Hanieh Montaseri (Ph.D) obtained a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, in 2019. She is currently a post-doctoral research fellow at the Laser Research Centre, University of Johannesburg. Her research interests lie in the areas of nanoparticle and quantum dot synthesis, nanosensors, and photodynamic therapy of cancer using nanoparticles. She also won the South African Chemical Institute Postgraduate Award for her PhD Research from the University of Pretoria and Postdoctoral Fellows Research Excellence Award from the University of Johannesburg.