Ishwar K. PURI, Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, Dean of Engineering and Professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. Prof. PURI leads The Pivot, a project at McMaster University that is transforming engineering education by emphasizing rich experiential learning opportunities for students and experiential microcredentials for lifelong learners.

He is an appointed member of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. His current research interests include 3D printing of cells and tissues with bioinks and development of nanoparticle colloids for biosensing, chemical sensing and supercapacitor applications.