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Canan Dağdeviren (b. 4 May 1985, Istanbul) Turkish physics engineer.

It is the inventor of devices that place piezoelectric materials (materials that can produce electrical energy from this pressure when a pressure, force is applied) on human organs and convert the movement of organs into electrical energy. She is the first Turkish scientist to be selected as a member of the Young Academy of Harvard University (Junior Fellow of Harvard).

Successes:

Forbes magazine's "30 scientists younger than 30 years old" list

She was selected as a member of the Young Academy of Harvard University (Junior Fellow of Harvard).

It was included in the list of Inventors Under 35, which MIT Technology Review compiled annually.

Illinois Innovation Award (Illinois Innovation Prize) won

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Date of birth : 4 May 1985

Place: ISTANBUL

Which science she has served: Material science and engineering

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