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Hicham Fenniri

Biography

Hicham Fenniri is the Director of the SupramolecularNanoscale Assembly program at the NRC National Institute for Nanotechnology (Canada’s Government Laboratory), and is Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

Dr. Fenniri has achieved international recognition as a leader in the areas nanomedicine, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, and materials sciences. His groupworks at the forefront of basic and applied nanosciences, in collaboration with various academic institutions, federal laboratories, and with the private sector.Dr. Fenniri’s contributions appeared in over 130 publications, 8 patents, and over 320 contributed national and international conference papers. Dr. Fenniri’s work was also presented in over 130 invited distinguished lectures, colloquiaand seminars around the globe. His research programs are supported by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, the US National Institutes of Health, The National Research Council of Canada, the University of Alberta, and several private, provincial and federal funding organizations.

Research Interest

Dr. Fenniri′s research is at the interface of supramolecular and dynamic chemistry with the aim of developing self-assembled, complex supramolecular structures with programmable properties.