Performance Materials Lab

The William States Lee College of Engineering

The Explorers Club names Dr. Roger Tipton a member

Explorers Club

Dr. Roger Tipton, an experienced adventurer and nature enthusiast, has recently become a member of The Explorers Club, a prestigious organization dedicated to advancing the exploration of land, sea, air, and space. Tipton’s passion for exploration began at a young age, as he spent his childhood exploring the woods and streams near his home in … Read more

Working at University of Glasgow

Glasgow

Roger Tipton is working at the University of Glasgow this week with Dr. Ravinder Dahiya’s group to collaborate on flexible electronics research. I have been so impressed by the history and legacy of this University. Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow has literally been a beacon on the hill for higher education and I … Read more

Visit to MIT Media Lab

OIP

After the AIChE conference, I took a day and visited MIT for the first time. What an interesting place. Toured the campus and had pizza for lunch. The highlight of my trip was a visit to the Media Lab. I have been a fan of the work they do there for years and was a … Read more

Manuscript Accepted by Additive Manufacturing Journal

Additive

Our new manuscript, Optical interconnects on a flexible substrate by multi-material hybrid additive and subtractive manufacturing, has been accepted by Additive Manufacturing Journal. I would like to thank the co-authors (Dianhao Hou, Zhimin Shi, Thomas Weller, and Venkat Bhethanabotla) for all our hard work in getting this important research published in such a high impact journal.

Computer Components Connected by Light

Radio Cade

Computers and smartphones are about to get a lot faster. If Roger Tipton succeeds with his invention, light will replace copper wires as connectors of computer components. This will be like using fiberoptic cable to access the web instead of a dial-up m… Please listen to the entire podcast on Radio Cade through this link