Yueh-Lin Loo facts for kids
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Yueh-Lin (Lynn) Loo
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Lynn Loo speaks at the World Economic Forum in 2012
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| Nationality | Malaysian-American |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania Princeton University |
| Known for | Nanotransfer printing |
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| Institutions | Princeton University Bell Laboratories |
Yueh-Lin (Lynn) Loo is a brilliant Malaysian-American chemical engineer. She is a special professor of engineering at Princeton University. She also leads the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment there.
Lynn Loo is famous for inventing something called nanotransfer printing. This cool technique helps make tiny patterns. In 2020, she was chosen as a Fellow of the Materials Research Society. This is a big honor for scientists who study materials.
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Early Life and Education
Lynn Loo was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She later lived in Taipei, Taiwan, and went to the Taipei American School. She then moved to the United States for her college studies.
She attended the University of Pennsylvania. In 1996, she earned two bachelor's degrees. These were in chemical engineering and materials science. After that, she went to Princeton University. She earned her Ph.D. in chemical engineering in 2001. Her research was about how polymers (a type of material) form crystals.
Research and Career
After her Ph.D., Dr. Loo worked at Bell Laboratories for a year. Then, she joined the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Austin. While at Bell Labs, she helped discover some issues in scientific papers.
In 2004, MIT Technology Review recognized her as a top innovator. She was on their TR35 list for people under 35. This was for her invention of nanotransfer printing. This method allows scientists to print very tiny patterns onto plastic. It's like a special stamp for super small designs.
What is Nanotransfer Printing?
Nanotransfer printing is a way to create tiny electronic parts. It prints electrical circuits directly onto plastic surfaces. This helps make organic electronics, which are flexible and light. Imagine electronics that can bend and twist!
In 2007, Dr. Loo joined the faculty at Princeton University. She became a special professor in the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department. Her research focuses on different types of materials. She studies block polymers and organic semiconductors. She also works on new ways to create patterns for plastic electronics.
In 2012, Dr. Loo started the Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership. This program connects Princeton's energy research with companies. In 2016, she became the director of the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. This center works on solutions for energy and environmental challenges.
Her research group explores organic semiconductors and conductors. These materials can be processed from liquids. She also studies soft lithography, another patterning technique. Her group even developed transparent solar cells for smart windows. These windows can change their tint using special polymers.
In 2017, Dr. Loo co-founded a company called Andluca Technologies.
Awards and Honors
Dr. Lynn Loo has received many important awards for her work:
- 2005 Beckman Young Investigators Award
- 2006 O’Donnell Award from the Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas
- 2008 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship
- 2010 John H. Dillon Medal from the American Physical Society
- 2011 Appointed to the Global Young Academy
- 2012 Owens Corning Early Career Award
- 2013 Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
- 2015 Finalist for the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists National Awards
- 2020 Elected Fellow of the Materials Research Society
See also
In Spanish: Yueh-Lin Loo para niños
