Meet the Volume Editors

Professor Magdy M.M. Elnashar is employed at the School of Medicine, Curtin University, Australia, as well as the Centre of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, Egypt. Dr. Elnashar has a multidisciplinary background in chemistry, chemical engineering, and biochemistry. He received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 2005 from Leeds University (top 75 in the world), UK. Dr. Elnashar is the recipient of many awards in research and commercialization from

Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Egypt. He also received the National 2019 Australian Award for University Teaching. He has six patents and several research articles, books, and book chapters to his credit. His research expertise is in preparing/grafting hydrogels and nanocomposites for immobilization of enzymes, foods, and drugs.

Associate Professor Selcan Karakuş is currently working in the Department of Chemistry at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa (IUC), Türkiye. She received her MSc in Physical Chemistry from Istanbul University (IU) in 2006. She received her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from IU in 2011. She worked as a visiting researcher in the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, USA. Dr. Karakuş has research experience in drug

carrier systems, nanoparticles, nanocomposites, nanoemulsion self-assembled polymeric nanostructures, biosensors, and copolymer blends. She has worked on different projects funded by IUC and has published several research articles and book chapters.
