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{{Short description|Indian physicist (born 1948)}}
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{{Infobox scientist
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| birth_date = 1948
| birth_place = [[Sivasagar]], [[Assam]], [[India]]
| citizenship = India
| fields = Physicist
| workplaces = Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology
| alma_mater = [[Cotton University]] (BSc)
<p>[[Dibrugarh University]] (MSc, PhD)</p>
<p>[[University of Pune]] </p>
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'''Joyanti Chutia''' is an Indian [[physicist]] who specializes in [[solid-state physics]] and [[Plasma (physics)|plasma physics]]. She was among the first women who have headed scientific institutions in India when she became the director of the [[Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology]] in [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]], which is the first major research institution in North East India.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/sci-tech/indian-scientists-unearth-assams-muga-silks-wound-healing-powers_1519193.html | title=Indian scientists unearth Assam's Muga silk's wound-healing powers | publisher=[[Zee News]] | date=23 December 2014 | accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/india/indian-scientists-unearth-wound-healing-powers-of-assam-s-muga-silk-1.1430826 | title=Indian scientists unearth wound-healing powers of Assam's Muga silk | publisher=[[Gulf News]]| date=23 December 2014 | accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> She is a fellow of [[National Academy of Sciences, India|National Academy of Sciences]]. She is an emeritus scientist at the [[Department of Science and Technology (India)|Department of Science & Technology]] in the Government of India.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=16607 | title=Science weds art | publisher=Harmony India | accessdate=26 April 2015 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091633/http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=16607 | archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nasi.org.in/ZONE%20-2015.pdf | title=Zone wise list of Fellows & Honorary Fellows (2015 ) | publisher=National Academy of Sciences | accessdate=18 November 2015 | archive-date=29 September 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929211457/http://www.nasi.org.in/ZONE%20-2015.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/state1/story.php?sec=2&subsec=2&id=204625&dtP=2014-09-30&ppr=1 | title=Women scientists continue to face discrimination' | publisher=The Sentinel | accessdate=18 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031711/http://www.sentinelassam.com/state1/story.php?sec=2&subsec=2&id=204625&dtP=2014-09-30&ppr=1 | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/indian-scientists-unearth-muga-silks-wound-healing-powers/ | title=Indian scientists unearth Muga silks wound-healing powers | newspaper=[[Free Press Journal]] | date=21 October 2014 | accessdate=18 November 2015 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119183609/http://www.freepressjournal.in/indian-scientists-unearth-muga-silks-wound-healing-powers/ | archivedate=19 November 2015 }}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Chutia was one of the first girls to take Mathematics as a main subject in her school.<ref name=":0" /> She later studied physics at [[Cotton College, Guwahati|Cotton University]], Assam where she obtained a BSc in 1967.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=The girl's guide to a life in science|date=2011|publisher=Young Zubaan|others=Ramaswamy, Ram., Godbole, Rohini M., Dubey, Mandakini.|isbn=9789381017111|location=New Delhi|oclc=774206856|url=https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/girl-s-guide-to-life-in-science-NAF416/}}</ref> She continued teaching at Cotton College before obtaining an MSc in physics at [[Dibrugarh University]] in 1969. Following this, Chutia taught for some time as a lecturer, eventually deciding to continue with research by pursuing a PhD at Dibrugarh University on a fellowship in 1976. Her research focused on the [[Conductive polymer|conduction mechanism]] of thin [[polymer]] films and she was awarded her degree in 1981.<ref name=":1" />

== Career ==

After her PhD, Chutia continued her research at Dibrugarh University for another year as a CSIR-postdoctoral fellow.
She entered the field of [[Plasma (physics)|plasma physics]] at the [[Physical Research Laboratory]] in [[Ahmedabad]] and then joined the [[Institute for Plasma Research]] in [[Gandhinagar]].<ref name=":0" />
She then returned to the [[Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology]] as a faculty member and set up the Plasma Physics Laboratory.

After finishing a fellowship awarded by the Japanese government in 1988 to work at the Plasma Laboratory of the [[Institute of Space and Astronautical Science]], Tokyo, in 2005 she became the director of the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology.<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=https://www.ias.ac.in/public/Resources/Initiatives/Women_in_Science/Contributors/joyantichutia.pdf | title=My experience with research | publisher=www.ias.ac.in | accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ewwomen.in/jchutia/ | title=Prof. Joyanti Chutia | publisher=www.ewwomen.in | accessdate=18 November 2015 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119060112/http://www.ewwomen.in/jchutia/ | archivedate=19 November 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = INDIA-AUSTRALIA WORKSHOP ON BIOTECHNOLOGY ORGANISED| work =Report from the [[Assam Tribune]] brought to you by HT Syndication [[Hindustan Times]]| date = 22 October 2008| accessdate = 18 November 2015| url = https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1581293231.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160220221442/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1581293231.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 20 February 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=KAMAL KUMARI NATIONAL AWARDS PRESENTED|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1014170351.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102083112/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1014170351.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 November 2012|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |accessdate=18 November 2015|date=2 April 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IASST CELEBRATES FOUNDATION DAY|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1158910171.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220221235/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1158910171.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2016|publisher=Report from the [[Assam Tribune]] brought to you by HT Syndication [[Hindustan Times]]|accessdate=18 November 2015|date=8 November 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WORKSHOP ON PLANT DIVERSITY HELD|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1600605301.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220221445/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1600605301.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2016|publisher=Report from the [[Assam Tribune]] brought to you by HT Syndication [[Hindustan Times]]|accessdate=18 November 2015|date=23 November 2008}}</ref>

== Research ==
Chutia's research focuses on [[biomedicine]], [[Materials science|material science]] and [[biotechnology]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joyanti_Chutia|title=Joyanti Chutia {{!}} PhD {{!}} Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati {{!}} IASST {{!}} Division Physical Sciences|website=ResearchGate|language=en|access-date=2019-02-16}}</ref> Her research has led to the development of a highly durable and degradable wound [[suturing]] material from [[Muga silk|Muga Silk]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2014/12/24/scientists-unearth-assams-muga-silks-wound-healing-powers/|title=Scientists unearth Assam's Muga silk's wound-healing powers|website=The Shillong Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://advancedtissue.com/2015/01/can-indian-silk-promote-wound-healing/|title=Can Indian Silk Promote Wound Healing?|date=2015-01-23|website=Advanced Tissue|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-16|archive-date=16 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216153618/https://advancedtissue.com/2015/01/can-indian-silk-promote-wound-healing/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Google Scholar id|id=YuFW5LMAAAAJ|name=Joyanti Chutia}}
* {{YouTube|id=DR9uO8RWYYc|title=Dr Joyanti Chutia Interview}}
* {{YouTube|id=BeteBmcDxrA|title=Lecture by Dr J Chutia at UDVAWANA 2019}}

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[[Category:1948 births]]
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[[Category:20th-century Indian physicists]]
[[Category:Fellows of the National Academy of Sciences, India]]
[[Category:People from Sivasagar district]]
[[Category:Scientists from Assam]]
[[Category:Women scientists from Assam]]
[[Category:Cotton College, Guwahati alumni]]
[[Category:Dibrugarh University alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women physicists]]

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