Damiano Pasini

Damiano Pasini is full professor of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Reconfigurable Mechanical Metamaterials. His research interests lie in the broad areas of mechanics of multiscale materials, multiphysics, and structural optimization, expertise that he systematically integrates to understand, predict and optimize the intriguing properties of kirigami, origami and other architected materials made of stiff and soft solids. While his curiosity is primarily driven by the fundamental principles underpinning their behavior and functionality, he also strives to promote them for the development of advanced technology in a diverse range of sectors, from soft robotics, packaging, to aerospace and orthopaedics.