Manu Prakash is an Assistant Professor in Bioengineering at Stanford University, affiliate of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, and a Pew Scholar. His lab applies techniques derived from soft-condensed matter physics, fluid dynamics, computer science, and bioengineering to study the structure and function of biological entities. Prakash was born in Meerut, India, where he earned a BTech in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur. He then did his master’s and PhD in applied physics at MIT before moving to Stanford.
Talks with this Speaker
Foldscope: Origami Based Paper Microscopes
Manu Prakash explains why and how he created the foldscope, a 50-cent print-and-fold paper mass produced microscope that can be carried around in a person’s pocket. (Talk recorded in February 2014)
Audience:
- General Public
- Student
- Researcher
- H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 15:19
