Carolyn Ren is renowned for her pioneering contributions to droplet and air microfluidics innovation. Her physical and theoretical models, as well as her design and optimization tools, have enabled new, integrated Lab-on-a-Chip devices for life sciences, environmental monitoring, and material synthesis applications. She is forging a new frontier in soft, wearable assistive robotics technologies development, enabled by air microfluidics techniques. These lightweight, tetherless innovations are transforming prosthesis design, and treatment of lymphedema, edema, and arthritis. She has co-founded four start-up companies to commercialize her team’s inventions, is a Fellow of the CSME, and a Member of the RSC College.