Nina Sinatra
2021 - Senior Mechanical Engineer | Google ATAP
2019 - 2021 Mechanical / Materials Engineer | Google ATAP
2013 - 2019 PhD, Materials Science & Mech. Engineering | Harvard University
2013 - 2017 MS, Engineering Sciences | Harvard University
2012 - 2013 MS, Materials Science & Engineering | Columbia University
2008 - 2012 BS, Materials Science & Engineering | MIT
sinatra [dot] nina [at] gmail [dot] com
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Designing soft fiber-reinforced robotic actuators for deep sea manipulation.
Flexible and durable hydraulic devices incorporating a strain-limiting nanofiber layer.
A novel fab approach for multi-modal nanotextiles, including polymer materials and orthogonal solutions.
Image: Karaghen Hudson
Photographic and sculptural collaboration with visual artist Carla Ciuffo.
Image: "Endless Horizontal"
Manufacturing polymer nanofibers using a bioinspired point-of-use system.
Image: Karaghen Hudson
Case studies: Exploring novel nanofiber topologies and designing point-and-shoot model garments.
Photoswitchable binary colloidal monolayers.
Using 3D printing to examine the acoustics of Asian elephant communication.
Using additive manufacturing and robot-controlled deposition to fabricate fibrous ceramic structures.