Dr. Alexander Green

Biography

Alexander Green is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Boston University, where he focuses on synthetic biology and nanotechnology. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University in 2010 and his B.A.Sc. in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto in 2005. Dr. Green has an extensive background in postdoctoral research at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and previously served as an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University from 2015 to 2020. His research interests include self-assembly, carbon nanomaterials, and applications in flexible electronics, energy, and low-cost diagnostics. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed articles, garnering more than 10,000 citations, with notable publications in prominent journals including Cell, Nature Nanotechnology, and Nature Chemistry. He has been recognized with several awards such as the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, NIH New Innovator Award, and DARPA Young Faculty Award. Dr. Green has also been instrumental in securing significant external funding, amounting to over $6 million since establishing his independent research career, reflecting his leadership in the field of biomedical engineering.

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