We installed our Nanoscribe PPGT2!

The Portela Group is happy to announce that we have received and installed our Nanoscribe tool in state-of-the-art facilities at MIT.nano. We look forward to exploring new architectures with this tool.

Somu joins our group

Somayajulu Dhulipala has just joined the Portela Group. He has successfully completed his master’s thesis at MIT MechE and will be exploring experimental and computational aspects of self-assembled architected materials.

Thomas joins our group

Thomas Butruille has joined the Portela Group after graduating from UIUC. He will be exploring the mechanical response of architected materials under extreme dynamic conditions.