Srinivasa R. Raghavan is a Full Professor and holds the Patrick & Marguerite Sung Chair in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). His research on self-assembled systems, nanostructured fluids and soft biomaterials has resulted in more than 190 publications and 20 U.S. patents. His publications have amassed more than 18,000 citations and his h-index is 75. Dr. Raghavan is a Fellow of the Society of Rheology. At UMD, he has been recognized both for his teaching and his research, including being named a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher in 2017, winning the College of Engineering’s Outstanding Researcher Award in 2022, and the UMD Invention of the Year in 2009 and 2022. He is also the scientific co‑founder of four startup companies based on technologies invented in his laboratory. A product from one of the companies to stop bleeding (Rapid-Seal Wound Gel) is currently available in pharmacies across the country.