Prof. Kripa K Varanasi

The Varanasi Lab applies a Basic Science Method to solve problems in a diverse set of fields with an emphasis on real-world applications and scale-up.

The mission is to solve important challenges in Climate, Energy, Biomedical, Water, Agriculture, Transportation, Consumer Products and other industries to usher in sustainable products and processes for societal and economic impact. Our approach lies in understanding and controlling fundamental physico-chemical interactions governing these phenomena, and accordingly engineer transformative solutions. Our group has over the years developed expertise in surface and interfacial science, thermal-fluids, electrostatics, phase transitions, electrochemistry, biomedical, and manufacturing approaches to scale the technologies we develop. We are problem solvers and are passionate about entrepreneurship and have formed several start-ups including Arnasi (formerly LiquiGlide), Infinite Cooling, Alsym Energy, AgZen, CoFlo Medical, to translate research from lab to market.