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{{short description|Indian scientist and engineer}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Arti Agrawal
| alma_mater = Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
| doctoral_advisor = Anurag Sharma
| fields = Physics, optics and engineering
}}

'''Arti Agrawal''' is a scientist and engineer known for her work on computational [[photonics]] as well as [[diversity, equity, and inclusion]] in [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]]; she has been recognized in both of these areas by a number of awards.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> Her research is focused on [[Computer simulation|numerical modeling]] and [[Mathematical model|simulation]] of photonic devices and [[Optics|optical]] components. Agrawal is currently serving as Associate Professor and the Director of Women in Engineering and Information Technology at the [[University of Technology Sydney]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Dr. Arti Agrawal, Biography, University of Technology Sydney|url=https://www.uts.edu.au/staff/arti.agrawal}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Arti Agrawal, Living History, OSA|url=https://www.osa.org/en-us/history/biographies/bios/arti_agrawal/}}</ref> and Associate Vice President of Diversity for the [[IEEE Photonics Society]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Membership Council, IEEE Photonics Society|url=https://www.photonicssociety.org/membership/membership-council}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Agrawal was born in [[New Delhi]], [[India]].<ref name=":2" /> She earned her Ph.D. in [[Physics]] at the [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi|Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi]] in 2005, developing mathematical techniques to study optical beam propagation in waveguides <ref>{{Cite web|last=Agrawal|first=Arti|date=2004|title=Paraxial and Non-Paraxial Wave Propagation Through Optical Waveguides, PhD dissertation|url=http://eprint.iitd.ac.in/bitstream/handle/2074/4225/TH-3082.pdf?sequence=2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Sharma|first1=Anurag|last2=Agrawal|first2=Arti|date=2004|title=New method for nonparaxial beam propagation|url=https://www.osapublishing.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?uri=josaa-21-6-1082|journal=JOSA A|language=EN|volume=21|issue=6|pages=1082–1087|doi=10.1364/JOSAA.21.001082|pmid=15191191|bibcode=2004JOSAA..21.1082S |issn=1520-8532|url-access=subscription}}</ref> with [[Anurag Sharma (physicist)|Anurag Sharma]]. Agrawal was awarded a [[Royal Society]] Postdoctoral Fellowship to study [[Photonic-crystal fiber|photonic crystal fibers]] at the [[City, University of London]]; she then spent almost a decade working there as a researcher, lecturer, and PhD adviser.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== Research and career ==
Agrawal is an author or editor of a number of books on computational photonics<ref name=":5">{{Cite book|url=https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319554372|title=Recent Trends in Computational Photonics|date=2017|publisher=Springer International Publishing|isbn=978-3-319-55437-2|editor-last=Agrawal|editor-first=Arti|series=Springer Series in Optical Sciences|language=en|editor-last2=Benson|editor-first2=Trevor|editor-last3=Rue|editor-first3=Richard De La|editor-last4=Wurtz|editor-first4=Gregory}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Finite Element Modeling Methods for Photonics, Artech House|url=https://us.artechhouse.com/Finite-Element-Modeling-Methods-for-Photonics-P1591.aspx|access-date=2020-06-13|website=us.artechhouse.com|archive-date=2020-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613192540/https://us.artechhouse.com/Finite-Element-Modeling-Methods-for-Photonics-P1591.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> and over 50 peer-reviewed articles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Publications of A. Agrawal, CityLibrary, City University of London|url=https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/view/creators/Agrawal=3AA=2E=3A=3A.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arti Agrawal, Profile, ORCiD|url=https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6973-9231}}</ref> She teaches physics, optics, and engineering courses.<ref name=":0" /> Her areas of expertise include [[finite element method]]s, [[solar cell]]s, [[Photonic-crystal fiber|photonic crystal fibers]], [[nanophotonics]], non-paraxial optics, supercontinuum generation, and [[biomedical optics]].

Agrawal has engaged with numerous organizations and projects relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion in [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]], including outreach to young students, creating internship and scholarship opportunities for women, founding networking groups, organizing conferences, and is currently leading a department dedicated to women in STEM.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=About GWN Multicultural, LGBTQ+ Women's Network|date=5 September 2015 |url=https://www.gwn.org.uk/gwnm/}}</ref> She focuses her efforts on women, [[Person of color|people of color]], and those identifying as [[LGBT|LGBTQ+]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":7" />

=== Awards, selected ===
* [[The Optical Society]] Diversity & Inclusion Advocacy Recognition "For an unwavering dedication to promoting diversity and inclusion throughout the global optics and photonics community."<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Diversity & Inclusion Advocacy Recognition Winners|url=https://www.osa.org/en-us/get_involved/diversity_inclusion/diversity_inclusion_advocacy_rec/2020_recipients/|website=The Optical Society}}</ref>
* Fellow, [[Australian Institute of Physics]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fellows List, Australian Institute of Physics|url=https://aip.org.au/joining-the-aip/public-fellows-list/}}</ref>
*Senior member, [[The Optical Society|OSA]]<ref name=":1" />
*Senior member, [[IEEE Photonics Society]]<ref name=":1" />
*Distinguished Service Award 2020, [[IEEE Photonics Society]], "For exceptional contributions to the Photonics Society as a champion of Diversity and Inclusion initiatives."<ref name=":3" />
*Excellence in Teaching, [[City, University of London]]<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|date=2016|title=Prestigious award for City engineering academic, City University of London News|url=https://www.city.ac.uk/news/2016/feb/prestigious-award-for-city-engineering-academic}}</ref>
*[[The Optical Society|OSA]] Ambassador, 2016<ref name=":8" />

=== Academic service, selected ===

* Associate vice president of diversity, [[IEEE Photonics Society]]<ref name=":4" />
* Chair and board member, Membership Engagement and Development Council, [[The Optical Society|OSA]]<ref name=":3" />
* Associate editor, ''IEEE Photonics Journal''<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Arti Agrawal, Distinguished Service Award, IEEE Photonics Society|url=https://www.photonicssociety.org/awards/distinguished-service-award}}</ref>
* Section editor, ''Journal of the European Optical Society''
*Organizer, Women in Engineering Symposium, 2019<ref name=":2" />
*Founder, GWN ([[LGBT|LGBTQ+]] Women's Networking) Multicultural group, 2009<ref name=":7" />

=== Publications, selected ===
*''Recent Trends in Computational Photonics'', Springer (2017)<ref name=":5" />
*''Finite Element Time Domain Methods for Photonics'', Springer (2017)<ref name=":6" />
*"Hut-like pillar array Si solar cells," Solar Energy (2016)<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Cabrera-España|first1=Francisco J.|last2=Agrawal|first2=Arti|date=2016-07-01|title=Hut-like pillar array Si solar cells|url=https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/13962/3/Unmarked%2520revised%2520Manuscript.pdf|journal=Solar Energy|language=en|volume=132|pages=357–362|doi=10.1016/j.solener.2016.03.026|bibcode=2016SoEn..132..357C |s2cid=67851487 |issn=0038-092X}}</ref>
*"Golden spiral photonic crystal fiber: polarization and dispersion properties," Optics Letters (2008)<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Agrawal|first1=Arti|last2=Kejalakshmy|first2=N.|last3=Chen|first3=J.|last4=Rahman|first4=B. M. A.|last5=Grattan|first5=K. T. V.|date=2008-11-15|title=Golden spiral photonic crystal fiber: polarization and dispersion properties|url=https://www.osapublishing.org/ol/abstract.cfm?uri=ol-33-22-2716|journal=Optics Letters|language=EN|volume=33|issue=22|pages=2716–2718|doi=10.1364/OL.33.002716|pmid=19015719|bibcode=2008OptL...33.2716A |issn=1539-4794}}</ref>
*"New method for nonparaxial beam propagation," Journal of the Optical Society of America A (2004)<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Sharma|first1=Anurag|last2=Agrawal|first2=Arti|date=2004-06-01|title=New method for nonparaxial beam propagation|url=https://www.osapublishing.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?uri=josaa-21-6-1082|journal=JOSA A|language=EN|volume=21|issue=6|pages=1082–1087|doi=10.1364/JOSAA.21.001082|pmid=15191191|bibcode=2004JOSAA..21.1082S |issn=1520-8532}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Agrawal is a [[lesbian]]<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|title=Arti Agrawal, Profile, 500 Queer Scientists|url=https://500queerscientists.com/arti-agrawal/?ids=[748,564,449,183}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Arti Agrawal, Interview, SAGE (Science in Australia Gender Equity)|url=https://www.sciencegenderequity.org.au/sage-qa-with-dr-arti-agrawal-associate-professor-and-director-women-in-engineering-and-it-faculty-of-engineering-and-it-uts/|access-date=2020-06-13|archive-date=2022-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107033934/https://www.sciencegenderequity.org.au/sage-qa-with-dr-arti-agrawal-associate-professor-and-director-women-in-engineering-and-it-faculty-of-engineering-and-it-uts/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arti Agrawal, LGBTQ Faith project|url=https://lgbtqfaith.tumblr.com/post/139044559462/arti-agrawal-i-am-a-lesbian-and-i-am-hindu-yet}}</ref> and has founded and worked with a number of organizations to support [[LGBT|LGBTQ+]] students in [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":9" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=We Need to Support Our LGBT Community, IEEE Spectrum|date=11 January 2019 |url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/we-need-to-support-our-lgbt-community}}</ref><ref name=":7" /> She maintains a personal blog about science, policy, equality and diversity, and teaching.<ref>{{Cite web|title=artiagrawal|url=https://artiagrawal.wordpress.com/}}</ref>

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