Inspiring journey of Odisha scientist Elina Mishra who received pat from PM Modi

In a proud moment for Odisha, a Bhubaneswar-born nuclear scientist Elina Mishra at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai featured in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s social media properties on International Women’s Day and shared her journey.

Demonstrating his unwavering commitment to women’s empowerment, PM Modi handed over his social media accounts to six inspiring women. Elina was among the six lucky women and encouraged young women to explore careers in science and technology through PM Modi’s social media handle.

She took over PM Modi’s social media handle and shared, “I hail from Bhubaneswar, Odisha. I come from a family with a strong academic background and thus, they created a ripe environment to learn science. My interest and inquisitiveness for science developed due to my father, who is my inspiration and whom I have seen relentlessly working towards his research. My dream of working in the scientific domain was fulfilled when I was selected in Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai.”

 

 

 

 

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Elina’s Journey:

She continued, “I was fortunate enough to be associated with a group working in the field of electromagnetism, accelerator physics and technology. I was associated with the development of magnetic and RF (Radio Frequency) characterisation of Drift Tube Linac cavities for Low Energy High Intensity Proton Accelerator (LEHIPA). It was indeed a very proud and satisfying moment when a 20 MeV proton beam was successfully accelerated.”

“Under Indian Institutes Fermilab Collaboration (IIFC), we have indigenously designed and developed several focusing quadrupole magnets and beam steering dipole corrector magnets for 800 MeV Proton Improvement Plan (PIP-II) project of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Chicago. BARC designed and developed magnets are now a part of PIP-II beamline,” she wrote.

Nuclear Technology Can Improve Lives!

“Owing to the fact that at remote and rural locations, primary health care diagnosis and imaging facilities are sparse in number, a novel solution has been devised for a low-cost, compact, portable, cryo-free, lightweight system which can be easily transported to remote areas. Towards this, we have designed and developed a Halbach based permanent magnet dipole with an in-built magnetic field gradient for medical applications,” she further added.

“A lot of this may sound technical but it is certainly satisfying and also shows how nuclear technology can improve lives!” BARC scientist Elina Mishra concluded.