Michael Dickinson (biologist)
Encyclopedia
Michael H. Dickinson is an American fly bioengineer, and Esther M. and Abe M. Zarem Professor of Bioengineering at California Institute of Technology
, and director of the Dickinson Lab.
He graduated from Brown University
with a B.S. in 1984, and from University of Washington
with a Ph.D. in 1989.
He taught at University of California, Berkeley
.
He taught an EEB seminar at Princeton University
.
He studies Drosophila
flight control systems.
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
, and director of the Dickinson Lab.
He graduated from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
with a B.S. in 1984, and from University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
with a Ph.D. in 1989.
He taught at University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
.
He taught an EEB seminar at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
.
He studies Drosophila
Drosophila
Drosophila is a genus of small flies, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "fruit flies" or more appropriately pomace flies, vinegar flies, or wine flies, a reference to the characteristic of many species to linger around overripe or rotting fruit...
flight control systems.
Sources
- "Micro Warfare", Popular Mechanics, Feb 2001
- "Flyorama", Popular Science, Dec 2002
External links
- "Flies In Danger Escape With Safety Dance", NPR, Joe Palca
- "Fly Flight Simulators", ScienCentral
- "Michael H. Dickson", Scientific Commons