Solomon G. Diamond

Overview

Solomon "Sol" Diamond is an associate professor of engineering at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering, where he teaches the capstone engineering design sequence (ENGS 89 and 90) and courses in computer-aided design and additive manufacturing. His work spans functional neuroimaging, magnetic-nanoparticle biosensing for cancer (commercialized through Lodestone Biomedical, where he is co-founder and chief technology officer), and, more recently, engineering design and safe additive manufacturing. A member of the Design Initiative at Dartmouth, he brings interdisciplinary teams together to work on problems where the technical challenge is inseparable from the human stakes. In 2026, his team received the Constellation Prize for peace engineering.

Research Interests

Human-centered engineering; engineering design; safe additive manufacturing; magnetic nanoparticle biosensing; functional neuroimaging

Education

• AB, Engineering Sciences, Dartmouth 1997
• BE, Engineering Sciences, Dartmouth 1998
• SM, Engineering Sciences, Harvard 2001
• PhD, Engineering Sciences, Harvard 2004

Awards

• NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY Award, 2026
• Constellation Prize (peace engineering), 2026
• Outstanding Service Award for Faculty, 2023
• Derek Bok Award for Distinction in Teaching, Harvard, 2002

Professional Activities

• Member, IEEE
• Member, Tau Beta Pi
• Member, Design Initiative at Dartmouth

Startups

Research Projects

• Magnetic-nanoparticle biosensing

  Magnetic-nanoparticle biosensing

  Magnetic-nanoparticle biosensing refers to in vivo biosensing of immune response in the tumor microenvironment, conducted in partnership with Lodestone Biomedical.

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• Safe additive manufacturing

  Safe additive manufacturing

  Safe additive manufacturing encompasses methods and consensus standards that make additive manufacturing safer and more trustworthy while preserving open innovation.

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• Engineering design and human-centered engineering

  Engineering design and human-centered engineering

  Engineering design and human-centered engineering focuses on interdisciplinary, team-based work on societally complex problems with clear technical dimensions.

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Selected Publications

• Moss, G., Knopke, C., & Diamond, S. G. (2026). Impact of protein corona on magnetic particle spectroscopy-based bioassays. Nanoscale Advances, 8(5), 1543–1555. 
• Cetron, J. S., Hillis, M. E., Diamond, S. G., May, V. V., & Kraemer, D. J. M. (2026). Neural patterns reflect conceptual grasp of novice students following first-class learning in physics. npj Science of Learning, 11, Article 20.
• Moss, G., Knopke, C., & Diamond, S. G. (2024). Effects of salt concentration on a magnetic nanoparticle-based aggregation assay with a tunable dynamic range. Sensors, 24(19), 6241.
• Ficko, B.W., NDong, C., Giacometti, P., Griswold, K.E., & Diamond, S.G. (2017). A feasibility study of nonlinear spectroscopic measurement of magnetic nanoparticles targeted to cancer cells. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 64, no. 5, pp. 972–979.
• Ficko, B.W., Liebl, M., Knopke, C., Phan, M. Q., Steinhoff, U., Frank Wiekhorst F., & Diamond, S.G. (2016) Nonlinear spectroscopic characterization and Volterra series modeling of magnetic nanoparticles. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 53(2), 1–12.
• Ficko, B.W., Giacometti, P., Diamond, S.G. (2015). Extended Arrays for Nonlinear Susceptibility Magnitude Imaging. Biomedical Engineering/Biomedizinische Technik, 60(5), 457–463.
• Ficko, B.W., Giacometti, P., Diamond, S.G. (2015) Nonlinear susceptibility magnitude imaging of magnetic nanoparticles. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 378(C), 267–277.
• Ficko, B.W., Nadar, P.M., Diamond, S.G. (2015) Spectroscopic AC susceptibility imaging (sASI) of magnetic nanoparticles. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 375(C), 164–176.
• Ficko, B.W., Nadar, P.M., Hoopes, P.J., Diamond, S.G. (2014) Development of a magnetic nanoparticle susceptibility magnitude imaging array. Phys. Med. Biol. 59(4):1047–1071.
• Giacometti, P., Diamond, S.G. (2014). Correspondence of electroencephalography and near-infrared spectroscopy sensitivities to the cerebral cortex using a high-density layout. Neurophotonics, 1(2), 025001–025001.
• Giacometti, P., Perdue, K.L., Diamond, S.G. (2014) Algorithm to find high density EEG scalp coordinates and analysis of their correspondence to structural and functional regions of the brain. J Neurosci Methods. 229:84–96.
• Perdue, K.L., Diamond, S.G. (2014) T1 magnetic resonance imaging head segmentation for diffuse optical tomography and electroencephalography. J. Biomed. Opt. 19(2):026011.

A complete list is viewable on Google Scholar.

News

Dartmouth Speculative Fiction Project Publishes First Story for Forthcoming Anthology
Jul 29, 2026

Thayer Team Receives Constellation Prize for Peace Engineering
Jun 08, 2026

Using Design Thinking to Disable the Threat of 3D-Printed Machineguns
Mar 27, 2025

Dartmouth Medtech Company Turns to Equity Crowdfunding
Nov 19, 2024

Dartmouth Student Team Creates Award-Winning Tool for More Bike-Walk-Friendly Town Planning
Nov 01, 2024

Dartmouth Engineering Applies Human-Centered Design to the Challenge of Illegal 3D-Printing of Machinegun Conversion Devices
Sep 30, 2024

Dartmouth Professor Practices Mindfulness in Engineering
Dec 06, 2023

Teaching and Scholarship: The 2023 Faculty Awards
Jul 28, 2023

Looking for a Good Summer Read?
Jul 26, 2023

Dartmouth Design Project Combines Fact & Fiction to Imagine Possible Futures
Apr 06, 2023

Dartmouth's Design Initiative Funds Five New Interdisciplinary Projects
Oct 04, 2022

Dartmouth Faculty Embrace Design Through New Interdisciplinary Projects
Jan 07, 2022

Leading Thoughts: Design at Dartmouth
Dec 01, 2021

BE Students Find Their Match after CEDC Lightning Round
Sep 30, 2021

Dartmouth Engineering Students Step Up to 3D Clock Challenge
Sep 09, 2020

Dartmouth Engineers Build a Better Face Mask
Aug 01, 2020

Campus in the Time of COVID
Aug 01, 2020

Thayer Builds a Better Face Mask
May 20, 2020

Center Receives $6.2m to Develop Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies
Feb 04, 2016

Dartmouth Expands Use of SOLIDWORKS Applications for Innovative Engineering Education
Sep 15, 2014

NAE Presents Nation's Top Prize for Engineering Education to Dartmouth
May 14, 2014

Thayer Students Tackle a 'Real-World Problem' in Haiti
Jun 05, 2013

Dartmouth Engineering Professors Discuss Promising Technologies for the Environment
Apr 15, 2013

DS SolidWorks Corp. Announces Winners of Green Design Contest
Aug 25, 2011

Simbex Partners with Thayer School on $3.4m National Infrastructure Resource Award
Nov 01, 2010

Innovative Early-Career Engineering Faculty Selected to Participate in NAE Symposium
Oct 18, 2010

Dartmouth and SolidWorks: from Outrageous Stuff to Commercial Products
May 10, 2010

Tomorrow's Engineers Take Charge of the Planet
May 03, 2010

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