George Whitesides

Meet George Whitesides

What do you consider to be your biggest impacts on the field?

“In science: methods that are simple: self-assembled monolayers, micro-contact printing, microfluidics, paper diagnostics, cells-in-gels-in-paper, soft robotics/actuators.”

What keeps you excited about your work and at the leading edge?

“Starting new areas. Working with graduate students/postdocs.”

What are you hopes for your research projects over the next few years?

“That they are useful/stimulating to others.”

How do you anticipate the area of analytical science developing over the next five/ten years?

“More emphasis on problems that require systems approaches, and integration of  information of a number of different sorts.”

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