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Gregory Crawford, Ph.D.

Dean of Engineering
Professor of Engineering and Physics

Professor Crawford's basic research interests include liquid crystals, polymers, and their application in electro-optic devices for displays, medical devices, telecommunications and integrated optics. Examples of Professor Crawford's research include photonic crystals, the optical analog to semiconductors, that are electrically switchable for telecommunication applications; the fabrication and synthesis of novel nano-tubes for display and robust composite material applications; and non-invasive optical devices to measure hemoglobin in seconds from the conjunctiva, the internal part of oneÆs lower eyelid, without a painful and sometimes expensive blood test.

Ph.D. Kent State University, 1991
Physics

M.A. Kent State University, 1988
Physics

B.S. Kent State University, 1987
Physics and Mathematics

For more information, please see http://research.brown.edu/myresearch/Gregory_Crawford