I grew up in Stony Brook, NY and received my A.B. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University in June 2003. I worked in the group of Prof. David Weitz, where I drank lots of coffee with Margaret Gardel (now Prof!) and used multiparticle tracking techniques to study the microrheology of F-actin networks. I also did theoretical work with Prof. Michael Brenner on the development of novel algorithms for Brownian dynamics simulations, which led to a senior honors thesis.

I began the Ph.D program in Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University in September 2003, with support from an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2004-6). My research in the Melosh group will focus on the biologically inspired self-assembly of materials.

Publications:
Ian Y. Wong, Matthew J. Footer and Nicholas A. Melosh. "Electronically Activated Actin Protein Polymerization and Alignment." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130(25), 7908 (2008).

Ian Y. Wong, Matthew J. Footer and Nicholas A. Melosh. "Dynamic control of biomolecular activity using electrical interfaces." (invited) Soft Matter. 3, 267 (2007).
          • Cover Image , Special Issue on "Proteins and Cells at Functional Interfaces"
          • Featured on the Stanford School of Engineering Website (Feb. 2007)

A.D. Dinsmore, V. Prasad, I.Y. Wong and D.A. Weitz. "Microscopic Structure and Elasticity of Weakly Aggregated Colloidal Gels" Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 185502 (2006)

I.Y. Wong, M.L. Gardel, D.R. Reichman, E.R. Weeks, M.T. Valentine, A.R. Bausch, D.A. Weitz. "Anomalous Diffusion Probes Microstructure Dynamics of Entangled F-actin Networks." Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 178101 (2004). ISI SciSearch Entry.


Selected Presentations:
I.Y. Wong, M.J. Footer and N.A. Melosh. "Dynamic Spatial and Temporal Control of Biomolecular Interactions for Programmable, Directed Assembly on Surfaces." Materials Research Society Spring 2008 Meeting. San Francisco, CA. March 2008.
          • MRS Graduate Student Silver Award

I.Y. Wong, M.J. Footer and N.A. Melosh. "Dynamic Control of F-actin Polymerization Using Electrical Interfaces." American Physical Society March 2007 Meeting. Denver, CO. March 2007
          • Stanford University Bio-X Spring 2007 Travel Award

I.Y. Wong, M.J. Footer and N.A. Melosh. "Dynamic Control of Biomolecular Activity Using Nanoscale Electrical Interfaces." Materials Research Society Fall 2006 Meeting. Boston, MA. November 2006.

I.Y. Wong and N.A. Melosh. "Electronic Control of F-actin Polymerization." Materials Research Society Spring 2006 Meeting. San Francisco, CA. April 2006.

I.Y. Wong and N.A. Melosh. "Electronic Temporal Control of F-actin Polymerization using Microscale Electrodes." Materials Research Society Spring 2005 Meeting. San Francisco, CA. March 2005.

I.Y. Wong, M.L. Gardel, E.R. Weeks, M.T. Valentine, A.R. Bausch and D.A. Weitz. "Anomalous diffusion of thermally driven tracer particles in F-actin networks." American Physical Society March 2003 Meeting. Austin, TX. March 2003.