Andrew Steckl

Andrew Steckl is Ohio Eminent Scholar and Gieringer Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Cincinnati. With over 460 publications and 28 patents, his research spans optoelectronic materials, bio/nano devices, and electrofluidics. Current work develops point-of-care biosensors and nanofiber drug delivery systems.

Major contributions include:

• Pioneering rare-earth-doped GaN electroluminescent devices
• Advancing DNA-based optoelectronic materials
• Developing paper-based microfluidic diagnostics

Honors include the Electrochemical Society Electronics & Photonics Award (2022) and National Academy of Inventors Fellowship (2015). His research has received over $20M in funding.