Seminar on May 17, 2021

Title

Soft Electronics for the Skin

Speaker

Prof. John A. Rogers, Northwestern University, USA

When and Where

May 17, 2021, 16:00-17:00
Online on Teams, class link

Abstract

Recent advances in semiconductor nanomaterials and deterministic assembly techniques enable the construction of high performance electronic and optoelectronic systems with 3D layouts and in bioresorbable forms. Potential applications range from temporary biomedical implants to active tissue scaffolds. This talk describes the key concepts in materials, physics and mechanics for 3D mesoscale electronic networks as bio-interface.

Speaker’s Short Bio

John A. Rogers is the Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Medicine at Northwestern University, with affiliate appointments in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Chemistry, where he is also Director of the newly endowed Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics. He has published more than 650 papers, is a co-inventor on more than 100 patents and he has co-founded several successful technology companies. His research has been recognized by many awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship (2009), the Lemelson-MIT Prize (2011), and the Smithsonian Award for American Ingenuity in the Physical Sciences (2013) – and most recently the Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Franklin Institute (2019). He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.