Altaf Khetani M.A.Sc(2008) B.Eng(2005) VAP Certificate

Research Interests:  Photonics Crystal Fibers(PCF) Biosensors Raman Spectroscopy Monitoring Blood and its components Awards and Recognition:  University of Ottawa "Graduate Entrepreneurship and Innovation Challenge"(1st prize).("National Scan May 2008 Issue Vol-3 No. 4.") Ontario Centres of Excellence "Discovery 2008- Oral Presentation"(2nd Prize).("Picture.") Ottawa "Student Technology Venture 2008" (2nd Prize).("National Scan: uOttawa students take TVC cash.", "Ottawa Business Journal:U of O student tops Technology Venture Challenge.") Ontario Centres of Excellence "Professional Outreach Award" to attend Photonics West- San Jose 2008. The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) "Student Grant". Madina Education & Welfare "Gold Medal" for securing 93.4% in 12th Grade. Aga Khan Education Service, India "Meritocratic Award" for outstanding performance. Patents:  Altaf Khetani, Majid Naji, Neil Lagali, Hanan Anis and Rejean Munger, “Method for using Photonic Crystal Fiber as a Raman Biosensor” US Patent application: US 2010/0014077 A1, Jan 21, 2010. Publications:  Altaf Khetani, "Photonic Crystal Fiber as a Biosensor" Master of Applied Science Thesis,University of Ottawa(2008).(" Abstract") Altaf Khetani, Marie Laferrière, Hanan Anis and J.C. Scaiano “Laser flash photolysis with subnanoliter samples. Photonic crystal fibers as ultra small smart test tubes”, Journal of Material Chemistry(" Link"). Majid Naji, Altaf Khetani, Neil Lagali, Rejean Munger, Hanan Anis, “A novel method of using hollow-core photonic crystal fiber as a Raman biosensor” Photonics West 2008(Paper 6865-19).(" Link") Yury logvin, Altaf Khetani, Hanan Anis, “Cladding mode assisted supercontinuum generation in solid core photonic crystal fiber for biosensor application”, Photonics West 2008(Paper 6875-22).(" Link") J. Irizar, J. Dinglasan, J.B. Goh, A. Khetani, H. Anis, D. Anderson, C. Goh, A. S. Helmy “Raman Spectroscopy of Nanoparticles using Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fibers” CLEO 2008 (Paper 1539). J. Irizar, J. Dinglasan, J.B. Goh, A. Khetani, H. Anis, D. Anderson, C. Goh, A. S. Helmy “Raman Spectroscopy of Nanoparticles using Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fibers” Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics.(" Link")

In News: 
August 2008
• Nominated for Best Thesis Award
May 2008
• SITE graduate students runners-up at the 2008 Technology Venture Challenge. Students Majid Nagi and Altaf Khetani took one of two runner-up prizes of $5,000 for Spectra Glucose Check, meant to replace the painful and invasive glucose monitoring methods employed by millions of diabetics worldwide. Developed from Raman spectroscopy, the students' product promises to reduce biohazard risks associated with conventional glucose testing, while cutting user costs in half.
• Members of Ottawa OSA community come up with startup (More...)
• SITE graduate student Altaf Khetani won second prize at Ontario Centres of Excellence "Discovery 2008" for his Oral Presentation.
April 2008
• SITE graduate students win first and third prize in the Graduate Fellowships in the Faculty of Engineering's Entrepreneurship and Innovation (GFEI) competition: Altaf Khetani, Masters student, won first prize (15k) for his work on Heparin monitoring while Majid Naji, PhD student, won third place prize for his glucose monitoring work. Both students are working under the supervision of Prof. Hanan Anis. link
January 2008
• Paper Presentation at SPIE Photonics West 2008, San Jose,CA

Altaf Khetani

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