Electronics Lecturer, The Dyson Institute
Nikita joined The Dyson Institute as a Lecturer in Electronics in Sept 2020. Before that, she was a Schlumberger Faculty for Future Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Engineering Sciences, University of Oxford (2019-20) with a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from University of Cambridge (2013-18).
Listed in the ‘Top 50 Women in Engineering in UK' in 2017(Women’s Engineering Society), Nikita is an invited Global Ambassador for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering and a TEDx Speaker. A passionate educator, STEM communicator and a champion for women in STEM, she mentors many aspiring young people in STEM and research.
“We need engineers to solve the world’s problems; from farming and energy to automatization and space travel, there is a fascinating world of engineering life which knows no gender. Whether you are into sports or art, teaching or tech, there’s a place in engineering for you!