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I am a graduate student in MIT Mechanical Engineering in the Portela Research Group, researching mechanics of multifunctional metamaterials across scales.
I design, fabricate, and characterize the mechanics of material systems that respond predictably to various stimuli, such as mechanical forces and vibrations and magnetic fields.
These materials systems push the boundaries of material functionality in medical devices, robotics, and microelectronics.
Recent News
Recent News
Selected to attend the NextProf Nexus workshop at UC Berkeley, September 2025
Generative inverse design of metamaterials with functional responses by interpretable learning: published in Advanced Intelligent Systems, November 2024
Selected to attend the Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering workshop at Carnegie Mellon University, October 2024
Tailored ultrasound propagation in microscale metamaterials via inertia design: published in Science Advances, November 2024
featured in MIT News and MIT Mechanical Engineering News
Micro-inertia design framework for tuning ultrasound wave propagation: 3rd place in Graduate Engineering Science category, poster at De Florez Poster Competition, MIT, May 2024.
Dynamic diagnosis of metamaterials through laser-induced vibrational signatures: published in Nature, November 2023
featured in Nature Briefings and MIT News
Research
Research
Endowing microscale 3D prints with highly tunable magnetic and mechanical properties
Endowing microscale 3D prints with highly tunable magnetic and mechanical properties
Coming soon: Programmable magnetically responsive microscale materials, in preparation.
Redistributing mass to change how ultrasound waves travel through a material
Redistributing mass to change how ultrasound waves travel through a material
Read more about Tailored ultrasound propagation in microscale metamaterials via inertia design, published in Science Advances.
Extracting a metamaterial's vibrational fingerprint without touching it
Extracting a metamaterial's vibrational fingerprint without touching it
Read more about Dynamic diagnosis of metamaterials through laser-induced vibrational signatures, published in Nature.
For a more straightforward description than the journal article, see my article in Nature Briefings.
Mimicking natural growth processes to control mechanical properties
Mimicking natural growth processes to control mechanical properties
Read more about Growth rules for irregular architected materials with programmable properties, published in Science
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