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Craig R. Forest Craig R. Forest, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0405
Phone: 404-385-7645
Fax: 404-894-9342
Location: GT: MaRC Building, Room 411
E-Mail: cforest@gatech.edu
URL: http://pbl.gatech.edu/

Areas of Research

    Ultra-high throughput genomics instrumentation; detection, separation, amplification of DNA; 3-D microfabrication technologies for genomics applications; and micro-lenslet arrays.

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007
  • M.S.M.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003
  • B.S.M.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001

Selected Awards

  • Finalist American Inventor ABC Reality Television Show, 2007
  • Young Scientist Award at 20th International Symposium on Microscale Bioseparations, 2006
  • Teaching Fellowship in MIT Computational and Systems Biology Initiative, 2005
  • Sandia National Laboratories MEMS Campus Fellowship, 2003-2006
  • Sandia National Laboratories MESA Institute Fellow, 2003
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2002-2004
  • MIT Manufacturing Course Race-car Competition Winner (2002)
  • NASA Invention Award, 2001
  • Georgia Tech Presidential Fellowship, 2001
  • MIT Presidential Fellowship, 2001
  • Georgia Tech Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Chair's Award, 2001
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) President's Award, 2001
  • Science Applications International Corporation Student Paper Competition Award, 2001
  • Georgia Tech Engineering Student of the Year, 2000
  • NASA Co-op (work-study) Achievement Award, 1999

Selected Research Publications

  • C. R. Forest, M. A. Saez, and I. W. Hunter. 2007. Microforging Technique for Rapid, Low-Cost Fabrication of Lens Array Molds. Applications Optics 46, 6886-8673. M. Akilian, et al. 2007. Thin Optic Constraint., Journal of International Soc. Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology 31(2), 130-198.
  • C. R. Forest, et al. 2006. Repeatable and Accurate Assembly of X-ray Foil Optics. Journal of International Soc. Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology 30(1), 63-70.
  • C. R. Forest, et al. 2004. Metrology of Thin Transparent Optics Using Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensing. Journal of Optical Engineering 43(3), 742-753.
  • Y. Sun, et al. 2003. Precision Microcomb Design and Fabrication for X-ray Optics Assembly. Journal of Vac. Science and Technology B. 21(6), 2970-2974.


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