Srini Raghavan

Dr. Srini Raghavan, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is the recipient of the 2010 E. Robert Kent Teaching Award for Junior Faculty. Dr. Raghavan is recognized for his wildly inspiring lectures and his record of training and developing student researchers -- he has advised no less than 60 undergraduate students in his lab since 2001.

Dr. Raghavan has taught four courses and is noted for leading the discussion sections of his Kinetics class, instead of having a teaching assistant do it. He teaches from PowerPoint slides he developed rather than from a textbook. Students call him the most engaging and inspiring teacher they have ever had. One student gives Dr. Raghavan credit for turning him into a leader and a fearless researcher. He is known for working late into the night with his graduate students to help them fine-tune presentations and papers.

Several of his students have spun out their research into a company, Remedium Technologies, which has developed an innovative foam to help treat hemorrhaging wounds.