BRYAN M. HAM, Ph.D., has worked in analytical chemistry laboratories for over 25 years including petroleum, chemical, environmental, foodstuff, and life science research, and has a doctorate in analytical chemistry. He has published 15 research papers in peer reviewed journals and two books: Even Electron Mass Spectrometry with Biomolecule Applications (Wiley, 2008), and Proteomics of Biological Systems: Protein Phosphorylation Using Mass Spectrometry Techniques (Wiley, 2012). He is currently working for the Department of Homeland Security at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection New York Laboratory. He is a member of the American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) and the American Chemical Society (ACS).

AIHUI MAHAM, Ph.D., is an expert in nano-materials including the synthesis and characterization of chemical and biological nano-sensors. She is also an expert in the field of inorganic materials chemistry, and their characterization utilizing methodologies such as SEM, XRD, XRF and OES. She has published numerous research papers including a recent review entitled Protein-Based Nanomedicine Platforms for Drug Delivery (Small, 2009), which has been cited over 170 times by other researchers. She is currently working for the Department of Homeland Security at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection New York Laboratory.