Brief Biography
BSc (1986) and MSc
(1989) in Physics,
PhD in Physics (1993-1997),
University of
Postdoctoral Research Associate
(1997-1999) and then Research Associate (1999-2000) in the Laboratory for
Surface Modification (Nanophysics Laboratory) at
Canadian Institutes of Health
Research (CIHR) Senior Research Fellow (Phase I) at the Faculty of Medicine,
University of
CIHR Senior Research Fellow
(Phase I) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) (2002-2003) with
Prof. Ahmed H. Zewail (Nobel Laureate in 1999
Chemistry)
CIHR Senior
Research Fellow (Phase II, Jan 2004-Dec. 2005). Assistant Professor in Physics, cross appointed to
the Chemistry Dept, University of Waterloo, 2004-2007.
(Tenured) Associate
Professor in Physics, cross appointed to the Department of Chemistry,
University of Waterloo, 2008-.
Associate
Professor, cross appointed to the Department of Biology, University of
Waterloo, 2009--.
Receiving an Early Researcher Award (2007-2012) from Ontario’s Ministry of Research and Innovation.
Receiving a New Investigator
Award (2008-2013) from Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Reviewers for international
journals including Science, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review
B, Physical Review E, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of
Medicinal Chemistry, Surface Science, Journal Chemical Physics, Journal of
Physical Chemistry, Cell Proliferation, Annual Geophysics, etc., and reviewer
for Canada Research Chairs Program, NSERC, British Council, the US ACS
Petroleum Research Funds, European Science Foundation, etc.
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