Jonathan D Posner's Biography

Jonathan D Posner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Chemical Engineering, University of Washington

Jonathan D. Posner is a professor joint in Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering departments as well as adjunct professor in Family Medicine at University of Washington. He directs UW’s Engineering Innovation in Health program that focuses on developing technical solutions to pressing challenges in health and healthcare. Dr. Posner earned his Ph.D. (2001) degree in Mechanical Engineering at the UC Irvine, was a postdoctoral fellow at the Stanford University, and spent 18 months at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Mechanics. His research group works on diverse set of need-driven research projects including medical devices, point-of-care biochemical diagnostics, improved cookstoves for the developing world, and helmets that reduce the risk of concussion. He has 16 patents and patent applications and has founded two companies: VICIS focused on a football helmet that reduces the risk of concussion, and Phoresa focused on point-of-care diagnostics. Dr. Posner is a recipient of UW School of Medicine 2016 Inventor of the Year Award, the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, and recognized for his excellence in experimental research by the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics in Belgium.