Professor Dr. David Erickson

Biography

David Erickson is the S.C. Thomas Sze Director and a Professor in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University. He previously served as Associate Dean for Engineering Research and Graduate Programs. His research focuses on global health technology, medical diagnostics, microfluidics, photonics, and nanotechnology. Before joining Cornell, Erickson was a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. His lab is funded by numerous grants from NIH, NSF, ARPA-E, ONR, DoD, DOE, DARPA, USAID, and other institutions. He has played a pivotal role in founding start-up companies specializing in high-throughput pharmaceutical instrumentation, biomedical diagnostics, and energy technologies. Erickson has received several awards, including the DARPA-MTO Young Faculty Award, NSF CAREER Award, and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Obama. He is also recognized as a fellow of several prestigious societies, including the Optical Society of America and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

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