Rate Professor Michael Dickinson

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Michael Dickinson received his BS from Brown University in 1984 and his PhD from the University of Washington in 1989.

Research Interests: His work focuses on neurobiology and biomechanics, particularly the flight mechanisms of insects like fruit flies.

Appointments: Esther M. and Abe M. Zarem Professor of Bioengineering and Aeronautics at Caltech.

Awards: MacArthur Fellowship (2001), elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Publications: Key papers include studies on insect flight in Science and Nature.

Additional Contributions: Dickinson’s lab develops robotic systems inspired by insect locomotion.