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Aaron Franklin is the Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, which he obtained in 2008. Prior to joining Duke, he spent six years as a research staff member at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center. Franklin's research focuses on the use of one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials for high-performance nanoscale devices, low-cost printed electronics, and biomedical sensing systems. He is particularly renowned for his work on low-dimensional nanoelectronics, with specific expertise in carbon nanotube transistors, device scaling, transport studies, and advanced integration approaches. In addition to leading his scientific research group, he has been actively involved in the commercialization of inventions from his lab, holding more than 50 patents and engaging with various start-ups. Franklin is a fellow of the IEEE and the National Academy of Inventors, and he has published over 100 scientific papers in the field of nanomaterial-based electronics. His ongoing research concentrates on enhancing the performance and functionality of nanomaterial-enabled electronic devices, aiming to broaden their applications and develop innovative electronics that emphasize flexibility, transparency, and biocompatibility.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)