David Erickson (academic)

David Erickson
EducationUniversity of Alberta (B.Sc.)
University of Toronto (M.A.Sc., Ph.D.)
California Institute of Technology (postdoctoral fellow)
Known forResearch on optofluidic and microfluidic systems; point-of-care diagnostic platforms
AwardsPresidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2011)
Scientific career
FieldsMechanical engineering; microfluidics; optofluidics; point-of-care diagnostics
InstitutionsCornell University

David Erickson is a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell University, where he serves as the S.C. Thomas Sze Director of the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His research spans microfluidics and optofluidics, including point-of-care diagnostic technologies for use in low-resource settings. He received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) through the U.S. Department of Energy.