Our research interests belong at the confluence of (1) multiphysics behavior of materials, (2) reconfiguration of architectures, and (3) their manufacturing methods to advance the physical intelligence for multifunctional devices. Starting with the computational modeling and processing techniques of smart architectures, we pursue a sequential workflow involving customizable manufacturing, distributed sensor-actuator network, and re-programming mechanisms. Particularly, our work encompasses the following technological areas:
Reconfigurable and compliant architectures
Flexible electronics and sensors
Current projects
- Non-planar direct ink writing (DIW) for scalable structural and functional composites.
- Multi-stimuli enabled frontal polymerized composites to manufacture non-planar structures.
- Multi-stable physical logics of re-programmable metamaterials for mechanical computations.
- Biological muscle culturing in functional scaffolds for bio-hybrid actuations.
- Modeling and manufacturing of meta-surfaces for deployable morphing devices.
- Biomimetic adhesives integrated space robotics for on-orbit manipulation of diverse objects.