B.Sc.Eng (Queen’s), M.Sc.Eng (McMaster), Ph.D (UofT); Email: benjamin.hatton @ utoronto.ca

Ben Hatton established a lab in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at UofT in 2012, after a research associate position at Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the Wyss Institute for Bio-inspired Engineering, for 5 years (2007-2012) with Prof. Joanna Aizenberg. Previously, he was a post-doc at Bell Labs, in Murray Hill, NJ (2006-2007), and at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Tsukuba, Japan (2005). His Ph.D. research, in MSE/Chemistry at UofT (2000-2005), was on mesoporous organosilica thin films. Dr. Hatton has worked with a number of materials chemistry and synthesis techniques; colloidal processing of ceramics, supramolecular and colloidal self-assembly, mesoporous films, polymers, soft lithography, and surface engineering.

Email: charlie.katrycz @ mail.utoronto.ca

Charlie Katrycz has a background in physics from McGill, and is exploring the application of self-organized branched ‘finger’ morphologies in fluid interfaces for the fabrication of complex channel networks. This is an example of ‘physical computing’, as the self-organized structure can find an optimized solution to a problem, depending on the boundary conditions. Charlie is the co-founder of UNDU, which designs personable, wearable heat packs for menstrual pain (https://unduwearables.com/).

Email: symen.vandenberg @ mail.utoronto.ca

Desmond van den Berg is a graduate of the MSE department (2015), and currently exploring the design of non-wetting antimicrobial surfaces to reduce infectious disease transmission within healthcare facilities. He has also explored the design and performance of antimicrobial fabrics for healthcare applications, such as surgical gowns, scrubs and curtains. Desmond has incorporated techniques such as soft lithography and electrospinning to generate surface topographies. His work bridges materials science, surface properties, microbiology and infectious disease epidemiology.

Email: mahsa.karimi @ mail.utoronto.ca

Mahsa has a Masters in Biomaterials-Biomedical engineering with a focus on tissue regeneration, from Tehran University, Iran. She is working on an active, non-adhesive wound dressing design and development to reduce the severe damage of extensive skin injuries and promote the healing process.

Email: katie.allison @ mail.utoronto.ca

Email: benji.alter @ mail.utoronto.ca

Email: daniel.mul @ mail.utoronto.ca

Daniel has an undergraduate in Chemistry at the University of Toronto. His research project involves finding solutions to the vital problem of button battery ingestion by children, through materials chemistry, in collaboration with SickKids hospital, Toronto.

Email: maya.dai @ mail.utoronto.ca

Maya Dai is an MASc student in Mechanical Engineering, with a BASc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto. In her undergraduate degree, Maya specialized in Biomedical Engineering and Energy Systems/Environmental Engineering with a minor in Biomedical. Her work experience includes research and design of catheters and guidewires, as well as an array of manufacturing roles. Her research focuses on the design and manufacture of large-scale prototypes for energy-saving millifluidic windows.