Dean Neikirk is an American engineer who is currently the Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professor in Engineering #7 in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.[1][2]
Background and academic career
editNeikirk pursued undergraduate studies at Oklahoma State University, where he earned a B.S. in physics and mathematics in 1979. He later received an M.S. and Ph.D. in applied physics from California Institute of Technology.[3]
In 2013, Neikirk was appointed associate dean for graduate studies at the University of Texas.[4] He was involved in the development of the "electric tongue", which could detect nutrition and other properties of materials using advanced sensor technologies.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Dean Neikirk". utexas.edu. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "Neikirk, Dean". worldcat.org. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "Dean Neikirk". utexas.edu. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "Prof. Dean Neikirk Appointed Associate Dean of Graduate Studies". University of Texas. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ Dye, Lee (30 Nov 1998). "'Electronic Tongue' Offers a Taste of the Future". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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