seemeshb@illinois.edu
Holonyak Micro & Nanotechnology Lab
Education
M.Sc. Chemistry, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, 2018
Ph.D. STAR Lab, Central Research Instrument Facility, SSSIHL, 2021
Post-Doctoral Fellow, NanoStructured Materials Lab, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, 2022
Awards
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) Fellowship; Dr. K. V. Rao Scientific Society (KVRSS) research award; Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research (AWSAR); Young Achiever Award; MSc Chemistry & BSc All-rounder Gold Medals; DST Inspire Fellowship & Scholarship
Editorial board member at Discover Nano, Springer Nature publisher; IOP Trusted Reviewer; OSA Certified Reviewer; Special Issue editor at Micromachines; Book Editor: Nano-Engineering at Functional Interfaces for Multi-disciplinary Applications Electrochemistry, Photoplasmonics, Antimicrobials, and Anticancer Applications. Reviewer of >200 journals
Research Interests
Current disease detection technologies are expensive and demands well-trained specialists. In this context, my research at Nanosensors develop nano-engineered photonic crystals for fluorescence-based smartphone detection of molecules/biomarkers related to different diseases. My research focuses on novel approaches for public health monitoring through early cancer diagnostics using quantum dots, m-RNA, photonic crystal-based cost-effective platforms, specifically amenable for resource-limited settings.
Research Experience
Indian Institute of Science (IISc): Optofluidics and Nanoscience, SASTRA university: Surface Enhanced-Raman Scattering (SERS) and biosensing, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay: Nanofabrication and Raman spectroscopy, Centre for Incubation, Innovation, Research and Consultancy: Antimicrobial and anticancer study.
Recent Publications
- S. Bhaskar, W. Liu, S. Shepherd, D. Wijewardena, J. Tibbs, and B. T. Cunningham. Integrated Metallo-Dielectric 3D Hotspots From High Refractive Index Nanodiamond-Plasmonic Gold Cryosoret Nano-Assemblies for Photonic Crystal Enhanced Fluorescence. 2025, Adv. Funct. Mater. e12295. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202512295
- Bhaskar, S., Wang, W., Lee, H., Liu, L., Umrao, S., Liu, W., Bacon, A., Tibbs, J., Khemtonglang, K., Tan, A. and Ayupova, T., Photonic crystal grating resonance and interfaces for health diagnostic technologies. Chem. Rev. 2025, 125(14), pp.6435-6540. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00653
- Bhaskar, S., Liu, L., Liu, W., Tibbs, J., Akin, L. D., Bacon, A., & Cunningham, B. T. Photonic crystal band edge coupled enhanced fluorescence from magneto-plasmonic cryosoret nano-assemblies for ultra-sensitive detection. APL Mater. 2025, 13(4). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0251312
- Shepherd, S., Liu, W., Bhaskar, S. Cunningham, B.T. Photonic resonator absorption microscopy: why consider metallic and magneto-plasmonic nano-assemblies over bare nanoparticles for digital biosensing?. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2025, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-025-06056-y
- Bhaskar, S., Liu, W., Tibbs, J., Cunningham, B.T. Photonic crystal-coupled enhanced steering emission: A prism-free, objective-free, and metal-free loss-less approach for biosensing. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2024; 124 (16): 161102. Featured & Editor’s pick.
Recent Book Chapters
- Bhaskar, S., Xiong, Y., Shepherd, S., Tibbs, J., Bacon, A.K., Liu, W., Akin, L.D., Ayupova, T., Wang, W., Lee, H. and Liu, L., (2025). Nano-engineering at functional
photonic crystal interfaces. In Nano-Engineering at Functional Interfaces for Multi-Disciplinary Applications (pp. 123-156). Elsevier. - Bhaskar, S. et al., (2024). Low-Cost Sustainable Nanotechnology Approaches for Water Quality Monitoring in Developing Countries. Water Management in
Developing Countries and Sustainable Development. Water Resources Development and Management. Springer, Singapore. - Bhaskar, S. et al., (2024). Nanomaterials: Prospects for Water Purification and Relevance of Biosensing in Drinking Water. Wiley-VCH GmbH
- Bhaskar, S. et al., (2024). Bioinspired Nano-Engineering for Plasmon-Enhanced Biosensing Applications, Materials Research Foundations, Vol. 161, pp 153-181, Materials Research Forum
- Bhaskar, S. et al., (2023). Performance Enhancement of Light Emitting Radiating Dipoles (LERDs) Using Surface Plasmon-Coupled and Photonic Crystal-Coupled
Emission Platforms. Taylor & Francis
News/Media
Cancer Center at Illinois ; Laser Focus World; Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB); IIT-Bombay; IGB symposium news at Instagram; Phys.org 2003 – 2024 powered by Science X Network; Springer Nature; The Daily Illini; SSSIHL; ORCID; Research Gate; Google Scholar
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