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Harold Craighead is a Professor in the School of Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell University. From 1989 until 1995 he was Director of the National Nanofabrication Facility at Cornell University. Dr. Craighead was Director of the School of Applied and Engineering Physics from 1998 to 2000 and Director of the Nanobiotechnology Center from 2000 to 2001. He served as Interim Dean of the College of Engineering from 2001 to 2002. In July of 2002, he returned to the Nanobiotechnology Center as Co-Director for Research. He has been a pioneer in nanofabrication methods and the application of engineered nanosystems for research and device applications.

Harold Craighead received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics from the University of Maryland, College Park. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Cornell University.