Skip to main content
Princeton University
News
  • All Stories

Plastic electronics

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Email Print
By Volker Steger on Oct. 11, 2010, 9:36 p.m.
Play video:

Engineering professor Yueh-Lin (Lynn) Loo describes some of the potentially life-changing uses for these malleable materials.

Related Stories

Loo homepage

Video feature: 'Plastic Electronics' .

New developments in plastic electronics potentially could change the quality of human life in a wide range of ways, according to Princeton engineering professor Yueh-Lin (Lynn) Loo.

Plastic electronics could slash the cost of solar panels .

A new technique developed by Princeton University engineers for producing electricity-conducting plastics could dramatically lower the cost of manufacturing solar panels.

Celebrate Princeton Invention: Lynn Loo .

A profile of Princeton inventor Lynn Loo, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering

Lynn Loo appointed director of Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment .

Yueh-Lin (Lynn) Loo, the Theodora D. '78 and William H. Walton III '74 Professor in Engineering and professor of chemical and biological engineering at Princeton University, has been appointed director of the Andlinger Center of Energy and the Environment, effective July 1. Loo ends her term as acting vice dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and she succeeds founding director Emily Carter, who has been appointed dean of engineering.

Lynn Loo, and Philip Holmes

Two professors, four alumni elected to National Academy of Engineering .

Six Princetonians have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering: Professor Philip John Holmes, Professor Lynn Loo, and alumni Marsha Anderson Bomar, Susan Brantley, Pei Cao and Marian Gindy.

Chemist Iain McCulloch smiling

Chemist Iain McCulloch is appointed new director of the Andlinger Center .

McCulloch comes to Princeton from the University of Oxford, with a track record for "leading interdisciplinary teams to address the biggest environmental challenges facing humanity."

Eli Harari

Eli Harari: Engineering after Princeton .

SanDisk Corp. founder Eli Harari, who earned his Ph.D. at Princeton in 1973, describes how a successful inventor changes the world by pushing innovation.

View All News
Princeton University

Main navigation

Meet Princeton
In Service of Humanity
Facts & Figures
History
Honors & Awards
Contact Us
Visit Us
Our Faculty
Our Students
Our Alumni
Our Staff
Our Leadership
Academic Freedom and Free Expression
Strategic Planning Framework
Academics
Studying at Princeton
Library
Areas of Study
Humanities
Social Sciences
Engineering
Natural Sciences
Advising
Academic Calendar
Course Tools
Learning Abroad
Career Development
Continuing Education
Innovative Learning
Research
Engineering & Applied Science
Humanities
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
Dean for Research Office
Interdisciplinary Approach
External Partnerships
Facilities & Labs
One Community
Lifelong Connections
Student Life
Arts & Culture
Athletics
Living in Princeton, N.J.
Housing & Dining
Activities & Organizations
Cultural & Affinity Groups
Health & Wellness
Religious Life
Serving the Public Good
Families
Admission & Aid
Affordable for All
About Financial Aid
Current Undergraduate Financial Aid
Undergraduate Admission
Graduate Admission
For International Students

Dare to Venture
.

From the Present to the Possible

Athletics
.

Go Princeton Tigers

Utility menu

  • News
  • Events
  • Work at Princeton
  • Student Links
  • Alumni
  • Giving
  • Inside Princeton

Contact links

  • Contact Us
  • Accessibility Help
  • Directory

Visiting links

  • Plan a Visit
  • Maps & Shuttles
  • Varsity Athletics
  • Giving to Princeton

Academic links

  • Library
  • Academic Calendar
  • Student Links
  • Faculty & Staff Links

Footer social media

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Snapchat
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • Social Media Directory
Diversity and Non-discrimination

Equal Opportunity and Non-discrimination at Princeton University: Princeton University believes that commitment to equal opportunity for all is favorable to the free and open exchange of ideas, and the University seeks to reach out as widely as possible in order to attract the most qualified individuals as students, faculty, and staff. In applying this policy, the University is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of personal beliefs or characteristics such as political views, religion, national origin, ancestry, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy and related conditions, age, marital or domestic partnership status, veteran status, disability, genetic information and/or other characteristics protected by applicable law in any phase of its education or employment programs or activities. In addition, pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and supporting regulations, Princeton does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education programs or activities that it operates; this extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its supporting regulations may be directed to the University’s Sexual Misconduct/Title IX Coordinator or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education. See Princeton’s full Equal Opportunity Policy and Nondiscrimination Statement.
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
Operator: (609) 258-3000
© 2025 The Trustees of Princeton University

Subfooter links

  • Copyright Infringement
  • Privacy Notice