/2020
This award, endowed by engineering alumnus Larry Miller, is set up to recognize junior faculty members.
Neil Dasgupta accepts ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship
08/01/2019
Five winners were announced for the 2019-2020 fellowships.
ME research team matches world records of lithium-metal anode efficiency
02/19/2019
Preparing for the future by doing the research now, ME researchers have matched a world record.
Five ME Students Receive 2018 NSF GRFP awards
04/04/2018
The purpose of the NSF GRFP (National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program) is to help ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States.
Dasgupta receives DARPA Young Faculty Award
03/28/2018
The DARPA Young Faculty Award program identifies rising research stars in junior faculty positions at U.S. academic institutions and introduces them to Department of Defense needs as well as DARPA’s program development process.
Dasgupta and Vasudevan receive NSF CAREER Awards
03/09/2018
The NSF CAREER awards are the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.
Dasgupta's research featured on front cover of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
02/28/2018
Assistant Professor Neil Dasgupta and PhD students Robin Rodriguez and Eric Kazyak's paper, "Biotemplated Morpho Butterfly Wings for Tunable Structurally Colored Photocatalysts" focuses on a biotemplating approach of Morpho butterfly wings.
U-M Solar Car Team - US Champions win second-place finish in Australia World Solar Challenge
10/12/2017
In an innovative, bullet-shaped car, the University of Michigan Solar Car Team took an historic second place today in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, an 1,800-mile race across the Australian Outback.
Solar Car Team goes small to win big at World Solar Challenge
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Dasgupta receives 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award
01/26/2017
This award recognizes outstanding new faculty who were nominated by 3M researchers and selected based on their research, experience and academic leadership.
Battery material paper receives national and international press coverage, selected as journal cover image
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The paper is titled "Dendrites and Pits: untangling the complex behavior of lithium metal anodes through operando video microscopy"
Koren chosen as namesake of the 2017 SME Outstanding Manufacturing Engineer Award; Dasgupta a recipient
11/22/2016
Since 1980, the SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award has recognized manufacturing engineers, age 35 or younger, who have made exceptional contributions and accomplishments in the manufacturing industry.
Dasgupta wins AVS 2016 Paul Holloway Young Investigator Award
08/10/2016
This is the main society in Dasgupta's research field, and only one award per year is granted.
Dasgupta wins 2016 AFOSR YIP Award
01/25/2016
This award is open to scientists and engineers at research institutions across the US who show exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research
Saving sunlight: storable solar energy through nanotechnology
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ME PhD Student Ashley Bielinski wants to take the energy from the Sun and, instead of directly producing electricity as is usually done, aims to convert the energy into a storable fuel
Twelve ME Faculty Recognized for Prestigious Professional Society Awards in 2015
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Dasgupta receives 2015 Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal Award
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ME Assistant Professor Neil Dasgupta is being honored for outstanding achievements in Mechanical Engineering within 10 years of graduation
U-M solar car team wins Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge
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The University of Michigan Solar Car team, composed of U-M alumni and students, partnered with students from the University of Abu Dhabi to race their championship car, Quantum, against 15 teams from six continents
Dasgupta featured as a "Shining Star of Solar" by DOE-EERE
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Assistant Professor Neil Dasgupta was featured as a "Shining Star of Solar" on the DOE-EERE website.