Fariborz Tavagarian
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Olmsted Building, W239g
Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, PA 17057
(e) fut16@psu.edu
(o) 717-948-6125
Rubbery Camouflage Skin Exhibits Smart And Stretchy Behaviors
By Mary Fetzer
The skin of cephalopods, such as octopuses, squids and cuttlefish, is stretchy and smart, contributing to these creatures’ ability to sense and respond to their surroundings. A Penn State-led collaboration has harnessed these properties to create an artificial skin that mimics both the elasticity and the neurologic functions of cephalopod skin, with potential applications for neurorobotics, skin prosthetics, artificial organs and more.
New, Slippery Toilet Coating Provides Cleaner Flushing, Saves Water
Penn State team has developed a robust bio-inspired, liquid, sludge- and bacteria-repellent coating that can essentially make a toilet self-cleaning
Tak Sing Wong
Professor of Mechanical Engineering Wormley Early Career Professor
(e) tuw17@psu.edu, (e) tswong@psu.edu
(o) 814-865-6122
N-330 Millennium Science Complex
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tak-sing-wong-6b35a7b/
https://www.me.psu.edu/department/directory-detail-g.aspx?q=TUW17
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gmioXdQAAAAJ&hl=en
https://sites.psu.edu/wong/
Melik Demirel
Professor Engineering Science and Mechanics, Director of the CRAFT Center
(e) mcd18@psu.edu, (e) mdemirel@engr.psu.edu
(o) 814-863-2270
212 Earth & Engineering Sciences Building
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melikdemirel/
https://www.esm.psu.edu/department/directory-detail-g.aspx?q=MCD18
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AQfMVysAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
https://sites.esm.psu.edu/~mcd18/
Bo Cheng
Kenneth K. and Olivia J. Kuo Early Career Professor Associate Professor
(e) buc10@psu.edu
(o) 814-867-5963
228 Reber Building
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bo-cheng-a64bb341/
https://www.me.psu.edu/department/directory-detail-g.aspx?q=BUC10
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=T2docZwAAAAJ
https://sites.psu.edu/infl/
Saptarshi Das
Associate Professor of Engineering, Science & Mechanics
(e) sud70@psu.edu
(o) 814-863-2639
N-333 Millennium Science Complex
https://www.linkedin.com/in/daspennstate/
https://www.esm.psu.edu/department/directory-detail-g.aspx?q=sud70
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=oj0d2ywAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
https://sites.psu.edu/sdas/