Thomas John “T.J.” Wallin

Thomas John “T.J.” Wallin joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering as an assistant professor in January 2024. As a researcher, Wallin’s interests lie in advanced manufacturing of functional soft matter, emphasizing soft wearable technologies and their applications in human-computer interfaces. Previously, he was a research scientist at Meta’s Reality Labs Research, working on their haptic interaction team. Wallin earned a BS in physics and chemistry from the College of William and Mary and an MS and PhD in materials science and engineering from Cornell University.