Dr. Israr Ul Hassan received his Ph.D. in the UK in 2002 on Biased Enhanced Nucleation of CVD Diamond Films. He served as a visiting researcher and worked as an Assistant Professor at Oman Medical College from 2002 to 2006. Since 2007, he has served as the Director of Research from 2013 to 2017 and is currently the Dean of the College of Engineering. He has received several accolades, including service as a Fellow and a Chartered Chemist (CCHEM, FRSC) of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, and as a Chartered Fellow (CMgr FCMI) of the Chartered Management Institute, UK. He is also a Senior Fellow of Advance HE and has over 50 publications in prestigious journals in thin films, chemical vapour deposition, nanotechnology, nanomedicine, and nanoscience. He continues to mentor and support colleagues to strive for excellence in education, science and high-impact research.