Professor Sahika Inal

Principal Investigator

Associate Professor of Bioscience

Current

Research Interests

​Professor Inal designs electronic devices that can efficiently communicate with biological systems. Her research interests cover organic electronic materials and devices that can address research and clinical health monitoring and therapy needs. She is particularly interested in ionic-electronic conduction in organic electronic materials and explores the potential of these materials for recording biological signals and modulating biological events. While investigating transport in organic electronics, she functionalizes these materials to make seamless interfaces with human body.

Selected Publications

 

Education

  • ​Ph.D., Experimental Physics, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany, 2013
  • M.Sc., Polymer Science, FU Berlin, TU Berlin, HU Berlin, University of Potsdam, Berlin/Potsdam, Germany, 2009
  • B.Sc., Textile Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2007

Professional Profile

  • 2021 – Present: ​Associate Professor of Bioscience, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, Organic Bioelectronics Lab, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2016 – 2021: Assistant Professor of Bioscience, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, Organic Bioelectronics Lab, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2013 – 2016: Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Bioelectronics, Centre Microélectronique de Provence, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de St. Etienne, Gardanne, France 
  • 2008 – 2013: Research and Teaching Assistant, Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics and Astronomy, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

Scientific and Professional Membership

  • ​Materials Research Society (MRS)

KAUST Affiliations

​Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC) 
Biological and Environmental Science & Engineering Division (BESE)
Electrical Engineering (EE)
Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)


Research Interests Keywords

Biomedical devices Organic semiconductors Polymers Bioelectronics Cell biology Tissue engineering