The 2019 Franklin Institute Laureate Symposium honoring Dr. John A. Rogers held by Temple University, 9-12PM, April 10, 2019

Soft, Body-Integrated Microsystems Technologies

Franklin Institute Symposium honoring Dr. John A. Rogers

Recipient of the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Materials Engineering

The 2019 Franklin Institute Laureate Symposium will be held at Temple University to honor Dr. John A. Rogers who received the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Materials Engineering for pioneering the engineering of flexible and stretchable electronic systems for e-health and exploratory neuroscience.

Dr. John Rogers is the Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, professor of biomedical engineering, professor of neurological, and director of the Center for Bio-integrated Electronics at Northwestern University. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Time:9 AM – 12 PM,April 10, 2019

location:Walk Auditorium, Ritter Hall

Temple University

1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave.

Philadelphia, PA 19122

SPEAKERS:John A. Rogers,Northwestern University,“一些想法的出现软,Body-Integrated Microsystems Technologies"

Canan Dagdeviren,Massachusetts Institute of Technology,"Wearable and Implantable Devices 'on the go' "

Roozbeh Ghaffari,Northwestern University,"Soft, Skin-Interfaces Systems with Integrated Biosensors and Microfluidics from Feasibility to Commercialization"

Nanshu Lu,University of Texas, Austin,"Wireless Electronic Tattoos"

PRICE:Free and open to the public

FREE REGISTRATION:https://events.temple.edu/the-2019-franklin-institute-laureate-symposium

CONTACT:Fei Ren,fei.ren@temple.edu, 215-204-9593

SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZERS:

Jim S. Chen, Jie Yin, and Fei Ren, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

This symposium is made possible by the generous support from the Franklin Institute,FS Investments, Robert M. and Mary Haythornthwaite Foundation, and Temple University College of Engineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering.

To learn more about this symposium and how to register this free event, go to

https://events.temple.edu/the-2019-franklin-institute-laureate-symposium