Dr Joachim Loo is an Associate Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and holds a joint appointment at the Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE). He graduated with a Bachelors (Hons.) degree in Applied Science (Materials Engineering) and received his Ph.D. (A*STAR Graduate Scholarship) from NTU. He was a Visiting Scientist in Mayo Clinic (USA) before joining NTU as a faculty member in 2006. His research interests include drug delivery systems, Drug-Eluting Balloons (DEB), nanotoxicology, and nanomaterials for environmental and energy applications. He has been awarded the Outstanding Mentor Award, the Nanyang Award for Excellence in Teaching 2011 and 2016, and the Service Recognition Award 2010. Currently, he is also managing several administrative portfolios such as Associate Chair (Students) of MSE, and Director of the NTU Solar Fuels Laboratory. Dr. Joachim Loo has also served as Secretary of the Materials Research Society of Singapore (MRS-S), is a founding member of NanoSing, and is currently a co-convenor of the ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnology National Working Group 3.