Amit Kumar

Amit Kumar

Ph.D. candidate using SERS, plasmonic nanomaterials, and machine learning for chemical and biological sensing.

Publications

Journal Articles

  1. Yiping Zhao, Amit Kumar, and Yanjun Yang.
    Unveiling practical considerations for reliable and standardized SERS measurements: lessons from a comprehensive review of oblique angle deposition-fabricated silver nanorod array substrates.
    Chemical Society Reviews 53, 1004–1057 (2024).
    DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00540B
  2. Amit Kumar, Md Redwan Islam, Susu M. Zughaier, Xianyan Chen, and Yiping Zhao.
    Precision classification and quantitative analysis of bacteria biomarkers via surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and machine learning.
    Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 320, 124627 (2024).
    DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.124627
  3. Yanjun Yang, Jiaheng Cui, Amit Kumar, Dan Luo, Jackelyn Murray, Les Jones, Xianyan Chen, Sebastian Hülck, Ralph A. Tripp, and Yiping Zhao.
    Multiplex Detection and Quantification of Virus Co-Infections Using Label-Free Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Deep Learning Algorithms.
    ACS Sensors 10, 1298–1311 (2025).
    DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.4c03209
  4. Amit Kumar, Joshua C. Rothstein, Yangxiu Chen, Hong Zhang, and Yiping Zhao.
    Experimental Raman spectra analysis of selected PFAS compounds: Comparison with DFT predictions.
    Journal of Hazardous Materials 494, 138704 (2025).
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138704
  5. Jiaheng Cui, Yanjun Yang, Amit Kumar, Jackelyn Murray, Les Jones, Xianyan Chen, Ralph A. Tripp, and Yiping Zhao.
    Quantitative Analysis of Virus Adsorption and Co-adsorption Behavior Using BET Modeling and SERS Spectroscopy.
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 129, 8204–8219 (2025).
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5c03375
  6. Amit Kumar, Nishtha Chauhan, Harsimran Kaur Kapoor, Abhinav Mishra, Hemant K. Naikare, Binu T. Velayudhan, and Yiping Zhao.
    Detection of bacterial signatures from culture supernatants using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and machine learning.
    Sensors and Actuators Reports 11, 100480 (2026).
    DOI: 10.1016/j.snr.2026.100480
  7. Fengbo Ma, Jiaheng Cui, Amit Kumar, Yanjun Yang, Xianyan Chen, and Yiping Zhao.
    Comprehensive Open-Source Ecosystem for Raman and SERS Spectroscopy: Introducing SpectraGuru.
    Analytical Chemistry 98, 11186–11196 (2026).
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5c07799
  8. Amit Kumar, Fengbo Ma, Xianyan Chen, and Yiping Zhao.
    Understanding SERS Spectral Shape Variability through Substrate Optics, Molecular Orientation, and Unsupervised Clustering.
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 130, 4852–4867 (2026).
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5c08676
  9. Manal Hassan, Md Sakib Bin Islam, Sakib Mahmud, Mahmoud Elgamal, Md. Shaheenur Islam Sumon, Ali Ait Hssain, Emad Ibrahim, Amit Kumar, Yiping Zhao, and coauthors.
    SERS on analyte-enriched blood for rapid, culture-free sepsis recognition and causative pathogen identification with super operational neural networks.
    Talanta 301, 129332 (2026).
    DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2025.129332

Conference Papers and Proceedings

  1. Yanjun Yang, Hao Li, Dan Luo, Jiaheng Cui, Amit Kumar, Les Jones, Jackelyn Murray, Hemant Naikare, Xianyan Chen, Ralph A. Tripp, and Yiping Zhao.
    Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in patient specimens by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy and deep learning.
    Proceedings of SPIE 12999, 129991I (2024).
    DOI: 10.1117/12.3021632
  2. Fengbo Ma, Jiaheng Cui, Amit Kumar, Yanjun Yang, Jessica McCabe Hutcheson, Xianyan Chen, Haijian Sun, and Yiping Zhao.
    SpectraGuru: A Community-Guided Path Toward Scalable Raman and SERS Analysis.
    Proceedings of SPIE 13846, 1384608 (2026).
    DOI: 10.1117/12.3086068
  3. Amit Kumar, Md Redwan Islam, Susu M. Zughaier, Xianyan Chen, and Yiping Zhao.
    Nanostructure-Driven SERS and AI for Selective Identification of Bacterial Biomarkers.
    Proceedings of the 5th International Online Conference on Nanomaterials, MDPI / Sciforum (2025).
  4. Yanjun Yang, Jiaheng Cui, Amit Kumar, Dan Luo, Jackelyn Murray, Les Jones, Xianyan Chen, Sebastian Hülck, Ralph A. Tripp, and Yiping Zhao.
    Label-free detection of respiratory virus co-infections: integrating surface-enhanced Raman scattering with deep learning.
    Proceedings of SPIE 13298, 1329802 (2025).
    DOI: 10.1117/12.3046246

Software / Web Platform

  1. Fengbo Ma, Jiaheng Cui, Amit Kumar, Yanjun Yang, Xianyan Chen, and Yiping Zhao.
    SpectraGuru - A Spectra Analysis Application.
    Website / software platform, 2024.
    Link: spectraguru.org