Professor Valentine Chairs Planning Committee for National Academies Workshop on Biomaterials

Valentine led the effort to organize a workshop for the U.S. National Academics exploring emerging trends and frontier opportunities in biohybrid materials and technologies across broad application spaces, including robotics, manufacturing, architecture and agriculture. Speakers will present on cutting-edge biohybrid materials and devices that integrate both biological and engineered components to enhance or add functionality and will highlight efforts toward sustainable designs. By bringing together experts across these multidisciplinary domains, we will identify drivers of innovation arising from the convergence of complementary fields of science and technology, as well as the chokepoints and needs of the communities contributing to this work. In addition, we will identify and discuss educational and workforce challenges and opportunities, and societal impacts including sustainability, ethics, and inclusion of marginalized groups.