Reuven Gordon received his B.A.Sc. in Engineering Science (1997) and his M.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (1999) from the University of Toronto. He received a Ph.D. in Physics (2003) from the University of Cambridge. In 2002, he joined the University of Victoria, where he currently holds a Canada Research Chair in Nanoplasmonics and an Associate Professor position in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. In 2009, Dr. Gordon was a visiting Professor at the Institute for Photonic Sciences (ICFO -- Barcelona, Spain). He has received a Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance Award (2001), an Accelerate BC Industry Impact Award (2007), an AGAUR Visiting Professor Fellowship (2009), and the Craigdarroch Silver Medal for Research Excellence (2011). Dr. Gordon has authored and co-authored over 75 journal papers (including 5 invited contributions) with over 1750 indexed journal citations and he has co-authored two book chapters. He is co-inventor for two patents and one patent application. Dr. Gordon is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Professional Engineer of BC.