Michael Dickey received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology (1999) and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin (2006) under the guidance of Professor Grant Willson. From 2006-2008 he was a post-doctoral fellow in the lab of Professor George Whitesides at Harvard University.  In August 2008, he joined the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at NC State University where he is currently the Alcoa Professor and Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor.  He completed a sabbatical at Microsoft in 2016.  Michael’s research interests include patterning and actuating soft materials by studying and harnessing thin films, interfaces, and unconventional fabrication techniques.

Abstract: Liquid Metals for Stretchable and Soft Electronics