Don DeVoe (academic)

Don DeVoe
Born
Donald Lad DeVoe
Education
Known forPiezoelectric microsystems, thermoplastic microfluidics, microfluidic-enabled liposome synthesis
AwardsNSF Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Scientific career
ThesisThin film zinc oxide microsensors and microactuators (1997)
Doctoral advisorAlbert P. Pisano

Donald Lad DeVoe is an engineer recognized for his contributions to the fields of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and microfluidics. He is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he serves as associate chair of research and administration in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is a Fischell Institute Fellow within the Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices, and holds affiliate faculty appointments in the Fischell Department of Bioengineering and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Maryland.