Dr. Renny Fernandez
Associate Professor
Office: RTC 410K
Office Phone: (757) 823-0036
FAX: (757) 823-2698
Email: refernandez@nsu.edu
Brief Biography
Renny Edwin Fernandez is an Associate Professor at the department of Engineering, É«½äÖ±²¥. He graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 2010. Formerly, he worked as a postdoctoral associate with various research groups at University of Utah, Wireless Nanocluster Lab, Utah State University-Biological Engineering, Southern Methodist University, Mechanical Engineering and University of Virginia- Electrical Engineering. Prior to joining NSU, Dr. Fernandez served as a visiting assistant professor at University of Indianapolis and Florida International University.
Dr. Fernandez is a multidisciplinary researcher with a focus on building microsensing platforms for detecting electrical signatures at the event of a chemical/ biological reaction. His research work combines concepts of microfabrication, microfluidics, microelectronics, analytical chemistry and molecular biology to create solutions in healthcare, pollution control and agriculture. He has developed point-of-care devices and disposable electrodes to detect biomarkers from sweat, saliva and blood. Dr. Fernandez has over 20 Journal publications and 30+ conference presentations and a patent to his name. NSU graduates and undergrads looking to do research should contact Dr. Fernandez about an opportunity.
Research Interests
- His research interests include:
- Microdevice fabrication
- DNA based sensing
- wearable biosensors
- AC electrokinetic based cell detection platforms droplet microfluidic systems
Recent Publications
- Renny Edwin Fernandez, Carlos Mastrangelo: Compositions and methods for sequencing DNA. University of Utah research foundation, : wo/2012/061726
- Renny Edwin Fernandez, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Pandiaraj Manickam, Jeffrey C. Nickel, Laura R. Iwasaki, Burt K. Kawamoto, Kristen C. Todoki, JoAnna M. Scott, Shekhar Bhansali, Disposable apta-sensor aided by magnetic nanoparticle enrichment for detection of ultradian rhythm of salivary cortisol, Scientific Reports, 2017
- Renny Edwin Fernandez, Sanghavi, B. J., Farmehini, V., Chávez, J. L., Hagen, J., Kelley-Loughnane, N., ... & Swami, N. S. (2016). Aptamer-functionalized graphene-gold nanocomposites for label-free detection of dielectrophoretic-enriched neuropeptide Y. Electrochemistry Communications, 72, 144-147.
- Burton, L., Renny Edwin Fernandez, & Bhansali, S. (2018). Smart Gardening IoT Soil Sheets for Real-Time Nutrient Analysis. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 165(8), B3157-B3162.
- Renny Edwin Fernandez, Lebiga, E., Koklu, A., Sabuncu, A. C., & Beskok, A. (2015). Flexible Bioimpedance Sensor for Label-Free Detection of Cell Viability and Biomass. NanoBioscience, IEEE Transactions on, 14(7), 700-706.
- Lebiga, E., Renny Edwin Fernandez, & Beskok, A. (2015). Confined chemiluminescence detection of nanomolar levels of H2O2 in a paper–plastic disposable microfluidic device using a smart phone. Analyst, 140(15), 5006-5011.
- Renny Edwin Fernandez, Carlos H. Mastrangelo, Direct imaging of DNA motif sequences with encoded nanoparticles, New Biotechnology, Volume 29, Issue 3, 15 February 2012, Pages 279-284.