Kurt Becker

Kurt Becker is the Vice Dean for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship at NYU Tandon School of Engineering.

An NYU faculty advisor to ACRE, Kurt joined NYU Poly in 2007. He is an international expert in the experimental and theoretical study of electron-driven processes in plasmas. Prior to joining, he was the associate director of the Center for Environmental Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology from 2003-2007. Additionally, he has written 200+ articles in refereed journals and books, 375 conference presentations and abstracts, and seven patents on the stabilization of atmospheric pressure plasmas and their application.