Shu Yang, PhD, the Joseph Bordogna Professor at Penn Engineering, was featured as one of the National Geographic 33, a group of visionaries, creators, icons, and adventurers from across the globe who are united in their belief that our world needs imaginative solutions and urgent action.
In her interview with National Geographic, Yang shared how she draws inspiration from nature to develop sustainable solutions, including elephant-inspired stucco for cooling buildings and snail secretion-based adhesives.
Yang values openness in research, working with experts across fields, such as biologists, textile engineers, and architects, to apply geometric principles to materials science and real-world applications.
Read the full interview here. See Yang’s related technologies available for investment and partnership opportunities here and here.