Stephen C. Jacobson

Stephen C. Jacobson is a Professor of Chemistry and holds the Dorothy & Edward Bair Chair in Chemistry at Indiana University. He earned a B.S. in Mathematics from Georgetown University (1988) and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Tennessee (1992). After completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), he joined Indiana University's Department of Chemistry faculty in 2003. His research focuses on miniaturization of analytical instrumentation, including micro- and nanofluidic devices, with applications in cancer screening, virus sensing, and bacterial aging studies.

• Education: B.S. (Georgetown), Ph.D. (UT Knoxville)
• Postdoctoral: Alexander Hollaender Fellow at ORNL (1992-1995)

Research Themes: Microfluidic systems, nanoscale transport phenomena, biomedical applications such as cancer diagnostics, and microbial developmental processes. The Jacobson Group actively develops innovative analytical tools for biomedical and environmental applications.

• Awards: Alexander Hollaender Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship (1995)

Laboratory: Jacobson Group operates within Indiana University's Department of Chemistry, focusing on interdisciplinary research at the interface of analytical chemistry and biomedical engineering.