56: Self-Healing Materials for Protection and Repair (ft. Dr.Gerald Wilson)

<p>Self-healing materials are artificial or synthetically-created substances that have the built-in ability to automatically repair damages to themselves without any external diagnosis of the problem or human intervention.</p> <p> </p> <p>Check out our <a href='https://www.subscribepage.com/msecompanies'>MSE Company Database</a> and free <a href='https://www.subscribepage.com/mseprofessionaldevelopmentguide'>professional development guide</a> for materials scientists and engineers!</p> <p> </p> <p>In Episode 56, we welcome Dr. Gerald Wilson, the President and CEO of Autonomic Materials, an industry leader in self-healing technologies for coatings, sealants, adhesives, and composites. He discusses the development of the coating industry’s first set of additives designed to impart self-healing functionality into industrial water-borne, solvent-borne, and powder coatings. From his research at UIUC to his work at Autonomic Materials, he also shares his extensive knowledge in self-healing polymers.</p> <p> </p> <p>In this conversation, we discuss:</p> <p> </p> <p>🔹️Examples of self-healing mechanisms and how they work</p> <p>🔹️Why Dr. Wilson pursued both a PhD and an MBA </p> <p>🔹️Other applications for self-healing materials</p> <p>🔹️ How Autonomic Materials plans to innovate to even higher levels of sustainability in the future</p> <p>🔹️The challenges that are ahead for the field of self-healing polymers</p> <p>🔹️Advice to students and new professionals who are in the early stages of their MSE careers</p> <p> </p> <p>Learn more about our <a href='https://www.mseacademy.com/courses/students-tier-2'>MSE Career Development Online Course</a>, which includes more industry-specific information and advice.</p> <p> </p> <p>Join our Discord <a href='https://discord.gg/49dCV3W4eN'>community</a>! You can meet other passionate materials scientists and engineers from around the world, discuss the latest breakthroughs in MSE, share materials-related memes, and get career advice from experts in the field. </p> <p> </p> <p>Also, ch