David Fries
{{short description|American scientist (born 1960)}}
{{distinguish|David Friess}}
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1960}}
| birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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| alma_mater = University of Pittsburgh
University of South Florida
| awards = Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors{{cite web|title=National Academy of Inventors Inaugural Annual Conference|url=http://www.academyofinventors.org/conference/docs/NAI-ABSTRACTS-final-WEB.pdf|website=Academy of Inventors|accessdate=15 August 2017}}
| website = https://www.ihmc.us/groups/david-fries/
| occupation = Research Scientist, Inventor
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David Fries is an American scientist at the Institute for Human Machine Cognition,{{cite web|title=Undersea Technology Expert David Fries Joins IHMC|url=https://www.ihmc.us/undersea-technology-expert-david-fries-joins-ihmc/|website=IHMC|date=30 November 2015|accessdate=15 August 2017}} researcher, professor, entrepreneur{{cite web|title=Spyglass Technologies' David Fries|url=http://www.floridahightech.com/video/spyglass-technologies-david-fries/|website=Florida High Tech|accessdate=15 August 2017}}{{cite web|title=Company Overview of Intelligent Micro Patterning, LLC|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=5631597&privcapId=5631568|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=15 August 2017}} and author in the fields of advanced robotics and ocean sensors.{{cite web|title=Inventors Academy Honors Prolific IHMC Scientist|url=https://www.ihmc.us/news20161213/|website=IHMC|date=13 December 2016|accessdate=15 August 2017}}
Research
Fries’ research includes the development of micro-systems and robotics/automation for sensing applications, advanced sensor development (e.g. chemical, physical and biological probes technologies) and mobile robotic systems for field applications.{{cite web|title=Surviving the Sea|url=http://magazine.floridahightech.com/florida-high-tech-florida-high-tech-2015/0747392001424272904/p41|website=Florida High Tech Magazine|accessdate=15 August 2017}} His technical activities also involved advanced manufacturing technology, systems technology, medical instrumentation, technology commercialization, and arts-science. His research in ocean testing and sensing include sonar mapping of a Pensacola estuary, along with collecting mass spectrometer data to inform the City of Pensacola of its Bayou's water quality.{{Cite news|url=http://www.pnj.com/story/money/business/2017/03/23/ken-ford-ihmc-hall-of-fame-hoa-robotics-artifical-intelligence-exoskeleton-atlas-drones/99513580/|title=IHMC's Ken Ford elected to inventors hall of fame|work=Pensacola News Journal|access-date=2017-05-15|language=en}} While at the University of South Florida, Fries developed underwater autonomous vehicle technologies to test water quality of the St. Petersburg, FL waterways and tweet publicly, real-time water composition updates.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/college/usf-underwater-robot-takes-to-twitter/1222360/|title=USF underwater robot takes to Twitter|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en-us|access-date=2017-05-15}}{{cite web|title=Tweeting from the Depths|url=http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/default.aspx?a=4299&template=print-article.htm|website=University of South Florida|accessdate=15 August 2017|archive-date=16 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816020033/http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/default.aspx?a=4299&template=print-article.htm|url-status=dead}}
Publications and Patents
David Fries has composed, in part, over 30 peer reviewed publications, as well as over 40 publications and proceedings. In 2016, his technical writings on Non-Acoustic Sensors, in partnership with William Kirkwood, were included in the “Springer Handbook of Ocean Engineering”{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xge5DAAAQBAJ&dq=%22david+fries%22&pg=PA422|title=Springer Handbook of Ocean Engineering|last1=Dhanak|first1=Manhar R.|last2=Xiros|first2=Nikolas I.|date=2016-07-23|publisher=Springer|isbn=9783319166490|language=en}}
He holds more than 35 U.S. patents, 13 of which have been licensed to seven separate companies.{{cite web|title=Inventors Academy Honors Prolific IHMC Scientist|url=https://www.ihmc.us/news20161213/|website=IHMC|date=13 December 2016|accessdate=15 August 2017}}
Awards and Boards
- Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI){{cite web|title=National Academy of inventors Inaugural Annual Conference|url=http://www.academyofinventors.org/conference/docs/NAI-ABSTRACTS-final-WEB.pdf|website=Academy of Inventors|accessdate=15 August 2017}}
- Board of Directors, Science Center of Pinellas{{cite web|title=Science Center Board|url=http://www.sciencecenterofpinellas.org/about-us/science-center-board/|website=Science Center of Pinellas|accessdate=15 August 2017}}
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