# Chiara Daraio
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Chiara Daraio
## Chiara Daraio
##### G. Bradford Jones Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
*B.S.; M.S., University of Ancona (Italy), 2001; M.S., University of California (San Diego), 2003; Ph.D., 2006. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2006-10; Professor, 2011-21; Jones Professor, 2021-; HMRI Investigator, 2021-.*
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#### Research Overview
Prof. Daraio's research focuses on engineering new materials with advanced mechanical and sensing properties, for application in robotics, medical devices, and vibration absorption. Her group developed new materials and methods for acoustic imaging and thermal sensing in medicine and health monitoring. Recently, her group began exploring new materials from engineered living systems, creating plant-based biological matrix composites with new functionalities.
Research Summary:
materials science, condensed matter physics, solid mechanics
#### Related News
[Reimagining Chain Mail: 3D Architected Materials That Adapt and Protect](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/reimagining-chain-mail)
[Watson Lecture on May 10: Chiara Daraio on Developing Wearables That Can Help Us Monitor Our Health](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/watson-lecture-on-may-10-chiara-daraio-on-developing-wearables-that-can-help-us-monitor-our-health-communicate-and-more)
[Mimicking Termites to Generate New Materials](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/mimicking-termites-to-generate-new-materials-1)
[Methods from Weather Forecasting Can Be Adapted to Assess Risk of COVID-19 Exposure](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/methods-from-weather-forecasting-can-be-adapted-to-assess-risk-of-covid-19-exposure-1)
[Material Inspired by Chain Mail Transforms from Flexible to Rigid on Command](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/material-inspired-by-chain-mail-transforms-from-flexible-to-rigid-on-command-1)
[Self-folding "Rollbot" paves the way for fully untethered soft robots](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/self-folding-rollbot-paves-the-way-for-fully-untethered-soft-robots-1)
[Microscopic Devices That Control Vibrations Could Allow Smaller Mobile Devices](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/microscopic-devices-that-control-vibrations-could-allow-smaller-mobile-devices)
[Professor Daraio Receives Outstanding Alumni Award](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/professor-daraio-receives-outstanding-alumni-award)
[No Motor, No Battery, No Problem](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/no-motor-no-battery-no-problem)
[Building Blocks to Create Metamaterials](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/building-blocks-to-create-metamaterials)
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#### Related Courses
##### 2022-23
AM 201 – Advanced Topics in Applied Mechanics
CE 201 – Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering
ME 201 – Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering