AIP Publishing is pleased to announce the appointment of Sohini Kar-Narayan, Professor of Device Materials at the University of Cambridge, as the inaugural editor-in-chief of APL Electronic Devices.
A new open access (OA) journal designed to sit at the forefront of electronics and devices research, APL Electronic Devices will start accepting submissions later this year and publish its first issue in early 2025.
“We’re excited to have Prof. Kar-Narayan, who is on the leading edge of the vibrant and growing field of electronics, at the helm of APL Electronic Devices,” said Dr. Penelope Lewis, Chief Publishing Officer at AIP Publishing. “Her vision for this new OA journal, coupled with her understanding of and connection with this research community, has the power to advance the discipline and foster new interdisciplinary research areas.”
“I am absolutely thrilled to be part of AIP Publishing, and I look forward to serving the broad electronics community through APL Electronic Devices,” said Prof. Kar-Narayan. “I am excited for the journal to bring together the diverse arenas of science and engineering by showcasing the transformative power of interdisciplinary research in addressing real-world challenges through innovations in electronic devices.”
The Director and Co-Founder of ArtioSense Limited, a venture that seeks to commercialize a microfluidic force-sensing technology for applications in orthopedic surgery, Prof. Kar-Narayan’s many research interests include energy harvesting nanomaterials, microfluidic biosensors, and additive manufacturing of next-generation flexible electronics for applications in energy, sensing, and biomedicine.
Some of the more recent among Prof. Kar-Narayan’s two decades’ worth of awards and accolades include being named as one of the Top 50 Women in Engineering by the Women’s Engineering Society in 2021, the recipient of both the Royal Society of Chemistry Peter Day Prize and Institute of Physics Lee Lucas Award in 2023, and the 2024 Innovator of the Year at the Electronics Weekly Women Leaders in Electronics Awards.
Prof. Kar-Narayan received a BSc (Honours) in Physics in 2001 from the University of Calcutta, India, followed by an MS (2004) and PhD (2009) in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and a postdoctoral appointment at the Department of Materials Science in Cambridge. She was the recipient of the prestigious Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship in 2012.
“I believe strongly in the power and promise of interdisciplinary work, and I will bring that with me to the role of APL Electronic Devices editor-in-chief,” said Prof. Kar- Narayan. “We will build a diverse, highly motivated team and provide a vital platform for innovative work in this arena.”
ABOUT APL ELECTRONIC DEVICES
APL Electronic Devices publishes research and perspectives related to the broad and interdisciplinary topic of electronic devices, including semiconductors, photovoltaics, sensors, detectors, micro- and nanoelectronics, flexible electronics, and more. As a journal that seeks to bridge multiple communities — theory and modeling, experimental and applied physics, and engineering — it welcomes contributions ranging from fundamental aspects of semiconductor electronic structure to the design, fabrication, and characterization of real-world electronic devices.
ABOUT AIP PUBLISHING
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