Dr. Jayshri Sabarinathan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Faculty member with the Institute for Earth and Space Exploration at the University of Western Ontario. She was previously the Associate Director of Training (2019-2022) with the Institute for Earth and Space Exploration at the University of Western Ontario.

She obtained her PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research expertise is in developing novel nano-photonic sensors and miniature remote sensing instrumentation. She has extensive experience on several collaborative projects with industry and academic partners. This research has resulted in three patents for micro photonic-sensors and multi-spectral camera innovations with practical applications in precision agriculture and geology. She is involved in several Canadian Space Agency (CSA) funded projects related to remote optical instrumentation development on lunar and mars rovers. She is the PI of the CSA funded Western University-Nunavut Arctic College CubeSat Project Ukpik-1. She is one of the co-founders of new space startup company LightSail Ltd. She is also an OSA (Optica) senior member.