Shahram Janbaz

Delft University of Technology, California Maritime Academy

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Total Citations

343

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About

Shahram Janbaz is a leading figure in the field of soft mechanical metamaterials, where he has pioneered the use of controlled instability and buckling as a design feature rather than a failure mode. His research focuses on creating architectured materials with rationally designed geometries to achieve unprecedented mechanical properties and functionalities. Janbaz’s most impactful contribution is the introduction of “shape-matching” metamaterials, which combine auxetic and conventional cellular structures to produce materials that can precisely change shape in response to stimuli—a concept detailed in his highly cited 2018 paper (133 citations). He further advanced the field by developing “ultra-programmable buckling-driven soft cellular mechanisms” (110 citations), harnessing buckling for soft robotic applications. His work on curvature induction in thick meta-plates (50 citations) and multimaterial control of instability (50 citations) has expanded the design space for functional devices, with potential applications spanning soft robotics, flexible electronics, and medical implants. Janbaz’s innovative approach has established him as a key architect of next-generation adaptive materials.