Saji George

Dr Saji George is an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry at McGill University and Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Nanotechnology for Food and Agriculture. Previously, Dr George was spearheading Centre for Sustainable Nanotechnology at Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore from where he completed several research projects addressing the health risks of nanomaterials and environmental contaminants. He is a co-PI at NSERC-CREATE Seed with the aim of promoting sustainability in the electronics industry by training Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) in an interdisciplinary training environment. Dr George addresses research questions related to the implications and application of nanotechnology with the ultimate goal of developing sustainable nanotechnology applications for food safety and security. This include the transformation of nanomaterials in environments and its consequences on human and environmental health and developing safety assured nanotechnologies for plant and animal agriculture. He has authored >80 peer reviewed articles, five patents and >50 invited talks. He has been serving as reviewer and editorial board member for many leading journals in the field of nanotechnology (nano-bio interactions). His excellences in teaching and research have been recognized by Ministry of Education, Singapore through the best mentor award and PS21 ExCEL Gold/Silver Awards in 2015 and 2016 and Canada Research Chair (Tier 2).