Sanket Goel

Sanket Goel (born 31 December 1977) is an Indian academic working with the department of electrical and electronics engineering at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, Telangana. He is the principal investigator of the MEMS, microfluidics and nanoelectronics (MMNE) Lab and founding director of Cleome Innovations Pvt. Ltd. As of 2025, he holds the positions of Birla Chair Professor and head of semiconductor research at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad.

Scientific contributions Goel's research centers on MEMS, microfluidics, and nanoelectronics, with applications in sensing, energy harvesting, and storage. His works include published topics such as sustainable fuel, laser-induced graphene, and biofuel cell technologies, along with 24 co-filed patents and two edited books on microelectronics and electrochemical devices. He also works with the MMNE Lab and the associated Cleome Innovations company on minimal-scale sensing platforms and energy systems. and 3D-printed devices for extraterrestrial settings. Other projects include tools for soil diagnostics, DNA amplification, and nanomaterial processing.

Since 2021, his team has also worked on biomedical technologies, including a wearable glucose monitoring patch using sweat, an implantable system powered by blood glucose, and a field-ready PCR system. and low-cost diabetes test kits. along with a cost-efficient multiplexed potentiostat.

Honors and awards Goel has won several awards, honors and distinctions, including the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Invitational Fellowship (2021), Fulbright Fellowship (2015) and Dr C R Mitra Best Faculty Award by Prof V S Rao Foundation / BITS-Pilani (2021). In 2022, he became a fellow of Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) and Institution of Engineers (IE).

Goel is with the editorial team of several journals including IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Applied Nanoscience, and Journal of Nanobiotechnology. Earlier, he was in the Editorial Board of IEEE Access Journal. He has also been appointed as a Distinguished Lecturer by the IEEE Sensors Council for a term of 2 years from 2024-2026.

On 5 September 2025, Goel was among the 21 faculty members nationwide recognised by the President of India for excellence in teaching, research, innovation, and institution-building through the National Award for Teachers. This award was presented by the President of India at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. In February 2026, he received the IESA Technovation Award in the Skilling – University category at the IESA Vision Summit 2026 in Bengaluru.

Selected works