Shubhodeep Paul is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Texas at Arlington majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from West Bengal University of Technology, India (2013). His current research is focused on microfluidics-based purification and sample preparation techniques for different lab-on-a-chip applications. Shubhodeep also has a keen interest in molecular biology, organ-on-a-chip engineering, and synthetic biology.