Carson Bruns, Assistant Professor
A creator of color-changing tattoo inks and shape-shifting molecular machines, chemist/artist uses nanoscience to invent new materials and technologies. He has co-authored more than 30 peer-reviewed scientific publications, including the celebrated book , with Nobel Laureate J. Fraser Stoddart. Dr. Bruns is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering with the ATLAS Institute at the ²ÊÃñ±¦µä, where he directs the. His groundbreaking work on biomedical tattoos for human health has been featured in his popular TEDx talk, as well as in , , and .
What’s something most people don’t know about you?
I was adopted!
One thing you’re willing to spend way too much on . . .
Tattoos. My favorite tattoo is this big, colorful flowering tree of life that covers my whole stomach and chest. It must have taken more than 40 painful hours to complete, but I love it because it reminds me every day that all life is beautiful and all life is connected.
Who would you most like to meet and why?
Jim Carey. I think he is such a talented and dedicated artist. I've looked up to him since I was a kid.
What is the best advice you have ever been given?
"Try not to take yourself too seriously."
What do you most like to do to unwind?
I like to paint animals in a kind of fauvist/divisionist style.
