Throughout the last two weeks, we learned a lot about metamaterials and the design process the graduate students in the lab go through to put their ideas to life. We also toured the pharmaceutical company Grifols and learned all about how they separate proteins from plasma and use the proteins in medicine to help sick patients. Both of these experiences gave us insight into industries we are interested in, and some of the most valuable pieces of information I took away from this experience came from talking to the senior scientists at Grifols about their journey to get where they are today.
Author: Hannah Serwin
Day 2: Exploration
Today was our first day exploring the lab on campus. We talked to the graduate about their projects and research and then dived into practicing making metamaterials of our own using paper origami.
Day 1: Introduction
We worked remotely today doing individual research into metamaterials and their applied uses in the industry, joining a Zoom at the end of the day to discuss what we’d learned and the next two weeks of the program. Dr. Zhu shared some resources to help us understand the structures of metamaterials from origami and kirigami patterns. We will replicate and experiment with the pattern for tomorrow, the ultimate goal being to design our own metamaterial structures.
