We are delighted to announce that Professor Sohini Kar-Narayan, Professorial Fellow of Clare Hall, has been elected as one of 71 new Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering. The Fellows have been elected for making exceptional contributions to their own sector, pioneering new innovations, leading progress in business or academia, providing high level advice to government, and promoting wider understanding of engineering and technology.

The new Fellows will be formally admitted to the Academy at a special ceremony in London on 27 November, when each Fellow will sign the roll book. In joining the Fellowship, they will lend their unique capabilities to achieving the Academy’s overarching strategic goal to harness the power of engineering to create a sustainable society and an inclusive economy for all.

Dr John Lazar CBE FREng, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, says: “Our new Fellows represent some of the most talented people in the world of engineering and are taken from the ranks of those who are aiming to address some of our most critical problems. We are proud to say that many of our newly elected Fellows have come from underrepresented groups in engineering and related sectors and we hope this helps to tackle some of the issues around a lack of diversity within the profession. There is ample evidence that a wider pool of ideas and experiences helps to improve decision-making and develop novel solutions to global challenges.”

Warmest congratulations to Professor Kar-Narayan!