JD Albert is an engineer, inventor, and teacher. He is one of the inventors of electronic ink and after graduating from MIT co-founded E Ink where he successfully shipped the first commercial products with the new technology. Since then, he has continued in product development, working on a wide variety of projects including novel solar modules, integrated blood glucose meters, packaging innovation, and power systems.

He is named on over 100 granted U.S. patents and speaks and writes about engineering, innovation, and manufacturing. In 2016, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and is a member of the National Academy of Inventors.

E Ink is a reflective display technology used in a wide range of products including e-books like the Amazon Kindle, signage, and electronic shelf labels.

At the University of Pennsylvania, JD Albert teaches the final studio class for students in the Integrated Product Design Master's Program. Over the course of a year, the students iterate designs, research user needs, engineer prototypes, and create business plans. He also teaches Design for Manufacturability (MEAM514).

He taught Mechanisms for Designers, a project-based class where design students created working artistic machines.  Here are the final videos for 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.