Mina Hoorfar is a Professor and Dean at the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Victoria (UVic) where she leads the microfluidics and Nanotechnology Laboratory (MiNa Lab). She is known nationally and internationally for her research and innovation in the areas of flow for her research and innovation in the area of flow in microstructures, straddling the fields of fluid mechanics, biochemistry, and fabrication of biosensors and gas sensors. Her multidisciplinary research has resulted in wide and varied applications, such as easier and faster detection of pathogens in drinking water, and air quality monitors in collaboration with industrial partners in oil and gas, municipalities and life sciences sectors.