1. Simultaneous sensing and scavenging of heavy metal ions in water using cellulose nanocrystal - nanocluster composites Nishil Mohammed 1, Avijit Baidya 2, Vasanthanarayan Murugesan 2 Avula Anil Kumar 2 Supervised by: Prof. Michael K.C. Tam 1 & Prof. T. Pradeep 2 1 Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada 2 Unit of Nanoscience, Thematic Unit of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India 2nd June, 2016IC-IMPACTS Summer Institute 20161

2. 2nd June, 2016IC-IMPACTS Summer Institute 20162 PROJECT OBJECTIVES

3. 2nd June, 2016IC-IMPACTS Summer Institute 20163 ControlHg 2+ Zn 2+ Cu 2+ Ni 2+ Pb 2+ Cd 2+ Cr 3+ As 3+ Mn 2+ Co 2+ Fe 3+ Mg 2+ Ca 2+ A BAB AB RESULTS

4. 2nd June, 2016IC-IMPACTS Summer Institute 20164 0 sec 100 sec 250 sec 500 sec 750 sec 1250 sec1000 sec 1500 sec 2000 sec 2500 sec INNOVATION New tool to visualize diffusion Dip pen device Many more possibilities ! Thank you