Team
Victor J. Cadarso
Victor J. Cadarso is an experienced person in R&D in a multidisciplinary domain. He has worked in the development of micro-optical, photonic and integrated optics devices, (bio)sensors, micro-mechanical systems and advanced silicon and polymer based micro/nano-technologies oriented to different applications. He has actively participated and led different international research and industrial projects, resulting in the commercialisation of novel products and the founding of a start-up company.
Currently he is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Monash University and head of the Applied Micro and Nanotechnology Lab.
Research Group Members
 Sarah G. Nejad
Sarah received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Isfahan university of technology and Tarbiat Modares University respectively with an emphasis on friction stir welding and preparing advanced materials via self-combustion method. Currently, Sarah’s research includes the development of nanoengineered surfaces for biological applications and the up-scaling of such technologies.
 Erick Vargas Ordaz
Erick concluded his B. Eng (Hons) at the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico where he worked analysing and processing images of biological samples where have you started to immerse yourself in the field of micro imaging. Currently, he is investigating and analysing the characteristics to create a monolithic micro-optic system.
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 Esma Dervisevic
Esma graduated from Genetics and Bioengineering Department, Fatih University-Istanbul where her research there covered the development of electrochemcial sensing platforms for diagnostics and food freshness assessment. Currently she works on fabrication of photonic and electrochemical biosensors based on polymeric substrates.
 Hazem Abdelmaksoud
Hazem is a research officer and final year PhD Candidate “Biomaterials engineering and Nanomedicine”. His key research interest lies at the intersection of material science, biomedicine and analytical chemistry, focusing on semiconductor materials nanostructures fabrication, surface modification, and application as an analytical substrate, biomaterials, and biosensing platforms. Currently he is developing a fabrication method for a nanostructured biomaterial in context of screening of cell behavior and promotion of tissue formation.
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 Dr. Bahman Delalat
Dr. Bahman Delalat completed a M.S. in clinical laboratory haematology at TMU (2006), Ph.D. in clinical laboratory haematology and blood banking at TMU. He then furthered his studies at Flinders University, University of South Australia and CSIRO for 8 years as a postdoctoral research fellow in stem cell biology, cell therapy and tissue engineering. Dr. Delalat investigates biomaterials, stem cells, bioprinting, scaffolds and high throughput techniques for the regeneration of tissues, particularly bone, cartilage and liver tissues. With recent advances in SAW technology, our laboratory has focused on the development of platforms for the treatment and understanding of clinically relevant problems ranging from cardiovascular disease to pulmonary.
 Cynthia Richard
Cynthia is a PhD student from Canada. She graduated with a B.Eng. in Engineering Physics from Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada). Upon graduating she relocated to Germany to complete her Masters in Nanobiophysics at the Biotechnology Center of the TU Dresden. During her time in Dresden Cynthia worked as a student research assistant in the SAWLab Saxony, part of the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden). They worked towards developing an acoustic-based microfluidic device for the separation of blood cells with lithographically defined, on-chip fluidic channels. During her PhD here at Monash Cynthia will be working towards incorporating acoustics in a 3D bio-printing setup for enhanced tissue printing.
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 Bryan Ang
Bryan Ang graduated from his Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (First Class Honours) from Monash University where he worked on the optical characterisation of microfluidic sensing systems for beach water quality monitoring. He is currently doing his PhD on water and foodborne pathogen detection using microfluidic systems with ambitions to revolutionize quality monitoring systems of food streams, drinking water systems and natural water environments locally and in developing countries.
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Applied Micro and Nano Technology team - Summer 2019
From left to right: Sarah, Bahman, Bryan, Victor, Hazem, Esma and Eirc
Alumni
Laura Kandoth
Laura Kandoth: Summer research project student 2017 - 2018
