When the student surpasses the teacher. Is it possible to overcome natural limits? A lesson relating to innovative numerical approaches to understand and design new materials with superior performance to those existing in nature.
These materials have the potential to revolutionize several fields, including health.

REFERENTE:
Laura Vergani, docente di Ingegneria dei Materiali e delle Nanotecnologie, Dipartimento di Meccanica (DMEC)

SPEAKER:
Zhao Qin, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University.
Professor at the University of Syracuse; PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT. His research focuses on developing advanced computational modeling methods, using them to study fundamental mechanical properties of biological materials and applying the knowledge to design new materials of advanced mechanical functions. Some of his findings have contributed to fundamental understandings of diseases that take place from the molecular scale; others contribute to designs and prototyping of synthetic composite materials with multiple advanced material functions.

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