Sohini Kar-Narayan
Sohini Kar-Narayan | |
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| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Science Presidency College, Kolkata |
| Awards | Peter Day Award (2023) |
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| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
| Website | https://www.kar-narayan.msm.cam.ac.uk/ |
Sohini Kar-Narayan FREng FIMMM is a British–Indian materials scientist, professor at the University of Cambridge and the editor-in-chief of the journal APL Electronic Devices, published by the American Institute of Physics.[1][2] Her research considers polymer based materials for energy harvesting. She was awarded the 2023 Royal Society of Chemistry Peter Day Prize.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Kar-Narayan was born and raised in Nigeria[4] before moving to India to earn her undergraduate degree at the Presidency University, Kolkata.[5] She was a graduate student at the Indian Institute of Science.[6] After earning her doctorate in 2009, she moved to the University of Cambridge, where she was awarded a Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship.[7]
Research and career
[edit]Kar-Narayan was made a lecturer at the University of Cambridge in 2015, and then a professor in 2018.[5] Her research considers the development of nanomaterials for sensing, biomedical applications and energy.[8][9] She was awarded a European Research Council Starting Grant to develop piezoelectric nanogenerators.[10]
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In 2022, Kar-Narayan was awarded the Armourers and Brasiers' Venture Prize for ArtioSense, a smart sensor that can help orthopaedic surgeons provide personalised care following surgical implants.[11] Kar-Narayan developed microfluidic force sensors that facilitate soft tissue balance and help to precisely place implants.[12] She created the sensor in partnership with surgeons, recognising that they needed to complement the surgical process without changing the workflow.[12][13]
Awards and honours
[edit]- 2015 World Economic Forum Young Scientist Award[14]
- 2021 Top 50 Influential Women in Engineering[15]
- 2022 Armourers and Brasiers' Venture Prize[11]
- 2022 Elected Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining[7]
- 2023 Royal Society of Chemistry Peter Day Prize[16]
- 2023 European Research Council Consolidator Grant[17]
- 2024 AFM and SPM Award, Royal Microscopical Society[18]
- 2024 Innovator of the Year, Women Leaders in Electronics awards (Electronics Weekly)[19]
- 2024 Elected a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[20]
Selected publications
[edit]- Xavier Moya; Sohini Kar-Narayan; N D Mathur (1 May 2014). "Caloric materials near ferroic phase transitions". Nature Materials. 13 (5): 439–450. doi:10.1038/NMAT3951. ISSN 1476-1122. PMID 24751772. Wikidata Q34416284.
- Xavier Moya; Enric Stern-Taulats; Sam Crossley; David González-Alonso; Sohini Kar-Narayan; Antoni Planes; Lluís Mañosa; Neil D Mathur (11 January 2013). "Giant electrocaloric strength in single-crystal BaTiO3". Advanced Materials. 25 (9): 1360–1365. doi:10.1002/ADMA.201203823. ISSN 0935-9648. PMID 23307287. Wikidata Q85888686.
- Tiesheng Wang; Meisam Farajollahi; Yeon Sik Choi; et al. (1 August 2016). "Electroactive polymers for sensing". Interface Focus. 6 (4): 20160026. doi:10.1098/RSFS.2016.0026. ISSN 2042-8898. PMC 4918837. PMID 27499846. Wikidata Q26738635.
References
[edit]- ^ "APL Electronic Devices: Coming Soon". AIP Publishing LLC. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ Busolo, Tommaso (2020-06-11). "Prof. Sohini Kar-Narayan FIMMM". www.kar-narayan.msm.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "Professor Sohini Kar-Narayan - 2023 Materials Chemistry mid-career Prize: Peter Day Prize winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ Mukherjee, Arundhati (2021-10-11). "Engineering smart devices to tackle real-world problems". iGlobal News. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ a b Administrator (2012-03-26). "Professor Sohini Kar-Narayan". www.energy.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ Sallows, Lianne (2016-07-28). "Sohini Kar-Narayan". www.msm.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ a b IOM3. "Q&A – Prof Sohini Kar-Narayan FIMMM". www.iom3.org. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sohini Kar-Narayan". The American Ceramic Society. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "Sohini Kar-Narayan". scholar.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Meet Sohini Kar-Narayan – An ERC grantee of Indian origin | EURAXESS". euraxess.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ a b "Materials Science: Professor Sohini Kar-Narayan wins Armourers and Brasiers' Venture Prize". Clare Hall. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ a b Scaramanga, Peter (2022-06-24). "PATIENTS EXPECTED TO BENEFIT FROM LONGER IMPLANT LIFETIMES AND REDUCED NEED FOR REVISION SURGERY |". Medgadget. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ IOM3. "The sixth sense – a smarter move for hip implants". www.iom3.org. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sohini Kar-Narayan". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ Sallows, Lianne (2021-06-23). "Dr Sohini Kar-Narayan is named one of the WE50 2021". www.msm.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "Materials Chemistry mid-career prize: Peter Day Prize". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "Materials Science: Professor Sohini Kar-Narayan awarded €2 million ERC Consolidator Grant". Clare Hall. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ Mel. "AFM and SPM Award". www.rms.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "Women Leaders in Electronics Awards". Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Royal Academy of Engineering welcomes 71 new Fellows". Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- Living people
- Presidency University, Kolkata alumni
- Indian Institute of Science alumni
- Academics of the University of Cambridge
- Indian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Women materials scientists and engineers
- Indian materials scientists
- 21st-century British women scientists
- 21st-century Indian women scientists
- British materials scientists
- 21st-century British scientists
- 21st-century Indian scientists
- Fellows of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
- Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
- Female fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering