Bio-Inspired Engineering – Learning from Nature to Build the Future

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Nature has spent 3.8 billion years perfecting efficient, resilient, and sustainable designs.

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Key Topics

  • What is biomimicry and how it transforms modern engineering.
  • Using parametric design to recreate natural geometries (cellular, skeletal, aerodynamic).
  • Applications of bio-inspired structures in architecture, robotics, and materials science.
  • How 3D printing enables the reproduction of complex organic forms impossible to machine traditionally.
  • Case study: Designing a 3D-printed bridge structure based on bone trabeculae.

Speakers

  • Dr. Benjamin Hughes – Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
    Topic: “From Nature to Engineering – The Mechanics of Biomimetic Structures”
  • Grace Turner – Research Fellow,
    Topic: “Printing Nature: Exploring Microstructures Through Additive Manufacturing”
  • Ethan Walker – PhD Candidate,
    Topic: “Soft Robotics and the Future of Adaptive Materials”

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