Media

Jon was featured at the 2018 TEDxPurdueU - Art of the Ordinary. For a higher-quality YouTube video: Biomimicry at the Beach.

 

Mussel Polymer Inc. was featured in an animated video by Biomimicry Institute. For a higher-quality YouTube video: Biomimicry to Restore Coral Reefs and More

 

Jon was interviewed by The Native Influence in 2020. Check out this amazing interview and learn more about Jon's career, aspirations, and life.

 

 

Jon was named a PopTech Science Fellow in 2013. Here is a video introduction to the 2013 class of PopTech Science Fellows.

 

Jon's talk at PopTech where he discusses our research.

 

During the PopTech meeting, Jon was part of a Q&A panel discussing the origins of creativity. This panel was moderated by Joe Palca from National Public Radio. For a higher-quality video, go to the Poptech website.

 

Here is a video of Jon Wilker, made for part of the "Profiles of Scientists and Engineers" project.  The National Science Foundation is depicting the lives of several scientists and engineers, including an electrical engineer, a biogeoscientist, an exercise physiologist, a computer scientist, a mechanical engineer, a marine biologist, a design engineer, and a biophysicist.

 

Here is a video of Jon explaining our underwater glue system.