UCSB-USD DMREF Workshop

A collaborative meeting to design autonomous soft actuators

September 6, 2025
Photo of participants
Photo of participants

The Valentine Group held a weekend workshop with Prof. Rae Robertson-Anderson and her group to explore the design and optimization of Living Biotic-Abiotic Materials for Actuation.  This research is funded through the NSF DMREF program. 

Montage of images from the workshop
Montage of images from the workshop