Sibani Lisa Biswal

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Sibani Lisa Biswal
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology
Stanford University
Scientific career
FieldsSoft matter
InstitutionsRice University
Doctoral advisorAlice 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 and biomolecular engineering and a senior associate dean in the George R. Brown School of Engineering at Rice University.

Life[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.[1] Her dissertation was titled, Exploring Novel Structure Formation and Mechanics of Linked Chains of Magnetic Colloidal Particles and their Application in Microfluidics.[2] Alice Gast was her doctoral advisor.[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 is the William M. McCardell professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering and a senior associate dean in the George R. Brown School of Engineering.[1] In 2024, she was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Sibani Lisa Biswal | Faculty | The People of Rice | Rice University". profiles.rice.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Three from Rice elected fellows of the American Physical Society". Rice News | News and Media Relations | Rice University. Retrieved 2024-03-24.