Soumya Vinod, as the Executive Director of the Rice Advanced Materials Institute (RAMI), plays a pivotal role in shaping the institute’s vision and impact. Her responsibilities encompass program development, strategic initiatives, and fostering robust connections with academia, government bodies, and industry stakeholders. She has a wealth of experience in idea generation, team leadership, and research management across diverse technology readiness levels in both industrial and academic settings.
Prior to her current role, Soumya served as the Director of Research and New Products at Clarkson Aerospace Corp, where she managed a multi-year collaborative program with over 20 participating universities, sponsored by the United States Air Force. Earlier in her career, Soumya worked as a Materials Scientist at Baker Hughes, focusing on the development of cutting-edge materials and technologies for downhole applications.< p/>
Soumya’s academic journey includes a PhD in Materials Science and NanoEngineering from Rice University (awarded in 2016) and an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hawaii Manoa (completed in 2010). Her outstanding achievements were recognized with the prestigious Nettie S. Autrey Fellowship in 2015. She has also authored several impactful publications, contributing to the scientific community’s knowledge base.
Publications:
- S.Vinod et al. Low density three dimensional foams using self-reinforced hybrid two dimensional atomic layers. Nature Communications (2014)
- S.Vinod et al. Strain rate dependent plasticity in graphite oxide. Nanoletters (2016)
- S.Vinod et al. GO as Epoxy Adhesive by Interfacial Reaction of Functionalities. Advanced Materials Interfaces (2017)
- S.Vinod et al. Layered three dimensional structure from graphene oxide and boron nitrdie atomic layers. Technical presentation. ASME International Mechanical Engg. Congress & Exposition (Nov. 2015)
- S.Vinod, C.S. Tiwary, P.M.Ajayan. Graphene Oxide/Boron Nitride Composite Foam with Enhanced Mechanical Stability. National Conference on Materials Science and Technology (2014)
- S. Vinod et al. Synthesis of Ultralow Density 3D Graphene-CNT Foams Using a Two-Step Method.Nanoscale (2016)
- S.Vinod et al. High Strength Ti-6Al-4V Base Composites by Dispersion of in situ Generated Stable Nanoparticles. MRS Spring Meeting (2018)
- P.M.Sudeep, S.Vinod et al. Functionalized Boron Nitride Porous Solids.. RSC Advances (2015)
- S. Sridhar, C.S. Tiwary, S.Vinod , J. Tijerina, S.V. Sridhar, K.Kalaga, A.Hart, S.Ozden, R.Vajtai,
- R.K.Sinha, H. Harsh, P.M.Ajayan. Ultra-low Turn On and Threshold Voltage from Metal DecoratedCarbon Nanotubes. ACS Nano (2014)
- B.M.Krishna, M.Man, S.Vinod, C.Chin, T;Harada, J.Taha-Tijerina, P.Nguyen, P.Chang, N.T.Narayanan, P.M.Ajayan, S.Talapatra, K.M.Dani . Novel Opto-Electronic Functionality in 3D Van der Waals Solids. Advanced Optical Materials (2015)
- B.M.Krishna, M.Man, S.Vinod, C.Chin, T;Harada, J.Taha-Tijerina, P.Nguyen, P.Chang, N.T.Narayanan, P.M.Ajayan, S.Talapatra, K.M.Dani. Emergent Photophenomenon in 3D Van der Waals Heterostructures. CLEO , OSA (2015)
- E.Husain, T.N.Narayanan, J.Taha, S.Vinod, R.Vajatai, P.M.Ajayan. Marine Corrosion Protective Coatings of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Thin Films on Stainless Steel. ACS Applied Materials Interfaces (2013)
- S. Vandana, V. Kochat, J. Lee, V. Varshney, S. Yazdi1, J. Shen, S. Kosolwattana, S. Vinod, R. Vajtai, A. K Roy, C.S. Tiwary, P.M. Ajayan. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2016)
- D. Chakravarty, C.S. Tiwary, C.F. Woellner. S. Radhakirshnan. S.Vinod, D.S. Galvao, P.M. Ajayan. 3D Porous Graphene by Low-Temperature Plasma Welding for Bone Implants. Advanced Materials (2016)
- P. Kumbhakar, A.K.Kole, C.S. Tiwary, S.Biswas, S.Vinod, J. Tijerina, U. Chatterjee, P.M. Ajayan.
- Nonlinear Optical Properties and Temperature-Dependent UV–Vis Absorption and Photoluminescence Emission in 2D Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheets. Advanced Optical Materials (2015)
- D. Chakravarty, C.S. Tiwary, L. D. Machado, G. Brunetto, S. Vinod, R.M. Yadav, D. S. Galvao, S. V.Joshi, G.Sundararajan, P. M. Ajayan. Zirconia Nanoparticle Reinforced, Morphology Engineered Graphene based Foams. Advanced Materials (2015)
- C. Gautam, C.S. Tiwary, S.Jose, G. Brunetto, S.Ozden, S.Vinod, P.Raghavan, S.Birdar, D.S.Galvao, P.M.Ajayan.Synthesis of Low-Density, Carbon-Doped, Porous Hexagonal Boron Nitride Solids. ACS Nano (2015)
- S. Vandana, V. Kochat, J. Lee, V. Varshney, S. Yazdi, J. Shen, S. Kosolwattana, S. Vinod, R. Vajtai, A.Roy, C. S. Tiwary, P.M. Ajayan. Heterostructure coatings of hBN- MoS2 layers for corrosion resistance. J.Phys. D: Appl. Phys (2016)
Patents:
- Kovalchuck, A. Sadana, S.Vinod. Epoxy- based filtration of fluids. US20220003084A1