Christopher Edozie Sunday
University of Western Cape, South Africa
Biography
Christopher Edozie Sunday is a seasoned analytical chemist, university lecturer, nanotechnologist and quality control manager, having multiple years of line production, laboratory, dielectric science and sensor technology experience in the industry and academia. He completed his PhD in Electrochemistry and Nanotechnology from the University of Western Cape, South Africa in 2014. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, he has published and co-authored more than 19 papers in reputed journals. His research focus involves the development of novel ‘smart’ nanomaterials, which can be applied in fabricating ultrasensitive electrochemical sensing platforms or sensor chips, for resolving basic diagnostic challenges in biomedical analysis, and monitoring environmental pollutions e.g. real-time detection of persistent poly-aromatic pollutants in water; biomarkers for cancers, tuberculosis, and other medical conditions.