Robert Buhrman is The John Edson Sweet Professor of Engineering, Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell University. He is also the Director of the Cornell Center for Nanoscale Systems. He was the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility's associate director from 1981 through 1983, and is currently the chairman of its executive committee. Dr. Buhrman has served on various national committees and advisory boards, and is active as a consultant in the area of applied physics. His research focuses on nanomagnetics and condensed matter physics at the nanometer scale.