Sibani Lisa Biswal
Sibani Lisa Biswal | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology Stanford University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Soft matter |
| Institutions | Rice University |
| Thesis | Exploring Novel Structure Formation and Mechanics of Linked Chains of Magnetic Colloidal Particles and their Application in Microfluidics (2004) |
| Doctoral advisor | Alice Gast |
Sibani Lisa Biswal is an American chemical engineer, materials scientist, and academic administrator who researches the physics of colloids, surfactants, lipids, and polymers. She is the William M. McCardell professor in chemical engineering with a dual appointment as professor in materials science and nanoengineering as well as a senior associate dean in the George R. Brown School of Engineering at Rice University.[1]
Education and career
[edit]Biswal earned a B.S. in chemical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1999.[1] She received a M.S. (2001) and Ph.D. (2004) in chemical engineering from Stanford University working with doctoral advisor Alice Gast.[1][2] Her dissertation was titled, Exploring Novel Structure Formation and Mechanics of Linked Chains of Magnetic Colloidal Particles and their Application in Microfluidics.[2] Biswal completed postdoctoral research in mechanical engineering at University of California, Berkeley from 2004 to 2006.[1]
Biswal researches the physics of colloids, surfactants, lipids, and polymers.[1] She joined the faculty at Rice University in 2006.[1] Biswal was named to the William M. McCardell Professor in Chemical Engineering in 2020.[3] The following year, she was named an associate dean in the George R. Brown School of Engineering.[1][4]
Awards and recognition
[edit]In 2007, Biwal was awarded a Young Investigator Award by the Office of Naval Research. In 2009, she won a National Science Foundation's CAREER award.[5]
In 2023, she was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society after nomination by the society's Division of Soft Matter. The fellowship was awarded "[f]or fundamental contributions to understanding of the assembly of superparamagnetic colloids in magnetic fields, discovering mechanisms governing multiphase flows in porous media, characterizing molecular transport in lipid membranes, and developing porous silicon anodes for lithium-ion batteries".[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Sibani Lisa Biswal | Faculty | The People of Rice | Rice University". profiles.rice.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ a b Biswal, Sibani Lisa (2004). Exploring Novel Structure Formation and Mechanics of Linked Chains of Magnetic Colloidal Particles and their Application in Microfluidics (Ph.D. thesis). Stanford University. OCLC 84408772.
- ^ "Engineering faculty Biswal, Sabharwal named to endowed chairs | George R. Brown School of Engineering | Rice University". engineering.rice.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "Biswal named associate dean for faculty development | George R. Brown School of Engineering | Rice University". engineering.rice.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "Lisa Biswal: Bioelectronics". Rice University Research Experience for Undergraduates. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "Three from Rice elected fellows of the American Physical Society". Rice News | News and Media Relations | Rice University. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "APS Fellow Archive". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- Living people
- California Institute of Technology alumni
- Stanford University School of Engineering alumni
- Rice University faculty
- Fellows of the American Physical Society
- American chemical engineers
- Women chemical engineers
- American materials scientists
- Women materials scientists and engineers
- 21st-century American women engineers
- 21st-century American engineers
- American academic administrators
- American women academic administrators