David Grier
Co-Founder at New York University
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Grier is a physicist and entrepreneur who blends deep experimental research in soft condensed matter with practical commercialization of holographic micromanipulation technologies. As Professor of Physics and Director of NYU’s Center for Soft Matter Research, he investigates how micrometer-scale colloidal particles organize and produce emergent collective behaviors using holographic video microscopy and optical trapping—techniques he helped pioneer. He co-founded Arryx and later Spheryx to translate those laboratory tools into industrial and commercial holographic characterization and micromanipulation solutions. With decades of academic leadership including a department chair role and prior faculty posts at Chicago, his work sits at the intersection of optics, statistical physics, and materials science. Notably, his research program has repeatedly spun out technology, evidencing a rare ability to move from fundamental principles to usable instruments. Trained at Harvard and with a PhD from Michigan, he combines rigorous theory, hands-on instrumentation, and entrepreneurial drive.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Physics, Ph.D., Physics at University of MichiganAB, Physics, AB, Physics at Harvard University
French
Github Skills (4)
python9
convolutional-neural-networks5
localization5
microscopy3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
davidgrier/pyfab
Jun 2017 - Dec 2021
GUI for holographic optical trapping
Contributions:3 releases, 1039 commits, 812 pushes in 4 years 6 months
holographicpythonguioptical
davidgrier/math
Feb 2013 - Aug 2016
Contributions:77 commits, 5 pushes in 3 years 6 months
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