George K. Knopf is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and the Director of the Engineering in Medicine collaborative specialization at the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. His research interests include bioelectronics, biosensors, laser materials processing, flexible optical sheets, imaging technology and engineering design. Past contributions include a patented technology for unconstrained surface geometry measurement [USA patent 6,542,249] and a novel bio-electronic imaging array [USA Patent No. 7,573,024].

Dr. Knopf’s current research work involves the development of degradable carbon-based printed electronic sensors and microdevices for a variety of the "Internet of Things" (IoT) applications. Over the past two decades, he has trained more than 60 research HQP (domestic and international) including post-doctoral fellows, doctoral candidates, masters students, and undergraduate research assistants. The international HQP come from diverse countries such as Brazil, India, Israel, Libya, Mexico, Nigeria, Tunisia and USA.

In addition, Dr. Knopf has acted as a technical reviewer for numerous academic journals, conferences, and granting agencies (domestic and international) and co-chaired several international conferences. Recently, he co-authored the books Biofunctionalized Photoelectric Transducers for Sensing and Actuation (SPIE Press 2017) and Light Driven Micromachines (CRC Press 2018), and co-edited the research volume Smart Biosensor Technology (CRC Press 2019).