Manu Prakash

Manu Prakash
Alma mater MIT, IIT Kanpur
Known for Foldscope, Paperfuge
Awards MacArthur Fellows Program (2016)
Scientific career
Fields Bioengineering
Institutions Stanford University

Manu Prakash is an Indian born scientist who is a Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford University. Manu was born in Meerut, India. He earned a BTech in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur and a PhD in applied physics from MIT [1]. He is best known for his Foldscope[2] and Paperfuge.[3] Prakash received the MacArthur Fellowship in September 2016. He and his team are also working on a water droplet based computer in Stanford University. His work focuses on frugal innovation that makes medicine, computing and microscopy accessible to more people across the world. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Stanford University. "Manu Prakash". Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. ↑ "A Microscope to Save the World". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  3. ↑ "The Paperfuge: A 20-Cent Device That Could Transform Health Care". Wired. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  4. ↑ MacArthur Foundation. "Manu Prakash". Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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