Shiv ShankarDr Shiv Shankar currently works as a lecturer of food engineering in the School of Food Science and Environmental Health at Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) - City Campus, Ireland. He has received his B.Sc. degree in Agriculture from Banars Hindu University, Varanasi, India; M.Sc. degree in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India; and PhD degree in Biotechnology from National Chemical Laboratory, University of Pune, India. Before joining TU Dublin, Dr Shankar had worked as a research associate in Canada, a research professor in South Korea, a postdoctoral fellow in Thailand and Australia for several years. His research has been recognized in the World’s Top 2% Scientists ranking by Stanford University for five consecutive years (2020–2024), as published by Elsevier. His research interests include biosensors, sustainable materials, waste valorization into high-value products, polymer engineering, biodegradable and compostable plastics and bioplastics, active and intelligent packaging, sustainable and green biodegradable packaging, food irradiation, nanotechnology, and biomedical applications of nanoparticles and biopolymers. Read More Read Less