Ajeet Kaushik

Dr. Ajeet Kaushik is an associate professor in Florida Polytechnic University’s Department of Chemistry. He joined the University in the fall of 2019 and has since been exploring applied chemistry in support of Florida Poly’s STEM education and training objectives that align well with Florida’s development. In this direction, Kaushik established the NanoBioTech Laboratory inside the Barnett Applied Research Center to perform cutting-edge research in the fields of nanotechnology, green chemistry, analytical chemistry and electrochemical sensors for health and environmental management.

To support and promote Florida Poly’s research culture, he established the University’s Electrochemical Society (ECS)-affiliated student chapter and serves the Florida Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

To achieve his goals, Kaushik relies on his strong subjective knowledge and exceptional professional training, which include a bi-institution Ph.D. in chemistry and nano-enabled sensors from the National Physical Laboratory and Jamia Milia Islamia in New Delhi, India; a visiting scholar position at Chungnam National University, South Korea; a research associate position at Dublin City University; post-doc at the department of electrical and computer engineering of Florida International University; and an assistant professor position at the Herbert Wertheim Medical College of FIU.

Kaushik has completed several National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and industry-funded projects that are closely focused on developing smart sensing systems and nanomedicine of higher efficacy. His present research is supported and funded by Florida Poly and industry-based initiatives to explore next-generation Internet of Things (IoT)-supported sensing technologies.

At Florida Poly, Kaushik explores nano-enabled sensing technology for detecting a targeted marker in point-of-care (POC) settings. This is new, in-demand multidisciplinary research that attracts scholars from various departments to join his laboratory for specific training, internships and projects focused on quality STEM-based education, training and research. His students also explore transformative aspects of nano-enabled sensing technology for social impact, especially from the laboratory to real life.

In addition to his work at Florida Poly, Kaushik mentors several Ph.D. scholars in the United States and overseas. He has an active collaboration with several well-established, top-ranked universities and national laboratories around the world, including in countries such as India, Denmark, Poland, Spain, Mexico and Northern Ireland. Through these collaborations, Kaushik explores cutting-edge research related to green chemistry, nanomedicine, electrochemistry, catalysis, sensors, biosensing, POC sensing, AI, and IoT-supported sensing. This active collaboration helps boost his efforts to promote leading-edge STEM education and training.

Kaushik has received many awards and recognitions for his service to Florida Poly and to science. He is an accomplished scholar, as reflected by his 14 edited books, over 320 peer-reviewed publications, and four patents in the field of nanomedicine and smart sensors. Kaushik has been listed among the top 2% of scientists in the world since 2021 in an annual study conducted by Stanford University. Additionally, his research in the field of sensors for COVID-19 management is part of the World Health Organization’s database.

Kaushik is focused on promoting a culture of quality research and development at Florida Poly. As part of this, he is exploring opportunities for internships, workshops, conferences and special events for students.

He is closely involved and works with the Royal Society of Chemistry, ACS and ECS to advance and promote research. Kaushik was a convener of the First Research Day at Florida Poly in Spring 2025.

Additionally, he serves on the steering committee of the Florida Association of Nanotechnology and the organizing committee of NanoFlorida’s annual conference. Kaushik is also associated with multiple companies and is in the process of establishing an appropriate MoU to support quality STEM education, outreach objectives and research culture at Florida Poly.

Awards and Honors

• University-funded summer projects, 2022 and 2023. Exploring sensing technology in point-of-care setting applications to manage health and the environment
• Florida Polytechnic University’s Tech Fee Grant, 2025
• Florida Polytechnic University’s Analytical Facility Establishment, 2025
• Global Initiative of Academic Networking (GIAN) expert, Ministry of Education of the government of India, 2023.
• Fulbright Specialist Awardee – Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, SPAIN
• Faculty Adviser: ECS Florida Polytechnic University Student Chapter
• Chair and Executive Member: Florida Section of American Chemical Society.
• Former – Faculty Trustee of Florida Polytechnic University.
• Former Chair – Faculty Representative Council (FRC) and Faculty Assembly
• Honorary Fellow of Global Academy of Nanotechnology (FGAN)
• NanoFlorida Steering Committee Member, Florida Association for Nanotechnology (FAN)
• Steering Committee Member of the Office of Technology Transfer of Florida Poly
• Biomedical Science Program Committee Member – 2025
• Convener of Florida Poly’s First Research Day

Education

Expertise

• Integrating Applied Chemistry with STEM Education
• Green Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry
• Electrochemistry
• Sensors and Biosensors
• AI- and IoT-based sensors

Professional Activities

• Federal Reviewer, NSF, NIH, RDIA, Puerto-Rico Science & Technology, European Commission
• Fellow, Indian Chemical Society (ICS)
• Member, ACS, RSC, and Electrochemical Society
• Editor-in-Chief, Special Issue Guest Editor, Academic Editor, Reviewer
• Multiple editorial board memberships
• International Expert and Reviewer

Patents Granted/Published

• US Patent: Sensing Plastic with Electrode Sensor to Monitor Fluid Environments (US 12,523,590 B1). Inventors: Justin Sanchez-Almirola and Ajeet Kaushik.
• US Patent: Arti Vashist, Ajeet Kaushik & M. Nair “Micro/nano magnetic hydrogels with autofluorescence for therapeutic and diagnostic applications” (US 10,344,100 B1)
• US Patent: Ajeet Kaushik & M. Nair, “Devices and methods to monitor HIV-infection in the presence of substance of abuse and/or therapeutic agent”, (US 9759709 B1).
• US Patent: Ajeet Kaushik & M. Nair “Rapid Zika virus detection using nano-enabled electrochemical sensing systems (US 10012645 B2).
• US Patent: Ajeet Kaushik & M. Nair “Materials and methods for the delivery of nanocarrier to the brain (Published US 20170290916 A10.

Select Publications

• Sanchez-Almirola, J., Orr, R., Mujawar, M., Casals-Terré, J., Voronine, D.V., and Kaushik, A., 2026. MIP-Assisted Electrochemical Sensing of Micro/Nano-Microplastic (Polystyrene) for Environmental Surveillance. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 398, 117305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2025.117305
• Lee, A., Orr, R., Sanchez-Almirola, J., Casals-Terré, J. and Kaushik, A., 2025. Can Smart Electrochemical Sensors Sustainably Tackle PFAS-@ Microplastics?. ECS Sensors Plus, 4(3), p.033402. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/2754-2726/adf2ba/meta
• Shrivastav, A., Choudhary, M., Kumar, P., Kaushik, A. and Mathur, A., 2025. Development of Flexible Paper-Based Electrochemical Devices Using Nb-MXene for Point-of-Care Detection of cTnI. Electrochimica Acta, 539, 147093. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2025.147093
• Khondakar, K.R., Mazumdar, H., Das, S. and Kaushik, A., 2025. Machine learning (ML)-assisted surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy (SERS) technologies for sustainable health. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 344,103594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2025.103594
• Mazumdar, H., Khondakar, K.R., Das, S. and Kaushik, A., 2024. Aspects of 6th generation sensing technology: from sensing to sense. Frontiers in Nanotechnology, 6, p.1434014. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnano.2024.1434014
• Kaushik, A., Singh, A., Gupta, V.K. and Mishra, Y.K., 2024. Nano/Micro-Plastic, an invisible threat getting into the Brain. Chemosphere, 361, p.142380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142380
• Sharma, B., Sahi, A., Dhau, J., Kaushik, A., Kumar, R. and Chaudhary, G.R., 2024. Recycling Waste Aluminium Foil to Bio-Acceptable Nano Photocatalyst [Aluminium oxide (Al2O3) & Aluminium oxyhydroxide (AlOOH)]; Dye Degradation as Proof-of-Concept. Materials Advances. 5, 8304-8317. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4MA00717D
• Singh, A., Dhau, J., Kumar, R., Badru, R., Singh, P., Mishra, Y.K., and Kaushik, A., 2024. Tailored carbon materials (TCM) for enhancing photocatalytic degradation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons. Progress in Materials Science, p.101289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2024.101289
• Chugh, V., Basu, A., Kaushik, A. and Basu, A.K., 2023. Progression in quantum sensing/bio-sensing technologies for healthcare. ECS Sensors Plus, 2(1), p.015001. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/2754-2726/acc190/meta
• Chaudhary, V., Kaushik, A., Furukawa, H. and Khosla, A., 2022. Towards 5th generation AI and IoT driven sustainable intelligent sensors based on 2d mxenes and borophene. ECS Sensors Plus, 1(1), p.013601. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/2754-2726/ac5ac6
• Singh, M., Kapur, A., Chauhan, M., Kaur, G., Kaushik, A. and Chaudhary, G.R., 2023. Green arginine capped Hafnium oxide nanoparticles, a computationally designed framework, for electrochemical sensing of mercury (II) ion. Chemical Engineering Journal, 469, p.144075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.144075
• Jain, S., Dilbaghi, N., Singhal, N.K., Kaushik, A., Kim, K.H., and Kumar, S., 2023. Carbon quantum dots@ metal–organic framework based catalytic nucleic acid fluorescent system for highly sensitive and selective detection of Pb2+ in aqueous solutions. Chemical Engineering Journal, 457, p.141375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.141375
• Chakraborty, U., Kaur, G., Rubahn, H.G., Kaushik, A., Chaudhary, G.R. and Mishra, Y.K., 2023. Advanced metal oxides nanostructures to recognize and eradicate water pollutants. Progress in Materials Science, 139, p.101169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2023.101169
• Tyagi, N., Sharma, G., Kumar, D., Neelratan, P.P., Sharma, D., Khanuja, M., Singh, M.K., Singh, V., Kaushik, A. and Sharma, S.K., 2023. 2D-MXenes to tackle wastewater: From purification to SERS-based sensing. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 496, p.215394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215394