Pinar Acar, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been granted a $549,365 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award to develop a database of profiles that will equip manufacturers with powerful tools to choose a metamaterial that best serves their needs. With that same digital information, the team also will convert the data into music.
The CAREER award is the most prestigious award given by the foundation for early career faculty, encouraging them to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their organizations.
Decoding material manufacturing
When materials are manufactured, two factors come into play: the substance from which the material is made and the microscale architecture that holds it together. Both factors are important. Innovative manufacturers often find…
