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Sohini Kar-Narayan is a leading figure in the field of functional materials, with her research centered on piezoelectric polymers, energy harvesting, and soft robotics. Her major contributions include pioneering scalable methods for fabricating high-performance piezoelectric polymer nanowires, as demonstrated in her highly cited 2014 work on a self-poled nanogenerator achieving record energy conversion efficiency (201 citations). She has also advanced the understanding of electroactive polymers for sensing mechanical and chemical stimuli (209 citations), and her recent work on 3D-printed shape-memory polymers and aerosol-jet-printed microfluidic force sensors is driving innovation in soft robotics and biomedical sensing. With over 500 total citations across her most impactful papers, Kar-Narayan’s research has significantly influenced the development of flexible, conformable devices for energy harvesting and tactile sensing. Her contributions to the 2022 Roadmap on nanogenerators and piezotronics further underscore her role as a key voice in the field, bridging fundamental materials science with practical applications in wearable electronics and autonomous systems.