Abishek Kannan Iyer
Canada Research Chair (Tier II)
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba
Education: Ph.D. University of Alberta, Canada
Postdoctoral Research: University of California, Riverside, USA
Northwestern University, Evanston, USA
Research Focus: Chalcogenide semiconductors
Nonlinear optical materials
Quantum materials
Water remediation
Artificial intelligence in material design
Computational (DFT) calculations
AI-driven treatment of water remediation solutions in Manitoba
Video generated by the Faculty of Science UM, highlighting the research funded by Research Manitoba in 2025.
Podcast (Science Lens, Season 1 Episode 1)
Abishek on the Science Lens podcast hosted by the Faculty of Science.
Thanks Kimia, Michelle and Camille for the invitation.
It was great to meet Prof. Houda El Mimouni, Department of Computer Science, UoM