University Associate Professor in Manufacturing Engineering
Academic Division: Manufacturing and Management
Telephone: +44 1223 7 66141
Email: swp29@eng.cam.ac.uk
Research interests
Additive manufacturing could significantly improve wearable and implantable devices by better mimicking the complexity and diversity of human bodies, yet novel processes and materials are needed to realize this potential. We use materials chemistry, additive manufacturing, as well as computational design and learning to produce new devices and materials whose structure is controlled from the nano- to the macro-scale for enhanced function.
Research opportunities
If you are interested in joining either as a student or postdoc please get in touch, including your CV and a brief description of your research interests.
Biography
Sebastian Pattinson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge developing learning manufacturing systems and 3D printed medical devices. Before joining the Department, Sebastian was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT where he developed 1) new additively manufactured devices whose structure and composition are designed to improve interaction with the human body 2) scalable and sustainable methods for 3D printing cellulose, the world's most abundant organic polymer. He received Ph.D. and Masters degrees in the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge, where he developed synthesis methods to control the structure and function of nanomaterials. His awards include a UK Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard award; US National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellowship; UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Doctoral Training Grant; MIT Translational Fellowship; and a (Google) X Moonshot Fellowship.
Department role and responsibilities
Division E Safety Officer