Markus Buehler PhD

Markus J. Buhler is the McAfee Professor of Engineering at MIT, Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), and leads the Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM). His primary research interests focus on the structure and mechanical properties of biological and bio-inspired materials, to characterize, model and create materials with architectural features from the nano- to the macro-scale. His interests include a diversity of functional material properties including mechanical, optical and biological, linking chemical features, hierarchical and multiscale structures, to functional performance in the context of physiological, pathological and other extreme conditions.

He has published several hundred scholarly articles on biomaterials design and modeling, material characterization and synthesis, and authored several books. His most recent book “Biomateriomics” (Springer, 2012) presents a new paradigm for the analysis of bio-inspired materials and structures to devise sustainable technologies, and using a mathematical categorization approach that connects insights from disparate fields such as materials, structures to music and language. In his academic leadership work he has introduced new strategic initiatives for research, education, and innovation.