Joyanti Chutia facts for kids

Joyanti Chutia is an Indian physicist. She studies how materials behave and how hot, charged gases (called plasma) work. She was one of the first women to lead a big science institute in India. She became the director of the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology in Guwahati, Assam. This was the first important research center in North East India. She is also a respected member of the National Academy of Sciences. Currently, she is an emeritus scientist for the Indian government's Department of Science & Technology.

Early Life and Education

Joyanti Chutia was one of the first girls in her school to choose Mathematics as a main subject. She later studied physics at Cotton University in Assam. She earned her first degree (BSc) there in 1967.

After that, she taught at Cotton College for a while. In 1969, she earned her master's degree (MSc) in physics from Dibrugarh University. She continued teaching as a lecturer.

In 1976, she decided to do more research. She started working on her PhD at Dibrugarh University with a special scholarship. Her research looked at how electricity moves through very thin plastic-like materials, called polymer films. She received her PhD in 1981.

Career Highlights

After getting her PhD, Dr. Chutia continued her research at Dibrugarh University for another year. She worked as a postdoctoral fellow, which means she was doing research after her PhD.

Later, she started working in the field of plasma physics. She worked at the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad. Then, she moved to the Institute for Plasma Research in Gandhinagar.

She eventually returned to the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology. There, she became a faculty member and started the Plasma Physics Laboratory.

In 1988, she received a special award from the Japanese government. This allowed her to work at the Plasma Laboratory of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science in Tokyo. In 2005, she became the director of the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology.

Research and Discoveries

Dr. Chutia's research focuses on several important areas. These include biomedicine (which combines biology and medicine), material science (studying different materials), and biotechnology (using living things to make products).

One of her notable research achievements is creating a very strong and biodegradable material for suturing wounds. This special material was developed from Muga silk, a unique type of silk found in Assam.

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