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Trevor Jones is an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, where he leads the Mechanically Intelligent Engineered Structures Laboratory (MInEnS lab). His research focuses on soft matter mechanics for future manufacturing and robotics, integrating unique mathematical properties of interfacial fluid mechanics, flexible solid mechanics, and granular matter. Inspired by natural phenomena and human expression, his work explores multiple applications, including soft robotics, architecture, medical devices, and roll-to-roll manufacturing. Jones received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University in 2023 and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 2017. He is recognized as an AISES Lighting Pathway Fellow, Trailblazer in Engineering, and a Rising Star in Soft Biological Matter. As a tribal citizen of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, he aims to complement scientific investigation with indigenous wisdom and arts. His interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research emphasizes the importance of observation, crafting, experiments, and theoretical modeling to enhance physical understanding.
Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.