Dr. Alon Gorodetsky PhD - UC Irvine - Bio-Camouflage And Invisibility - Squid Inspired Bio-Materials

Dr. Alon Gorodetsky, is Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Irvine, with joint appointments in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.


Dr. Gorodetsky obtained B.S. degrees in Engineering Physics and Materials Science at Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology. He subsequently completed postdoctoral work as a National Science Foundation American Competitiveness in Chemistry Fellow at Columbia University.


His current research is focused on the development of macro-molecular and bio-molecular materials inspired by natural systems, with an emphasis on cephalopods (i.e. squid, octopuses, and cuttlefish)


Dr. Gorodetsky's work has been featured in Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Newsweek, The Telegraph, Wired, The Verge, Fox News, NPR Marketplace, BBC World, CNN and other popular media.


For his studies, Dr. Gorodetsky has received several awards, including the Henry Samueli School of Engineering Mid-Career Faculty Excellence in Research Award, Applied Innovation Early Career Innovator of the Year Award, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research AFOSR Young Investigator Award, the DARPA Young Faculty Award with the Director’s Option, and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.