Srinivas Tadigadapa

Srinivas Tadigadapa is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Senior Vice Provost for Institutes, Centers, and Impact Engines at Northeastern University. He leads the Cross-College Magnetics Center and has held prior positions at Pennsylvania State University. With a PhD from the University of Cambridge (1994), his research focuses on MEMS-based sensor systems, including biomedical applications, magnetic technologies for neural interfaces, and nanomaterial integration. Notable honors include IEEE Fellow, NAI Senior Member, and Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship.

• Educations: PhD, Cambridge University, 1994

His research explores micro/nano-sensor fabrication, thermoelectric materials, and plasmonic light emitters. Key projects include NSF-funded work on mid-IR light emitters, magnetic resonance imaging systems, and biomarker detection via quartz resonators. Over 50+ publications span journals like Nanotechnology and Biosensors and Bioelectronics.

Major awards include the 2020 IEEE Sensors Council Meritorious Service Award. He has secured NSF grants for neurodisease treatment via ultrasound and kidney function monitoring. As Founding Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Sensors Letters, he contributes to interdisciplinary research dissemination.

• Grants/Awards: NSF EAGER Grants ($250K-$110K), COE Collaborative Research Projects, TIER 1 Interdisciplinary Seed Funding
• Labs/Teams: Cross-College Magnetics Center, Northeastern Sensor Systems Lab