Hal Holmes

Although his work was originally related to applications in medicine, Hal Holmes has found the challenges facing conservation to be exceedingly more urgent, impactful, and underserved. As a PhD student, Hal developed microfluidic and microelectromechanical systems for DNA analysis. His work now focuses on applying his engineering background and experience towards solutions for conservation. At Conservation X Labs, Hal identifies and develops technologies from academia and industry that can be translated to meet pressing conservation problems. Hal was named a Goldwater Scholar in 2012, an NDSEG Fellow in 2014, and a Schmidt Science Fellow in 2018. He received his PhD from the University of Washington in 2018 and his Bachelor's degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 2013.