Ravin Narain

Area of Study / Keywords

Biochemical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Cancer Therapeutics Biomaterials Gene Therapy Nanomaterials and Nanofabrication Surface Science and Engineering

About

RAVIN NARAIN, PhD, P.Eng, FRSC is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada. Prof. Narain has made significant contributions to research on the design, fabrication, and characterization of novel carbohydrate based materials (glycopolymers, hydrogels and nanomaterials) for a wide range of applications. His research has also covered biomaterials, nanomedicine and regenerative medicine, with an emphasis on developing advanced materials as cancer therapeutics, anti-fouling and anti-microbial uses, and cell/tissue engineering advances. He has published over 200 articles (H index 56) in peer-reviewed and high impact journals and has edited several books namely Engineered Carbohydrate-Based Materials for Biomedical Applications (Wiley), Chemistry of Bioconjugates (Wiley), Glycopolymers: Synthesis and Applications (Smithers & Rapra), and Polymers and Nanomaterials for Gene Therapy (Woodhead Publishing & Elsevier), Comprehensive Glycoscience (Elsevier), and Polymers nd Nanomaterials (Elsevier). He is currently the editor for the book – Synthetic and Natural Polymers (Elsevier). He is also on the Editorial Board for Frontiers in Chemistry (Polymer Chemistry), Polymer Chemistry (RSC), Biomacromolecules (ACS) and Polymers (MDPI). He was the recipient for a Distinguished Visiting Scientist Award from CSIRO (Manufacturing), Melbourne, Australia (2017-2018) and Bualuang Research Chair from Thammasat University (2022). 

Research

Keywords: polymer science and engineering, glycoscience, surface coating, hydrogels, cancer therapeutics, biomaterials and nanotechnology

Teaching

I have taught the following courses over the years: Engineering thermodynamics, chemical engineering thermodynamics, biochemical engineering, Intro/advanced biomaterials, advanced polymeric and nanomaterials