Dr. rer. nat. Firat Güder
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Dr. rer. nat. Firat Güder (FRSC), is a Turkish-German bioengineer, scientist, innovator and educator who is a professor of intelligent interfaces at Imperial College London, one of the leading research universities in the world.[1] Dr. Güder is the Chief Engineer and the Principal Investigator of his own research group (Güder Research Group) which was founded in 2016 in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial. In 2022, Dr. Güder was recognized as one of Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World by Junior Chamber International for his contributions to science and technology, education, innovation and humanitarian efforts.
Prior to his appointment at Imperial, he was a Research Fellow at at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. His position at Harvard was funded by the German Research Foundation International Fellowship. At Harvard, he worked with George Whitesides, one of the most prolific chemists alive today.
Dr. Güder and his research group work in the intersection of material science, electronics, computing, biology and chemistry to develop intelligent interfaces to connect complex chemical and biological systems with computers. The overall aim of their research is to develop impactful technologies to address pressing, global challenges related to animal and human health, food systems and environment. Dr. Güder is known for his work on low-cost sensors and actuators, wearable and implantable sensors and actuators, software-based chemical sensors, real-time physiological sensors for plants, atomic layer deposition, nanomaterials and micro/nanofabrication and the application of artificial intelligence in chemical and biological sensing. His research is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Royal Society, EPRC, BBSRC, Horizon Europe, US Army, Innovate UK, EIT Health, German Research Foundation among many others.
In addition to his scientific accomplishments, publications and patents, Dr. Güder is known for his translational activities having cofounded four deep tech startups to accelerate the delivery of societal impact of his research: BlakBear Ltd, [2] Unhindr Ltd.,[3] Spyras Ltd (acquired in 2022). and AniML Ltd. [4]
Scientific Career & Education
edit2014-16: Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
2012-14: Subgroup Leader, Lab for Nanotechnology, Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Germany
2008-12: Doctor rerum naturalium, summa cum laude, Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Germany
2006-08: MSc. Eng. Microsystem Engineering, University of Leuven/IMEC, Belgium & Furtwangen University, Germany
2004-06: BSc. Eng. Computer Engineering, First Division, University of New Brunswick, Canada
2002: High School Diploma, Rock Lake HS, Rock Lake, ND, US
Recognitions and Awards
edit- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
- One of Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World by Junior Chamber International [5]
- President's Award for Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship[6]
- Winner of the Turkish leg of JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World in the Scientific Leadership category
- “Rising Star in Sensing” by ACS Sensors[7]
- President's Medal for Excellence in Research for Outstanding Early Career Researcher [8]
- University of New Brunswick Young Alumni Achievement Award [9]
- Analytical Chemistry Trust Fund, Tom West Analytical Fellowship
- German Research Foundation International Fellowship
- KU Leuven International Scholarship
- Furtwangen University MTM Scholarship
- University of New Brunswick Class of 1939 Scholarship
- N. Myles Brown Undergraduate Scholarship
- Governor Thomas Carleton Scholarship
References
edit- ^ "Times Higher Education - University Rankings".
- ^ "BlakBear - Make Food Efficient". Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ "Home". Go unhindered. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ "Wearables for animals". AniML Tech. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ "List of recipients of Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World", Wikipedia, 2023-07-23, retrieved 2023-08-06
- ^ Nixon, Elizabeth (2022-06-28). "President's Awards for Excellence in Research". Senior appointments. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ "Rising Stars in Sensing".
- ^ "Recent Awards and Prizes". Imperial College London. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ "Recognizing exceptional young alumni with Proudly UNB Awards". blogs.unb.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
