Alper Bozkurt

About

Dr. Alper Bozkurt joined NC State in August 2010. His research interests include development of microscale sensors, systems and methodologies to unlock the mysteries of biological systems with an aim of engineering these systems directly or developing new engineering approaches by learning from these systems. Dr. Bozkurt currently serves as the McPherson Family Distinguished Professor in Engineering Entrepreneurship in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State University. He received a doctorate in electrical engineering from Cornell University and a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from Drexel University. He is the founder and Director of the Integrated Bionic MicroSystems (iBionicS) Laboratory at NC State, where his team explores novel bionic interfaces w

Education

• Ph.D. 2010 Electrical and Computer EngineeringCornell University, Ithaca
• Master's 2004 Biomedical EngineeringDrexel University, Philadelphia
• Bachelor's 2001 Electrical and Electronics EngineeringBogazici University, Istanbul