Tak-Sing Wong
The Pennsylvania State University
Micro and Nanomanufacturing of Synthetic Brochosomes
Considered as one of the most sophisticated natural structures, brochosomes are three-dimensional, soccer ball-like microscopic granules with distributed nanoscale cavities produced by leafhoppers. In this talk, I will discuss the microand nanofabrication strategies of synthetic brochosomes, as well as their optical characterizations and potential applications.
About Tak-Sing Wong
Dr. Tak-Sing Wong is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering and the inaugural holder of Wormley Family Early Career Professorship in Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Wong’s research focuses on micro- and nanomanufacturing, surface and interfacial engineering, as well as bio-inspired materials design. Dr. Wong is a pioneer of a new class of pitcher-plant-inspired slippery surfaces including slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) and liquid-entrenched smooth surfaces (LESS). Dr. Wong has published over 40 peer-reviewed publications including papers in Nature, Nature Materials, Nature Sustainability, Nature Communications, Science Advances, and PNAS. Dr. Wong holds over 60 issued and pending US and international patents, and is a cofounder and CTO of spotLESS Materials Inc. Dr. Wong’s research has been recognized by a number of awards including the R&D 100 Award, the NSF CAREER Award, the DARPA Young Faculty Award, the NAE Frontier of Engineering Invitee, the IEEE Nanotechnology Council Early Career Award, and the ASME Sia Nemat-Nasser Early Career Award. Dr. Wong has been honored by the White House with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), as well as named one of the world’s top 35 innovators under 35 by MIT Technology Review.
