Fanya Ismail
| Fanya Ismail | |
|---|---|
 Fanya Ismail.jpg | |
| Born | Kurdistan |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (PhD) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Sol-gel technology |
Fanya Ismail is a Kurdish chemist and inventor. She is the Chief Executive and Founder of Sol-Gel Coatings & Advanced Materials. She was a winner of the 2019 Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award for developing paper coating which can be used instead of plastics in coffee cups.
Early life and education[edit]
Ismail was raised in Kurdistan. She moved to the United Kingdom in 1995, where she was a graduate student at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST).[1][2] She worked on interactions between dye molecules and sol-gel matrices and was supervised by Nicholas J. Goddard.[1][3][4]
Research and career[edit]
Ismail was award the 2019 Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award.[2][5][6] She creates environmentally friendly coffee cups using sol-gel materials made from small molecules.[7][8][9] Sol-gel materials have glass-like properties at low temperatures.[10][11] Ismail was part of the Next Gen Cup Challenge and started the business Sol-Gel Coatings & Advanced Materials after meeting an Enterprise Europe Network advisor, who supported her in working with the University of Greenwich on smart coatings.[12] The Enterprise Europe Network also assisted her to apply for a £5,000 award from Innovate UK to launch her company.[13]
Ismail's company was awarded £50,000 by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to go towards developing and marketing their product as part of International Women's Day.[14] She was congratulated on the award by Business Secretary Greg Clark MP.[15] She told Kent Online, "From not being able to say many words in English when I got to this country to getting this award, it's amazing."[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ismail, Fanya (2003). Chemical sensors and biosensors using leaky waveguides. manchester.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. OCLC 643219171. Copac 36699978.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kurdish woman recognized as one of UK's top women innovators". Kurdistan24.net. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ↑ Goddard, Nicholas J.; Fielden, Peter; Bastani, Behnam; Mansour, Rolan; Schoenleber, Monika; Ismail, Fanya (2011). "Strength of interactions between immobilized dye molecules and sol–gel matrices". Analyst. 136 (4): 807–815. doi:10.1039/C0AN00149J. ISSN 1364-5528. PMID 21120245.
- ↑ Goddard, Nicholas J.; Malins, Chris; Ismail, Fanya (2002). "Alkali treatment of dye-doped sol–gel glass films for rapid optical pH sensing". Analyst. 127 (2): 253–257. doi:10.1039/B108370H. ISSN 1364-5528.
- ↑ White, Maddy (15 March 2019). "Backing women in innovation: Female entrepreneurs could deliver £180bn to the economy". The Manufacturer. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ↑ "Women in Innovation: 9 female-led businesses backed". Gov.uk. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Nelson, Katie (2019-03-08). "Plastic-free coffee cup invention earns Fanya Ismail's Gillingham firm government grant for International Women's Day". Kent Online. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ↑ Shrestha, Priyanka (2019-03-08). "Women in Innovation: Energy and sustainability entrepreneurs win funding". Energy Live News. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ↑ "Purple plaques celebrate female innovators - UK Research and Innovation". ukri.org. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ↑ KTN. "KTN | Sol-Gel Technology Impresses As Market Expands". ktn-uk.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ↑ "Made to Measure: High-Precision Engineering Exhibition and Conference". CMM Magazine. 2015-09-02. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ↑ "Innovate UK: supporting collaboration through Innovation Networks". National Centre for Universities and Business. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ↑ UK, Innovate. "Innovate UK: supporting collaboration through Innovation Networks". NCUB. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ↑ "LISTEN: Fanya Ismail has invented a waterproof paper coating to replace the plastic in disposable coffee cups - 08/03/2019". Audioboom. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ↑ Cuff, Madeleine (8 March 2019). "International Women's Day: Green entrepreneurs among 'pioneering' women to win government funding boost". Business Green. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
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