About the Portela Group
Our group is interested in designing, fabricating, and testing novel types of materials from the nanoscale to the macro-scale. We strive to produce our own materials via advanced nano-to-macro fabrication processes, predict their response using numerical models, and test them using pioneering techniques.
Committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Shared values are at the core of our group. Each of us comes from a unique background and we enjoy sharing, understanding, and appreciating different perspectives. Diversity is extremely valued, and we work as a team towards common objectives. Everyone is welcome and valued in our group (regardless of race, ethnicity, ability, gender, origin, religion, sexual orientation, or skin color), and everyone can contribute to our enjoyable & respectful work and social atmosphere. Contact us and see for yourself!
Meet the Team!
We are a diverse team of scientists, researchers, and students interested in topics ranging from theory, to computation, to experiments of materials and structures.
Updates and Announcements
Research Highlights
Our research is featured by MIT ILP
MIT’s Industry Liaison Program (ILP) features our research on their front page.
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Sequential metamaterials with alternating Poisson’s ratios
A. Farzaneh, N. Pawar, C.M. Portela, J.B. Hopkins
Nature Communications (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28696-9
We receive the 2022 NSF CAREER Award!
We are honored to receive the CAREER award from the Mechanics of Materials and Structures (MoMS) program, to continue our explorations on the mechanics of self-architected materials.