Jonathan Claussen
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Education:
Ph.D. Purdue University (Biological Engineering)
M.S. Purdue University (Mechanical Engineering)
B.S. University of Minnesota (Mechanical Engineering)
Professional Appointments:
2019 – present
Associate Professor
Iowa State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering
2017 – present
Chief Scientific Officer
NanoSpy, Inc., Biosensor Start-up Company, Ames Iowa
2012 – 2014
Research Assistant Professor
George Mason University at the US Naval Research Laboratory
Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering
2011 – 2012
Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California San Diego, Department of Nanoengineering, Nano3 (Science, Engineering, and Medicine) Center
2008 – 2011
Doctoral Research Assistant
Purdue University, Department of Agriculture & Biological Engineering, Birck Nanotechnology Center & Bindley Bioscience Center
2006 – 2008
Graduate Research Assistant
Purdue University, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Awards and Honors:
2024, Presidential Citation, Institute of Biological Engineers
2022, Grants4Ag Mentor & Research Award, Bayer
2018, Early Career Faculty Research Award, Iowa State University – College of Engineering
2016, Moore Inventor Fellows Finalist, Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation
2015 – 2018, Young Investigator Grant, Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust
2010 – 2011, Outstanding Doctoral Graduate Student, Purdue University
2006 – 2008, Laura Winkelman Fellowship, Purdue University – Mechanical Engineering
