Nazir P. Kherani, Professor at the University of Toronto, is jointly appointed in Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering. He directs the Advanced Photonics-Photovoltaics & Devices Labs pursing research in nano-thin film and nano-structured materials and devices.  He held industrial sabbaticals at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Forschungszentrum Jülich. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, Canadian Academy of Engineering, Canadian Institute of Engineering, and Royal Society of Arts.