There, he investigates hybrid nanomanufacturing combining direct-write fabrication and nanoimprint lithography with applications in the areas of drug delivery, stem cell differentiation and fuel cells. In addition to this research, Desai leads a group of graduate students that focus on multiphysics and multiscale modeling in scalable nano/micro manufacturing. He is already the author of more than 50 publications including book chapters, journal and proceedings papers. Desai also holds one international patent and is the author of a number of invention disclosures. For his work, he has been the recipient of several awards including the National Science Foundation's CAREER Award and North Carolina A&T State University's Outstanding Young Investigator Award.