Dr. David Carter is a Laboratory Fellow at Draper Laboratory. He has been at Draper for 23 years, where he has led efforts to apply nanofabrication and nanotechnology in a variety of areas including RF MEMS, integrated optics, plasmonic devices, carbon nanotube MEMS/NEMS integration, medical devices, and advanced packaging of electronic devices. His work in molded nanoscale polymers led to the first-ever demonstration of human climbing using biomimetic synthetic gecko adhesion. He has advised several graduate Draper Scholars and has initiated multiple collaborations with university researchers while at Draper.
Prior to Draper, he held a research staff position at MIT, where he led the development of zone-plate-array lithography (ZPAL). Before MIT, he held a staff position at Harvard University, where he managed the cleanroom facility. Dr. Carter received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from MIT and his A.B. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College. He has co-authored 35 journal and conference papers and has 21 patents in micro/nanofabrication, nanotechnology, and materials.
