Jonathan Tong
Class of 2027
Jonathan is currently attending Georgetown’s Evening Program while working as a Patent Agent at Smith Baluch LLP. As part of his work, Jonathan has prepared and prosecuted patent applications in the US and various foreign jurisdictions covering technologies including data centers, machine learning, robotics, electric vehicles, and smart agriculture. He also manages several intellectual property portfolios for clients with dozens of patent filings. At Georgetown law, Jonathan is pursuing his interests in intellectual property and artificial intelligence governance.
Before entering the legal industry, Jonathan was a research scientist in the defense sector. He helped develop a state-of-the-art imaging system to detect counterfeit integrated circuitry using a combination of electron microscopy and x-ray tomography. He also worked on an ultrasound-based electroceutical device where he designed an acoustic matching layer to improve transmission of acoustic pulses into human tissue.
Jonathan holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His doctoral thesis focused on investigating novel morphological effects to spectrally shape, tune, and enhance radiative heat transfer for energy-related technologies, such as thermophotovoltaics (TPV) and infrared transparent fabrics for personal cooling. He has authored and co-authored several publications in peer-reviewed journals and general audience science magazines on optics, photonics, and thermal science. He is also a co-inventor of several patents.
In his spare time, Jonathan enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, eating good food, and following F1.