Saurabh Mhatre is currently a Research Scientist at BioInteractive Design Lab at Northeastern University. He was previously a a Senior Research Associate in the Material Processes and Systems Group (MaP+S) and the Center for Green Buildings and Cities at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He did his Masters in Design Technology at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he graduated with distinction, and his thesis was titled “Embedded Materiality: Super Absorbent Polymers in Architecture.” He received a Bachelor of Architecture from BSSA, NMIMS University in Mumbai.
His work situated at the intersection of design and science, combines aesthetics with analytical thinking to drive innovation and solve complex problems. He has worked on projects dealing with the 3D printing of ceramic and concrete, deployable mechanisms, origami robots, smart and phase changing materials, and folding robots in collaboration with Harvard GSD, Harvard SEAS, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, and the Autodesk Build Space. He is passionate about fabrication, robotics, AI, digital art and photography.
Email: s.mhatre@northeastern.edu