Manu Prakash | |
|---|---|
 Prakash at TED (2017) | |
| Alma mater | MIT, IIT Kanpur |
| Known for | Foldscope, Paperfuge |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellows Program (2016), TED Senior Fellow (2011) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Bioengineering |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Doctoral advisor | Neil Gershenfeld |
Manu Prakash is an Indian scientist who is a professor of bioengineering at Stanford University. Manu was born in Meerut, India. He is best known for his contributions to the Foldscope[1] and Paperfuge.[2] Prakash received the MacArthur Fellowship in September 2016. He and his team at Stanford University have developed a synchronous computer that operates using the physics of moving water droplets.[3] His work focuses on frugal innovation that makes medicine, computing and microscopy accessible to more people across the world.[4][5][6]
- ^ "A Microscope to Save the World". The New Yorker. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "The Paperfuge: A 20-Cent Device That Could Transform Health Care". Wired. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ https://news.stanford.edu/2015/06/08/computer-water-drops-060815/
- ^ MacArthur Foundation. "Manu Prakash". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ John Markoff, "Science Tools anyone can afford", New York Times April 21, 2014 [1] Accessed 21 July 2019.
- ^ "TED Fellows". Retrieved 5 February 2020.