Dykstra completed his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in July 2011

Peter Dykstra completed his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in July 2011. His dissertation is titled "Arrayed Electrochemical Detection of Biomolecules in a Valve-Actuated Microfluidic Device." This dissertation presents the development of a unique electrochemical sensor array in a microfluidic device for high-throughput detection of both DNA hybridization and protein adsorption experiments. Peter will be working as an IP Tech Specialist at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox in Washington, DC.