Skin in the Game

John A. Rogers, PhD, a pioneer in bioelectronics, visited campus in October to deliver the College of Engineering’s annual Patrick J. Cunningham Jr. and Susan Ward ’80 Endowed Lecture in Engineering. Dr. Rogers’ talk, “Skin-Like Electronics for the Human Body,” addressed key advances in the field of biocompatible electronics, including two devices that recently launched from his lab: wireless, battery-free electronic “tattoos” for continuous vital sign monitoring in neonatal and pediatric intensive care settings, and microfluidic platforms that capture and analyze biomarkers using microliter volumes of sweat.

Dr. Rogers’ work focuses on science that brings solutions to society, most notably through health care innovations that better integrate with the human body. He is the Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Surgery at Northwestern University.