Joyanti Chutia

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Born	1948 Sivasagar, Assam, India
Citizenship	India
Alma mater	Cotton University (BSc) <p>Dibrugarh University (MSc, PhD)</p> <p>University of Pune </p>
Scientific career
Fields	Physicist
Institutions	Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology
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Joyanti Chutia is an Indian physicist who specializes in solid-state physics and plasma physics. She was among the first women who have headed scientific institutions in India when she became the director of the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology in Guwahati, Assam, which is the first major research institution in North East India.<ref>"Indian scientists unearth Assam's Muga silk's wound-healing powers". Zee News. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.</ref><ref>"Indian scientists unearth wound-healing powers of Assam's Muga silk". Gulf News. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.</ref> She is a fellow of National Academy of Sciences. She is an emeritus scientist at the Department of Science & Technology in the Government of India.<ref>"Science weds art". Harmony India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2015.</ref><ref>"Zone wise list of Fellows & Honorary Fellows (2015 )" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.</ref><ref>"Women scientists continue to face discrimination'". The Sentinel. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2015.</ref><ref>"Indian scientists unearth Muga silks wound-healing powers". Free Press Journal. 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.</ref>

Early life and education

Chutia was one of the first girls to take Mathematics as a main subject in her school.<ref name=":0" /> She later studied physics at Cotton University, Assam where she obtained a BSc in 1967.<ref name=":1">The girl's guide to a life in science. Ramaswamy, Ram., Godbole, Rohini M., Dubey, Mandakini. New Delhi: Young Zubaan. 2011. ISBN 9789381017111. OCLC 774206856.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)</ref> She continued teaching at Cotton College before obtaining an MSc in physics at Dibrugarh University in 1969. Following this, Chutia taught for some time as a lecturer, eventually deciding to continue with research by pursuing a PhD at Dibrugarh University on a fellowship in 1976. Her research focused on the conduction mechanism of thin polymer films and she was awarded her degree in 1981.<ref name=":1" />

Career

After her PhD, Chutia continued her research at Dibrugarh University for another year as a CSIR-postdoctoral fellow. She entered the field of plasma physics at the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad and then joined the Institute for Plasma Research in Gandhinagar.<ref name=":0" /> She then returned to the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology as a faculty member and set up the Plasma Physics Laboratory.

After finishing a fellowship awarded by the Japanese government in 1988 to work at the Plasma Laboratory of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Tokyo, in 2005 she became the director of the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology.<ref name=":0">"My experience with research" (PDF). www.ias.ac.in. Retrieved 26 April 2015.</ref><ref>"Prof. Joyanti Chutia". www.ewwomen.in. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.</ref><ref>"INDIA-AUSTRALIA WORKSHOP ON BIOTECHNOLOGY ORGANISED". Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication Hindustan Times. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2015.</ref><ref>"KAMAL KUMARI NATIONAL AWARDS PRESENTED". Hindustan Times. 2 April 2006. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2015.</ref><ref>"IASST CELEBRATES FOUNDATION DAY". Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication Hindustan Times. 8 November 2006. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2015.</ref><ref>"WORKSHOP ON PLANT DIVERSITY HELD". Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication Hindustan Times. 23 November 2008. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2015.</ref>

Research

Chutia's research focuses on biomedicine, material science and biotechnology.<ref>"Joyanti Chutia | PhD | Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati | IASST | Division Physical Sciences". ResearchGate. Retrieved 16 February 2019.</ref> Her research has led to the development of a highly durable and degradable wound suturing material from Muga Silk.<ref>"Scientists unearth Assam's Muga silk's wound-healing powers". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 16 February 2019.</ref><ref>"Can Indian Silk Promote Wound Healing?". Advanced Tissue. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.</ref>

External links

• Joyanti Chutia publications indexed by Google Scholar
• Dr Joyanti Chutia Interview at YouTube
• Lecture by Dr J Chutia at UDVAWANA 2019 at YouTube