The 2.002 Design Challenge introduced by the Portela Research Group provided a unique opportunity for undergrads to dive into the world of architected materials.
Somayajulu Dhulipala won the Best Poster Award in the category of Solids and Structures at SES 2022 held at Texas A&M University, College Station.
Dr. James Surjadi joined the Portela Group as a Postdoctoral Associate.
Dr. Molly Carton joined the Portela Group as a Postdoctoral Associate.
The Portela group is happy to welcome Michael, Sam and Andrew to the group.
Congratulations to our grad students Somayajulu Dhulipala and Rachel Sun for being selected as MathWorks fellows for 2022.
Prof. Carlos Portela has been recognized as one of the innovators in the category of Materials Science in the MIT Technological Review 2022: 35 innovators under 35.
MIT’s Industry Liaison Program (ILP) features our research on their front page.Link to full storyLink to video
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.