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Larson Lab

Rotational multimaterial printing of helically architected filament
Welcome to the research group website of Professor Natalie M. Larson!

We develop new manufacturing systems to build multifunctional materials — from tunable metamaterials to structural batteries, soft robots and living tissues.

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We develop next-generation 3D printers that enable new classes of multifunctional materials. Our platforms feature subvoxel control for creating multimaterial filaments with complex internal architectures, 4D imaging for real-time quality monitoring, and scalable processes for manufacturing hierarchical structures. These advances open new possibilities across defense, aerospace, transportation, soft robotics, healthcare, and cellular agriculture.

We're always looking for students and postdocs with a demonstrated passion for rethinking how we manufacture things — people excited about designing printing hardware, investigating novel processes with complex fluids (our inks!), building automation and control systems, and pushing the fundamental limits of what multimaterial 3D printing can achieve. Backgrounds in mechanical engineering, robotics, materials science, controls, and other related fields welcome!