Dr. Iyer graduated with a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Clemson University, South Carolina, USA in August 2004. Following this he was awarded President’s postdoctoral fellowship at Clarkson University, New York, USA where he developed Bio-Atomic Force Microscopy method. Dr Iyer relocated to The University of Western Australia (UWA) in 2006 and was awarded three consecutive ARC Fellowships (APD, QEII and Future Fellowship). He is currently the Director of the Australian Research Council Training Centre for Next-Gen Technologies in Biomedical Analysis, and Deputy Head of the School of Molecular Sciences. Dr Iyer leads a research program in the field of bionanotechnology. The team has made a significant impact in this field by integrating fundamental concepts of high-resolution imaging, polymer/materials chemistry, surface science, cell and molecular biology, nanotechnology and bioengineering.
