Regular biography
Stephen Arnold is a Professor at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering. He holds the title of University Professor and is also the Thomas Potts Professor of Applied Physics. His research interests include microparticle photophysics, whispering gallery mode biosensing, and organic molecular crystals. Arnold has conducted collaborative research at various institutions, including the California Institute of Technology, Harvard, and the University of Tokyo. He has published extensively in journals such as Applied Physics Letters and Optics Letters, focusing on nanoparticle detection and biosensing technologies. Arnold is affiliated with the MicroParticle PhotoPhysics Laboratory for BioPhotonics and has contributed to several patents related to photonic biosensors.
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Stephen Arnold is a professor at NYU Engineering with expertise in optical biosensors, optical microcavities, optical trapping, and whispering gallery modes. His research focuses on developing label-free detection methods for single molecules, proteins, and viruses using microsphere and microtoroid resonators. Arnold's work explores the interaction between light and matter at the nanoscale, enabling high-sensitivity biosensing and spectroscopy. His publications highlight advancements in microcavity-based sensing, nanoplasmonic-photonic hybrid systems, and optofluidic FRET lasers. His research has applications in biomedical diagnostics, nanotechnology, and optical spectroscopy, emphasizing the use of whispering gallery modes for enhanced nanoparticle and biological molecule detection.