G.E.J. Boynern has a Ph.D. in Physics from Murdoch University, Western Australia. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Physics and Nanotechnology in the College of Engineering and Information Technology at Murdoch University. He is director of the Murdoch Group for Applied Nanotechnology Research at Murdoch University. In 2003, he discovered and pioneered the use of an inorganic nano-membrane for potential skin tissue engineering applications. Received the Gates Foundation International Prize for Exploring the Grand Challenge for his work in the development of biosynthetic materials and their subsequent application in the manufacture of biomedical devices.