Future of Materials Roundtable: High-Tech Origami and Advances in Programmable Metamaterials and Soft Robotics

Includes Samples of Origami and Origami-Inspired Materials!
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THE EMERGENCE OF ORIGAMI in China and Japan was linked to the invention of a revolutionary new material: paper. Today, concepts from this classical art are spurring new advances in fields such as deployable structures, soft robotics, programmable materials, and nanomaterials. Join MIAM for a talk by two leaders in this field, Hamid Akbarzadeh (McGill Bioresource Engineering) and Damiano Pasini (McGill Mechanical Engineering), as they discuss and answer questions about how origami folding techniques—often initially explored through paper models—can help solve persistent engineering challenges: How do we create stronger and lighter materials? How do we conserve space when transporting products around the world and into outer space? How can we create machines that are both durable and flexible, and able to deploy in remote environments? Professors Akbarzadeh and Pasini will bring samples of origami and origami-inspired materials.

HAMID AKBARZADEH (Abdolhamid Akbarzadeh Shafaroudi), an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair at McGill University, leads research in origami engineering and multifunctional mechanical metamaterials. As head of the Advanced Multifunctional and Multiphysics Metamaterials Lab (AM3L), his work spans from nanoscale to macroscale engineering.

DAMIANO PASINI, a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair at McGill University, conducts research in origami- and kirigami-inspired mechanical metamaterials through the Pasini Research Group. His work focuses on transforming flat sheets into high-performance, three-dimensional structures with reprogrammable physical properties.

The event will be moderated by MARTA CERRUTI, Co-Director of MIAM and Professor of Materials Engineering.