Damiano Pasini
Papers
21
Total Citations
554
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About
Damiano Pasini is a leading researcher in mechanical metamaterials, structural mechanics, and soft robotics, whose work has fundamentally advanced the design of materials and structures with programmable, reconfigurable, and multistable behaviors. Based at McGill University, Pasini has pioneered the development of origami- and kirigami-inspired metamaterials capable of achieving topological stiff states and load-bearing capacity—challenges that had long limited the practical utility of such designs. His 2022 paper on rigidly flat-foldable lockable origami metamaterials (108 citations) and his highly cited 2023 work on shape memory mechanical metamaterials (127 citations) exemplify his ability to merge geometric ingenuity with functional material response. Pasini has also made significant contributions to soft pneumatic actuators, introducing bistable shell mechanisms and zero-power shape retention strategies that reduce energy consumption in soft robots. His thermally responsive and temperature-triggered multistable systems further demonstrate his broad command of stimuli-responsive mechanics. Spanning conceptual machine design, elastic shell buckling, and reprogrammable stiffness, Pasini's research portfolio reflects a rare interdisciplinary depth that continues to shape next-generation adaptive structures and intelligent material systems.
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Top Papers
- 1Shape memory mechanical metamaterials127 citations · 2023
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- 8Robot-assisted Rapid Prototyping for ice structures28 citations · 2009
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