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Prof. Carlos M Portela

d’Arbeloff Career Development Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Primary DLC

Department of Mechanical Engineering

MIT Room: 1-304

(617) 715-2680

cportela@mit.edu

http://meche.mit.edu/people/faculty/cportela@mit.edu

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Areas of Interest and Expertise

Architected Materials
Nanomechanics (Static and Dynamic)
Metamaterials

Research Summary

Portela’s research lies at the intersection of materials science, mechanics, and nano-to-macro fabrication with the objective of designing and testing novel materials -- with features spanning from nanometers to centimeters -- that yield unprecedented mechanical, optical, and acoustic properties.

Projects

March 9, 2022

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Portela Research Group: Architected Mechanics and Materials Across Scales

Principal Investigator Carlos Portela

Video

12.5.22-Paris-Portela

December 5, 2022Conference Video Duration: 37:45

99% Air: Nano-Architected Materials

4.13.22-Build.nano-Carlos-Portela

April 13, 2022Conference Video Duration: 15:29

Carlos Portela
d’Arbeloff Career Development Assistant Professor, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

Taking 3D Architected Materials Out of the Lab and Into the Real World

March 9, 2022MIT Faculty Feature Duration: 17:26

Carlos Portela
d’Arbeloff Career Development Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Prof. Carlos M Portela

Primary DLC

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Research Summary

Recent Work

Portela Research Group: Architected Mechanics and Materials Across Scales

12.5.22-Paris-Portela

4.13.22-Build.nano-Carlos-Portela

Taking 3D Architected Materials Out of the Lab and Into the Real World

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