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Prof. Josephine V Carstensen

Gilbert W Winslow (1937) Career Development Associate Professor in Civil Engineering

Primary DLC

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

MIT Room: 1-153
(617) 253-1982
https://cee.mit.edu/people_individual/josephine-v-carstensen/

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Developing and Evaluating Generative Design Methods for Optimized, High Performance Engineering Design

Research Summary

Professor Carstensen’s research focuses on the new opportunities arising as digitalization of design and manufacturing is transforming the way we create the built environment. Her group develops and evaluates new design methods and tools that use structural mechanics and mathematical optimization to advance the design of structures on length scales ranging from material architectures, over component to large scale structural design.

Recent Work

  • Video

    11.9.23-Innovation-Food-Logistics

    November 9, 2023Conference Video Duration: 121:24

    Biomaterials for Boosting Food Security and Materials Circularity 

    Analytics Tools to Improve Sustainability of Global Wood Supply Chains 

    Automated Design of Low-Carbon Structures for Conventional and New Construction Materials 

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