Prof. Sandak: Giving life to our buildings with Engineered Living Materials

In this episode: Prof. Anna Sandak from the InnoRenew CoE.

She is the head of the research department on Materials and InnoRenew CoE Deputy Director. She is aslo an associate professor and research associate at the Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Science and Information Technology at the University of Primorska.

In 2022 Anna was awarded the ERC consolidator grant for the project ARCHI-SKIN (101044468-ERC-2021-COG) to develop the novel concept of a bio-active living coating system, pushing the boundaries of traditional materials toward the development of engineered living materials. Anna is analyzing multi-scale relationship and performance of modified and functionalized bio-based materials and implementing them as new architectural elements. Her passion is to search for biomimetic solutions for design of new materials and to promote knowledge-based use of bio-inspired materials in modern sustainable buildings.

This episode was recorded on the 13th of December 2024.

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