Narayan Simrit Kaur obtained her B.Eng. in Materials Engineering at TH Nuremberg in
2013 while working as a research assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute
ZKLM in power electronics. After a few years in industry working as a
materials tester of metals in the automotive sector and as a
scientific assistant determining the mechanical and chemical behaviour
of carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics in the aerospace sector, she
gained her M.Sc. in Materials Science in 2021. She spent her final
year in solid state chemistry, synthesising new rare-earth doped
structures for luminescent materials.  Her Ph.D. focuses on the
particle morphology control in Ni-rich layered oxides as cathode
materials for Li-ion batteries.

In September 2024 Narayan moved to WMG, as Research Assistant with FutureCat.

Narayan’s free time is spent creatively as
well, with cooking, miniature painting or mosaic making to complement
the work-life balance achieved by yoga, meditation, and mindfulness.
Her biggest love are her cats.