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Jacopo Maria De Ponti is a rising leader at the frontier of fluid-structure interaction and metamaterials engineering. His research centers on harnessing dynamic interactions between fluid flows and solid structures, with a particular focus on energy harvesting and wave propagation control. De Ponti’s most-cited work, *Metamaterials and Fluid Flows* (2026), introduces transformative concepts for designing materials that actively manipulate fluid-structure coupling—an advance with implications for aerospace, naval engineering, and renewable energy technologies. Though early in his career, his contributions have already garnered significant attention, accumulating over 4 citations for this seminal paper alone. De Ponti’s approach bridges classical mechanics with modern metamaterial design, enabling novel strategies for vibration suppression, flow-induced energy conversion, and adaptive structural systems. His work stands out for its potential to redefine how we think about the interplay between solids and moving fluids, offering pathways to more efficient and resilient engineering systems. As a researcher whose ideas are rapidly gaining traction, De Ponti represents a new generation of scientists poised to reshape applied mechanics and energy technology.