Dan V Nicolau, who is a Professor in, and the founding Chair of, the Department of Bioengineering at McGill University, has a PhD in Chemical Engineering, a MS in Cybernetics, Informatics & Statistics and a MEng in Polymer Science & Engineering. He has published ~150 papers in scientific journals, a similar number of full papers in conference proceedings and six book chapters. He has edited one book and edited or co-edited the proceedings of 25 conferences. Dan is a Fellow of the International Society of Optical Engineering (SPIE). Dan’s present research focuses on three themes: (i) micro/nano-structured surfaces for micro/nano-arrays; (ii) dynamic micro/nanodevices, such as microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip, with applications in diagnosis, drug discovery and biocomputation devices; and (iii) the intelligent-like behaviour of microorganisms in confined spaces, which manifests in the process of survival and growth.