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Professor: Assistant Professor Grace X. Gu

Office:  1112 Etcheverry Hall

Lab Website: https://gu.berkeley.edu/

The Gu Research Group works at the intersection of mechanics, additive manufacturing, materials, and computer science. We aim to make additive manufacturing more accessible, economical, and ubiquitous. Using a bioinspired algorithmic-driven design approach, we harness tools such as advanced computational analysis, machine learning, and topology optimization to expand and revolutionize the field of smart additive manufacturing – printing what we need with minimal amount of material and creating more efficient functional, customizable designs. These advances will find applications in tough body armor and helmet designs, strong interfaces in layered composites for aircrafts, and resilient and lightweight structural materials in extreme environments.