Nanotechnology-Based Sensing Platforms for Illicit Drugs

Sayan Ganguly is a Senior Researcher at the University of Waterloo, Canada. His primary research interests include superabsorbent hydrogels, composite hydrogels, polymer-graphene nanocomposites, MXene-polymer systems, polymer composites for EMI shielding, and conducting polymer composites. Poushali Das is a Senior Research Scientist in the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University, Canada. Her research interests include MXenes, multifunctional luminescent quantum dots, and applications in sensors, healthcare, smart nanocomposites, hydrogels, and 3D printing. Dr. Amin Reza Rajabzadeh is an Associate Professor and former Chair of the Biotechnology Program at the School of Engineering Practice and Technology, McMaster University, Canada. Dr. Rajabzadeh specializes in the field of biochemical engineering with a focus on biosensors, bioseparation and purification, bioprocess monitoring and control, bioreactor design, and environmental engineering. Dr. Rajabzadeh is a Professional Engineer of Ontario and is a member of the Canadian Engineering Education Association and the American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Rajab Zadeh was a MacPherson Leadership in Teaching and Learning (LTL) Fellow from 2017 to 2019. Dr. Seshasai Srinivasan is an Associate Professor in McMaster University's Faculty of Engineering. Prior to this, he has held a Research Scientist and a part-time instructor position in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering of Ryerson University, a postdoctoral position at the Laboratory of Food Process Engineering of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zurich) in Switzerland and a Research Associate position in the Engine Research Center of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.