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Manu Prakash

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Manu Prakash
Alma materMIT, IIT Kanpur
Known forFoldscope, Paperfuge
AwardsMacArthur Fellows Program (2016)
Scientific career
FieldsBioengineering
InstitutionsStanford University

Manu Prakash is an Indian born scientist who is a Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford University. He is best known for his Foldscope[1] and Paperfuge[2].

Prakash received the MacArthur Fellowship in September 2016.[3]

References

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