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Craig B. Arnold is the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University and serves as Vice Dean for Innovation. He holds affiliations with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton Institute of Materials, Princeton Environmental Institute, and Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Physics, Harvard University (2000)
His research centers on laser processing and transport in materials, focusing on shaping laser-material interactions for applications in energy, biology, imaging, and nanoscience. Key efforts include adaptive optics (TAG lens), Bessel beam optical trapping, laser forward transfer, and photo-modifiable materials for mid-infrared photonics.
Recent publications demonstrate trends in multi-focal laser processing for industrial throughput enhancement, instability analysis in metal additive manufacturing, and piezoelectrochemical energy harvesting. These reflect interdisciplinary integration of optics, materials science, and engineering to solve complex technological challenges.
Scientific awards:
- Edison Patent Award
- SPIE Prism Award
- R&D 100 Award
- Fellow of SPIE
- Fellow of the Optical Society of America
Arnold has mentored numerous graduate students including Juliane Preimesberger (Ph.D.) and Joseph Stiles. His entrepreneurial impact includes co-founding three companies—most notably TAG Optics, whose award-winning TAG lens is widely adopted in industrial and research settings—resulting in 17 patents and over 225 publications.
The Arnold Group, based in Princeton's Engineering Quadrangle, conducts cutting-edge research in laser materials processing with collaborations spanning energy storage, optoelectronics, and nanotechnology applications.
