Jay Longson

Professionally, Jay has the following distinctions:

• Bachelor's Degree from UCSC in Electrical Engineering
• Masters Degree from UCSC in Electrical Engineering
• Honors in Electronic Engineering [Honor Roll, UCSC 2006]
• Currently working at NASA Ames developing carbon nanotube gecko tape for Atlas Nanotechnologies
• Pioneered the nano-gigapan project to take very large images of very small things
• Worked at NASA developing macroscopic wires from carbon nanotubes through an electrospinning process
• Led SeaSight Project to build an underwater laser line-scanning imaging system
• Was a developer on the Nanomouse Project
• Key contributer to the Burning Man Network Kiosk Project
• Key contributer to the Burning Man Technomadic Trailer

Personally, Jay is one of those kind-hearted, multi-talented freaks. He enjoys chainsawing, illustration, disassembling things, gardening, skim-boarding, and dancing like a monkey boy. He also plays a mean game of pool.

Currently he resides in Mountain View, CA.

Jay is Tony Longson and Janet Longson's son. His older brother is Tom Longson.