Scott Tsai

Ryerson University
  • Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
  • Affiliate Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital

Dr. Scott Tsai obtained his BASc degree (2007) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto, and his SM (2009) and PhD (2012) degrees in Engineering Sciences from Harvard University. Dr. Tsai is the theme lead for Biomedical Delivery Systems at the Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Technology (iBEST). His laboratory, the Laboratory of Fields, Flows, and Interfaces (LoFFI), focuses on developing microfluidic approaches to generate and utilize all-aqueous droplet systems, microbubbles, and nanobubbles, in biotechnology applications. Dr. Tsai is a recipient of the United States’ Fulbright Visiting Research Chair Award (2018), Ontario’s Early Career Researcher Award (2016), Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering’s I. W. Smith Award (2015), and Ryerson University’s Deans’ Teaching Award (2015).