Stuart Cogan is a professor at the University Texas, Dallas in the Department of Bioengineering in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. After receiving his BSc. and M.S. at Duke University, Stuart Cogan earned a Sc.D in materials science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Professor Cogan previously worked at EIC Laboratories as the Director of Advanced Materials Research. His research interests include development of electrochromics for optical switches, materials to enclose medical implants, and materials from which to create electrodes with medical applications.