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Academic Profile

Academic Background: B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1978; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1985.

Research Interests: Nanobiotechnology, quantum measurement, and neuroengineering.

Appointments: Frank J. Roshek Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Bioengineering at Caltech.

Awards: NIH Director’s Pioneer Award; Fellow, American Physical Society.

Publications: Articles in Nature Nanotechnology on nanoscale sensors.

Additional Contributions: Co-founder of the Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech.