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ERICA S. FORZANI
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SAM NUGEN
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Current Position. Associate Professor, Arizona State
Current Position. Associate Professor of Food & Biosystems
University; and Deputy Director of ASU’s Center for Bio-
Engineering, Department of Food Science, Cornell University,
electronics & Biosensors, The Biodesign Institute; and Research
Ithaca, New York. Education. B.S. Animal Science and Food Science, University
Associate at Mayo Clinic, Arizona. Education. B.S. in Clinical Chemistry and Ph.D. in Chemistry,
of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont (1998); M.S. in Food
Cordoba National University, Argentina. Nonscientific Interests. I am an entrepreneur by heart.
Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (1999); and
I bridge the gap between the lab bench and the needs in the real
Ph.D. in Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
world. I have cofounded Breezing with NJ Tao and brought to the
(2008). Nonscientific Interests. I love playing music with my wife, and
market the world’s first mobile metabolism tracker, Breezing (www.breezing.com) to help weight management. I am the VP of Customer Experience for Breezing, and have interacted with
playing Lego with my kids. We all love to travel together. My research group focuses on the development of low-cost
users, scientists, and professionals in their practices around the
sensors for food and water safety, with application in low-
world to bring an indirect calorimetry methoda method to
resource settings. Currently, we are using synthetic biology to
measure energy expenditure rateinto people’s hands. We have
design bacteriophages for use as either diagnostic reporter probes
2,000 users of Breezing and there have been over 40,000 tests
or therapeutic agents. The work is of interest to me because it
performed with the Tracker all over the world. I also like hiking and swimming. My current research interests are the development of novel
combines principles in engineering, microbiology, molecular
hybrid chemical and biosensors and the integration of sensors
specificity, and reporter probes for sensitivity. We are addressing
into wireless, noninvasive, and inexpensive sensor devices. I focus
the current limitations in low-cost diagnostics by designing
genetics, and materials science to design new tail fibers for
on health applications, and environmental health and safety.
the bacteriophages to capture, separate, concentrate, and
In addition, I have served as Guest Editor of Nanotechnology
detect bacteria. (Read Nugen’s letter; DOI: 10.1021/acssen-
Journal, and am a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal
sors.7b00561.)
of Biosensors and Bioelectronics and Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine. (Read Forzani’s article; DOI:
Received: November 8, 2017 Published: November 22, 2017
10.1021/acssensors.7b00518.) © 2017 American Chemical Society
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into two main research fields: the improvement and the development of both traditional safety sensors, and air quality sensors for pollution monitoring. In the past few years, we introduced several new products for safety applications, such as a lead-free oxygen sensor, an ammonia sensor, a hydrogen sensor, as well as dual sensors. We also created the first series of air quality sensors for inorganic gases including NO2, NO, O3, SO2, CO, and H2S. A great focus is on producing sensors that are reliable and robust. We make sure the sensors will be operational for years in continuous use. Applying theoretical knowledge to real life problems, in a vibrant environment, brings a sense of purpose to my research. (Read Baron’s review; DOI: 10.1021/ acssensors.7b00620.)
TIFFANY WALSH
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Current Position. Professor of BioNanotechnology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia. Education. B.Sc. (Hons.) with a major in Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Australia; and Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemistry, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. Nonscientific Interests. Scuba diving the incredible range of outstanding local dive sites in Port Phillip Bay and the Surf Coast, and enjoying the diverting and delightful array of world-class wineries in my regionalthough obviously not at the same time! My research interests focus on computational modeling of the interface between soft matter and solid surfaces, including nanomaterials, using molecular dynamics simulations. (Read Walsh’s article; DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.7b00435.)
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ZHANZHI LIU
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Current Position. Ph.D. student, Institute of Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Education. B.S. in Biotechnology, Shandong Agricultural University, China (2010); and M.S. in Microbiology, China Agricultural University, China (2013). Nonscientific Interests. Traveling, photography, music, and movies. My current research focuses on protein engineering of membrane protein FhuA for the controlled release of compounds. Specifically, we are generating new FhuA variants with a wider diameter, longer length, and other properties. At the same time, we are developing the controlled release system based on polymersome and engineered FhuA variants, and we are also developing whole cell screening assay based on flow cytometry, for the ultrahigh throughput screening of FhuA variants. The engineered FhuA variants allow us to tune the permeability of the membrane protein-functionalized polymer membrane with potential applications in biosenors, nanoreactors, and drug release. (Read Liu’s article; DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.7b00481.)
RONAN BARON
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Current Position. Senior Scientist, Alphasense Ltd., Great Notley, United Kingdom. Education. B.Sc. in Chemistry (1996) and M.Sc. in Chemistry (1998), Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, France; Ph.D. in Electrochemistry (2002), Ecole Nationale de Chimie de Rennes, France; first postdoctoral research fellowship, University of Jerusalem, Israel (2003−2006); second postdoctoral research position, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (2006−2009); and Habilitation thesis (HDR), University of Lyon, France (2009). Nonscientific Interests. My interest range is varied. Most of all I enjoy traveling, martial arts, and sailing with friends along the West coast of France. I am responsible for the research and development of Alphasense electrochemical gas sensors. Our research is divided 1548
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