Shirsha Mukherjee

Shirsha Mukherjee

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I'm a senior at the University of Oklahoma pursuing a B.S. in Physics with Honors and a B.S. in Mathematics. My research spans gravitational-wave astrophysics, applied physics and materials science, nanomaterials, and particle physics. Outside research, I train martial arts and play guitar.

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Nanoparticle Surface Engineering with Heparosan Polysaccharide Reduces Serum Protein Adsorption and Enhances Cellular Uptake

Published in Nano Letters, 2022

This paper is about using a new surface-modification polymer (HEP) on gold nanoparticles instead of the widely-used PEG.

Recommended citation: Nanoparticle Surface Engineering with Heparosan Polysaccharide Reduces Serum Protein Adsorption and Enhances Cellular Uptake Wen Yang, Lin Wang, Mulin Fang, Vinit Sheth, Yushan Zhang, Alyssa M. Holden, Nathan D. Donahue, Dixy E. Green, Alex N. Frickenstein, Evan M. Mettenbrink, Tyler A. Schwemley, Emmy R. Francek, Majood Haddad, Md Nazir Hossen, Shirsha Mukherjee, Si Wu, Paul L. DeAngelis, and Stefan Wilhelm Nano Letters 2022 22 (5), 2103-2111 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00349
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Quantification of monodisperse and biocompatible gold nanoparticles by single-particle ICP-MS

Published in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2023

This paper is about how different synthesizing methods of gold-nanoparticles (AuNPs) can lead to different distributions of size per cluster. This is especially important in the context of building more complex superstructure.

Recommended citation: Frickenstein, A.N., Mukherjee, S., Harcourt, T. et al. Quantification of monodisperse and biocompatible gold nanoparticles by single-particle ICP-MS. Anal Bioanal Chem 415, 4353–4366 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-023-04540-x
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Learning through cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains: Understanding undergraduate engineering students’ perspectives in the United States.

Published in Engineering Education Review, 2025

This paper examines engineering students’ perceptions of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor learning and the relationship between those perceptions and teaching practices.

Recommended citation: Mukherjee, S., & Kittur, J. (2025). Learning through cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains: Understanding undergraduate engineering students’ perspectives in the United States. Engineering Education Review, 3. https://doi.org/10.54844/eer.2025.0916.
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On the Astrophysical Origin of Binary Black Hole Subpopulations: A Tale of Three Channels?

Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2026

This work uses statistical modeling of gravitational wave data to uncover distinct populations of merging black holes and probe their astrophysical origins.

Recommended citation: Ray, A., Mukherjee, S., Zevin, M., & Kalogera, V. (2026). On the Astrophysical Origin of Binary Black Hole Subpopulations: A Tale of Three Channels? Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. arXiv:2603.17987.
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talks

AAS 247 Annual Meeting

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I presented my CIERA REU research, “A Split Verdict on q: Component-Dependent Mass-Ratio Preferences,” as an iPoster at the 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, held January 4-8, 2026.

teaching

Teaching experience 1

Undergraduate course, University 1, Department, 2014

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Teaching experience 2

Workshop, University 1, Department, 2015

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