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Ophelia Bolmin is an Assistant Professor at the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research focuses on interface structural dynamics, biomechanics, and multi-scale modeling, with an emphasis on the design and manufacturing of bio-inspired mechanical systems. She leads the Mechanisms Inspired Nature Dynamics (MIND) lab, where her team designs, manufactures, and tests innovative systems that are influenced by biological principles. Bolmin's research integrates biology-oriented considerations with engineering problem-solving, aiming to advance scientific discovery and accelerate the development of new technologies applicable to fields such as aerospace, micro-robotics, and prosthetics. Prior to her appointment at Carnegie Mellon, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies at Sandia National Laboratories. Bolmin earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from ENSTA Bretagne in France, her M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, and her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories • USA
Conducted research in integrated nanotechnologies.
Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.