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SUMMARY:MechE Colloquium: Functional nanomaterials and devices for energy\
 , sensing and biomedical applications
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Sohini Kar-Narayan\, Kar-Narayan Lab\, Department of Mat
 erials Science & Metallurgy\, University of Cambridge\nFace masks are reco
 mmended for in-person attendance in MED 0 1418.\n\nAbstract: Functional na
 nomaterials\, in the form of piezoelectric/triboelectric nanomaterials and
  thermoelectric nanocomposites\, are attracting increasing attention for m
 echanical and thermal energy harvesting applications respectively. Our res
 earch involves understanding structure-property and functionality relation
 ships in novel polymer-based piezoelectric\, ferroelectric and thermoelect
 ric nanostructures\, with a focus on the role of phase\, crystallinity and
  morphology on their energy harvesting performance. At the same time\, the
 se nanomaterials can also be integrated into functional sensing devices us
 ing advanced microscale additive manufacturing techniques to create a rang
 e of flexible and stretchable sensors\, including those aimed at biomedica
 l or clinical applications. For example\, a combination of aerosol-jet pri
 nting and 3d printing can be used to fabricate both bio-piezoelectric inte
 rfaces for sensing and stimulation of cells\, as well as functionalised co
 nformable microfluidic force sensors for precision joint replacement surge
 ry. The ability to control properties at the nanoscale through processing 
 therefore allows for subsequent integration into functional devices throug
 h additive manufacturing.\n\nBiography: Sohini Kar-Narayan is a Professor 
 of Device & Energy Materials in the Department of Materials Science at the
  University of Cambridge. She received her PhD in Physics from the Indian 
 Institute of Science\, Bangalore\, in 2009. Following a postdoctoral appoi
 ntment at the Department of Materials Science in Cambridge\, she was award
 ed a prestigious Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship in 2012\, and a 
 European Research Council Starting Grant in 2015. She was the recipient of
  a World Economic Forum Young Scientist Award in 2015\, and was named as o
 ne of the top 50 Women in Engineering 2021 by the Women’s Engineering So
 ciety. Prof Kar-Narayan’s research focuses on functional nanomaterials f
 or applications in energy\, sensing and bio-medicine. She is a Co-Founder 
 and Director of ArtioSense Ltd.\, a spin-out from the University of Cambri
 dge that seeks to commercialise a novel\, conformable force sensing techno
 logy for applications in orthopaedic surgery\, sports medicine and beyond.
LOCATION:MED 0 1418 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==MED%200%201418 https://epf
 l.zoom.us/j/67275071152
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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