- 📖 As we wrap up 2025, we continue our series In the Postdoc’s Library, where postdoctoral researchers at @charlesuni.cuni.cz share what has recently inspired or engaged them – from books and articles to podcasts. For December, Chandana Ravikumar offers her picks.Dec 16, 2025 08:21
- Chandana is an MSCA-CZ OPJAK postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Physics of Materials, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, bridging electrical engineering and materials science through finite-element modelling and thermodynamic simulations.
- 💡Chandana's recent picks: 🔹Becoming Transdisciplinary – Tanya Augsburg (2014) "Recommended to me recently—loved it! Perfect for anyone building a career across disciplines, highlighting creativity and humble bridge-building."
- 🔹Temperature Effect Analysis of PVDF-Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvester – Chandana Ravikumar, et al. (2025) "My own work! Combines materials science, mechanical engineering & electronics to model and optimize energy harvesting. A glimpse into my PhD and interdisciplinary approach."
- 🔹Elon Musk: A Different Conversation w/ Nikhil Kamath "Loved this podcast! Mind-opening on the future of work—where work could become optional & creativity the real currency."