Jake Horsey’s residency will focus on and model how further developing the tools and techniques used for exploring what is possible with petroleum-free polymers is key to accelerating their adoption. Laser welding of plastic films is already a well established method of fabrication for fluidic devices, often gated by high cost and expert knowledge. Low cost, low energy, desktop CO2 lasers present a unique opportunity for material researchers and product developers to build functional, high fidelity prototypes with a piece of equipment that is often already sitting in the lab or studio.

Jake Horsey (he/him) is a product engineer and fabricator based in Sargentville, ME.

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