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022B Anderson Hall
Tufts University
Medford, MA 02155

Tel: 617-627-5162
Fax: 617-627-3058
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Peter Y. Wong
Research Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Education
Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), Tufts University, 1995
M.S.M.E. (Mechanical Engineering), Tufts University, 1991
B.S.M.E. (Mechanical Engineering), Tufts University, 1991
High School Diploma, Boston Latin School, 1986

Research Interests
Thermal Analysis of Materials Processing, Nano and Microelectromechanical Systems, Comparative Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, and Advanced Energy Systems.

Background
Professor Wong is a Triple-Jumbo (three degrees from Tufts University whose mascot is Jumbo the elephant) and joined Tufts Mechanical Engineering Department as a research professor in 1995.  Dr. Wong has served as Director of Special Initiatives for the School of Engineering at Tufts from 1997 to 2003.  Since 2004, Dr. Wong works half-time at Tufts and half-time at the Museum of Science (Boston, MA) as Director of University Relations.

Distinctions
2007 Tufts Mechanical Engineering Practice Award
1995 Allan McCormick Award for Collaborative Research
1990 Victor Prather Award for Outstanding Scientific Research
1989 Member, Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honors Society

Patents
2007 Systems, Devices, and Methods Employing Fiber Optic Shape Tracking
2006 Vibratory Powder Consolidation
2006 Method for Polymer Synthesis Using Microfluidic Enzymatic Cascade
 

Representative Publications

1. Robb M. Gavalis, Peter Y. Wong, Jessica A. Eisenstein, Lothar Lilge, Caroline G. L. Cao, "Localized active-cladding optical fiber bend sensor," Optical Engineering, 2010; 49 (6)
2. J. Eisenstein, P. Y. Wong, and C. G.L. Cao, "Evaluation of Techniques to Model Bend Loss in Multimode Fibers for an Endoscopic Application," Journal of Applied Optics, V2010, ol. 49, No. 12, pp. 2220-2231
3. I. E. Gundez, T. Ando, E. Shattuck, P. Y. Wong, C. C. Doumanidis, "Enhanced Diffusion and Phase Transformations During Ultrasonic Welding of Zinc and Aluminum," Scripta Materialia, Vol. 52, No. 9, pp. 939-943, 2005
4. B. E. Gravel, P. Y. Wong, P. T. Starks, J. A. Pechenik, "The use of artificial shells for exploring shell preference in the marine hermit crab Pagurus longicarpus (Say). Annales Zoologici Fennici, Vol. 41, pp.477-485, 2004
5. S. Mann, I. N. Miaoulis, and P. Y. Wong, "Spectral Imaging, Reflectivity Measurements, and Modeling of Iridescent Butterfly Scale Structures," Optical Engineering,Vol. 40, No. 10, pp. 2061-2068, 2001
6. J. A. Pechenick, J. Hsieh, S. Owara*, P. Y. Wong, S. Untersee, D. Marshall, and W. Li, "Factors Selecting For Avodiance of Drilled Shells By the Hermit Crab,Pagurus longicartus" Journal of Experimental and Marine Biology and Ecology, Vol. 262, pp.75-89, 2001
7. H. Tada, A. E. Kumpel*, R. E. Lathrop*, P. Nieva, P. Zavracky, I. N. Miaoulis, and P. Y. Wong, "Thermal Expansion Coefficient of Polycrystalline Silicon and Silion Dioxide Thin Films at High Temperatures," Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 87, No. 9, pp. 4189-4193, 2000
8. H. Tada, A. R. Abramson, S. E. Mann, I. N. Miaoulis, and P. Y. Wong, "Limiting the Effects of Thin Film Patterns on the Temperature Distribution of Silicon Wafers During Radiant Processing," Optical Engineering, Vol. 39, No. 8, pp. 2296-2304, 2000