Sohini Kar-Narayan

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.

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/

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. 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. IOM3. "Q&A – Prof Sohini Kar-Narayan FIMMM". www.iom3.org. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  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. "Materials Science: Professor Sohini Kar-Narayan wins Armourers and Brasiers' Venture Prize". Clare Hall. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  9. 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.
  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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