Vinayak Pachkawade currently is an independent researcher engaged in activities such as technology incubation, collaborations for R & D, peer networking, writing grant proposals, etc. He holds the Ph.D. in Engineering and Technological Science from the University of Liege. His current research interests include state-of-the-art fabrication methods to develop microstructures, transducers, and sensors for a range of applications in interdisciplinary research, potential CMOS-MEMS platform for sensor and electronics integration, etc.
Dr. Vinayak Pachkawade is the IEEE member and the reviewer for the IEEE journal and conference. He has received the best paper award (1st prize) at IEEE sensors 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan.