Sohini Kar-Narayan
Alma materIndian Institute of Science
Presidency College, Kolkata
AwardsPeter Day Award (2023)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge
Websitehttps://www.kar-narayan.msm.cam.ac.uk/

Sohini Kar-Narayan FIMMM is a British–Indian materials scientist who is a professor at the University of Cambridge. Her research considers polymer based materials for energy harvesting. She was awarded the 2023 Royal Society of Chemistry Peter Day Prize.

Early life and education

Kar-Narayan was born and raised in Nigeria[1] before moving to India to earn her undergraduate degree at the Presidency University, Kolkata.[2] She was a graduate student at the Indian Institute of Science.[3] After earning her doctorate in 2009, she moved to the University of Cambridge, where she was awarded a Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship.[4]

Research and career

Kar-Narayan was made a lecturer at the University of Cambridge in 2015, and then a professor in 2018.[2] Her research considers the development of nanomaterials for sensing, biomedical applications and energy.[5][6] She was awarded a European Research Council Starting Grant to develop piezoelectric nanogenerators.[7]

Sohini Kar-Narayan (World Economic Forum, 2015)
Sohini Kar-Narayan (World Economic Forum, 2015)

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.[8] Kar-Narayan developed microfluidic force sensors that facilitate soft tissue balance and help to precisely place implants.[9] She created the sensor in partnership with surgeons, recognising that they needed to complement the surgical process without changing the workflow.[9][10]

Awards and honours

Selected publications

  • 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

  1. ↑ Mukherjee, Arundhati (2021-10-11). "Engineering smart devices to tackle real-world problems". iGlobal News. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  2. 1 2 Administrator (2012-03-26). "Professor Sohini Kar-Narayan". www.energy.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  3. ↑ Sallows, Lianne (2016-07-28). "Sohini Kar-Narayan". www.msm.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  4. 1 2 IOM3. "Q&A – Prof Sohini Kar-Narayan FIMMM". www.iom3.org. Retrieved 2023-06-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "Sohini Kar-Narayan". The American Ceramic Society. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  6. ↑ "Sohini Kar-Narayan". scholar.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  7. ↑ "Meet Sohini Kar-Narayan – An ERC grantee of Indian origin | EURAXESS". euraxess.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  8. 1 2 "Materials Science: Professor Sohini Kar-Narayan wins Armourers and Brasiers' Venture Prize". Clare Hall. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  9. 1 2 Scaramanga, Peter (2022-06-24). "PATIENTS EXPECTED TO BENEFIT FROM LONGER IMPLANT LIFETIMES AND REDUCED NEED FOR REVISION SURGERY |". Medgadget. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  10. ↑ 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)
  11. ↑ "Sohini Kar-Narayan". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Materials Chemistry mid-career prize: Peter Day Prize". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  14. ↑ "Materials Science: Professor Sohini Kar-Narayan awarded €2 million ERC Consolidator Grant". Clare Hall. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
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