Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026We just had a paper published in Nature Communications: standard semiconductor fabrication can turn flat, wafer-made patterns into stable, curved 3D structures -- a step from flexible toward deployable electronics. doi.org/10.1038/s414... 020
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026New paper in @natcomms.nature.com! We used sound waves to vibrate a silicone mold during casting, imprinting tunable patterns of imperfections into thin shells. The shells then let us study how distributed imperfections trigger buckling. www.nature.com/articles/s41.... See reply for videos! 192
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 28/05/2026New in PNAS: we 3D-printed "knits" as 3D entangled solids with programmable stiffness & dissipation. We unify the mechanics of traditional and printed knits across materials and scales - down to loops 50 µm across, the smallest knit ever fabricated. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 192
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026To my students, thank you all for presenting me the most prestigious award of all! 000
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Reminder to submit your abstract, due May 1, to MS 4.2 - Advances on the Mechanics of Architected Materials, at SES at Purdue, Oct 11-14, 2026. Looking forward to a great lineup w/ organizers @carlosmportela.bsky.social, Lucas Meza, David Restrepo and Christelle Combescure. 000
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Society of Engineering Science (SES) conf. 2026 will be held at Purdue University Oct. 11-14, 2026. Abstract submission deadline: May 1, 2026. Interested in Architected Materials? Consider submitting an abstract to our mini-symposium 4.2! @carlosmportela.bsky.social, Meza, Restrepo, Combescure 011
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 30/01/2026The deadline is literally tomorrow (Jan 31). Last chance!! 000
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 26/01/2026My third time at GRC Multifunctional Materials and Structures in Ventura, and I’m giving a talk this time around. It’s gonna be fun. 130
Reposted by Tian "Tim" ChenRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/01/2026“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984) 390175396566
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 06/01/2026For those of you interested in the area of Mechanics of Architected Materials, please join us at USNC-TAM 2026 in sunny Pasadena from June 21-25, 2026 (co-organized with @carlosmportela.bsky.social, Shaikeea, and Meza). Submit your abstract to MS502 by Jan 15: www.usnctam26.org/abstract-sub... 021
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025@uh.edu magazine featured our research in its Fall 2025 issue! stories.uh.edu/magazine/mag... 120
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 06/12/2025It is sad to have read that Frank Gehry died today. At some point, I learnt that we both went to Bloor Collegiate Institute, which was a high school in the west end of Toronto. The school building itself has since been demolished as well... www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...nytimes.comFrank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96 002
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Nikolaos @CornellMAE is giving us @UHEngineering a great talk on sciML! 010
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 01/12/2025It was great to host @LaurenDreier from Princeton @UH_Engineering last weekend where we began experimenting with 3D weaving techniques. She gave a great seminar in the department, and gave us a tour of her art pieces at the APS's DFD Traveling Gallery of Fluid Motion @nl_longnecker. 091
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 28/11/2025We present a unified, multi-scale framework connecting yarn mechanics, stitch geometry, and fabric-level behavior in a new paper published in Extreme Mechanics Letters www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... Another great collaboration with Cosima du Pasquier, Allison Okamura and Skylar Tibbits. 051
Reposted by Tian "Tim" ChenJacinta Conrad @jcconrad.bsky.social · 19/11/2025I am … grateful? … that Harvard’s Graduate School Fund reached out to me with a fundraising solicitation yesterday, because it helped me to organize my thoughts on an event near the end of my PhD (2005). Here is my response, just emailed to the fundraisers: (1/9) 22210
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Concluding our mini-symposium with Julia Greer giving a talk to a full house at ses2025! 010
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 13/10/2025On Monday, I am co-hosting three sessions. Come listen to the exciting talks on the advances on mechanical metamaterials! 020
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 13/10/2025I am here with my students (Yue Wang and Ilyes Krida) at SES2025 hosted by @gatechengineers.bsky.social in Atlanta, GA! I am co-hosting 6.1: Advances on the Mechanics of Architected Materials, come attend our talks! 020
Reposted by Tian "Tim" ChenFani Derveni @faniderveni.bsky.social · 01/09/2025📢 I am so excited to share that I joined @cornelluniversity.bsky.social as an Assistant Professor this August, and our Scalable MetaStructures Laboratory (SCALE Lab) is starting up! Can’t wait to share more as we grow our team and lab—we are hiring! 052
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Lovely to be attending a workshop on the “mathematics and physics of entangled metamaterials” in at Tohoku forum for creativity in Sendai, Japan. Thanks to Sam Poincloux for the invitation! 050
Reposted by Tian "Tim" ChenMark Pauly @markpauly.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Our new ACM SIGGRAPH paper has received the Best Paper honorable mention, placing it among the top 5% of papers in an already very selective program. C-Tubes: Design and Optimization of Tubular Structures Composed of Developable Strips More info on the project: go.epfl.ch/c-tubes 062
Reposted by Tian "Tim" ChenMark Pauly @markpauly.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Inverse Geometric Locomotion allows discovering optimal articulations for robots in dissipative media. The 4-triangle robot "learns" how to flap its wings to move forward or to rotate. The snake-like robot automatically adapts its articulation when a joint is broken. More info: go.epfl.ch/igl 0112
Reposted by Tian "Tim" ChenUniversity of Houston @uh.edu · 06/04/2025HOUSTON IS GOING TO ITS FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SINCE 1984! #FinalFour #ForTheCity 22512124
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Looking forward to the 2025 SES Meeting in Atlanta, Oct. 12-15, 2025! Please contribute to our symp. "6.1 Mechanics of Architected Materials" before 5/15 - we'll discuss key opportunities+advancements in architected material research. Exp.+Comp.+Theory welcome! @carlosmportela.bsky.social 162
Reposted by Tian "Tim" ChenMark Pauly @markpauly.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Please share widely: The Symposium on Advances in Architectural Geometry (AAG) will be hosted at MIT in Boston this year from Nov. 16-19! More information: www.aag2025.com The conference will be back-to-back with the Symposium on Computational Fabrication (scf.acm.org/2025/) 042
Reposted by Tian "Tim" ChenAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 20/02/2025There are moments in these deportation fights when I can just FEEL how pissed off they are that I’m Puerto Rican 😂 they want to threaten me with it so bad 😂 398314115513273
Reposted by Tian "Tim" ChenPaul J. Dauenhauer @pauldauenhauer.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Here you can see all of the positions your PI takes to fund the group 0103
Reposted by Tian "Tim" Chen#RealTimeChem @realtimechem.bsky.social · 10/02/2025#ChemTogether. Forever. #RealTimeChem #ChemSky #Chemistry 112841
Reposted by Tian "Tim" ChenAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉 359818817041155
Reposted by Tian "Tim" ChenJacinta Conrad @jcconrad.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Received this email from my chair tonight (🧵, 1/6): "The DOE has issued new guidance indicating that, until further notice, there will be delays in any funding actions. Here’s what this means for projects pending or already awarded by DOE: 1. Pending Proposals: Awards will be postponed. ... 53224
Reposted by Tian "Tim" ChenAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 24/01/2025One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground. 419914964919212
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 14/01/2025We developed a experimental & numerical framework for programmable CNC knitted fabrics. By tuning stitch length, pattern, and yarn, we can precisely engineer mechanical behavior - leading to the first industrially knit sleeve optimized for fit & function. arxiv.org/abs/2501.07567 091
Reposted by Tian "Tim" ChenThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/12/2024Jimmy Carter left office in 1981 as one of the most unpopular presidents in modern times, seemingly doomed to be remembered as a failed commander in chief. His presidency is now treated more kindly by many historians, in part because of what he did after leaving office.nytimes.comHow Jimmy Carter’s Legacy Evolved After His PresidencyThe 39th president left the White House with his popularity in tatters. But four decades later, he is judged more kindly, in part for what he did after leaving office. 78833108
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 20/12/2024We showcase a wearable sleeve that can deliver diverse haptic cues including social touch gestures. Thanks to Cosima, Lavender, Ian, Liana, Skylar Tibbits and Allison Okamura for including me on this! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgHaptiknit: Distributed stiffness knitting for wearable hapticsDistributed stiffness knitted textiles enable salient haptic cues from embedded pneumatic actuators in a wearable form factor. 0101
Reposted by Tian "Tim" ChenMarquise Bell @quisebell.bsky.social · 04/12/2024How about an academic post? Excited to share my solo-authored work published today in Science Robotics (@science.org). I detailed the importance of intentionality in creating diverse and equitable spaces within robotics, drawing from my own experiences. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgPromoting diverse and inclusive spaces with intentionalityDeveloping spaces that foster and embrace diverse perspectives and backgrounds with intentionality benefits everyone involved. 1174
Reposted by Tian "Tim" ChenPaul J. Dauenhauer @pauldauenhauer.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Mom: What’s it like being a professor? Me: It’s like a merry-go-round Mom: Sounds nice Me: I’m not finished 1467
Reposted by Tian "Tim" ChenAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 01/12/2024And where reputable journalists and thinkers go, so do elected officials. I’ve been getting asked lately about a more serious + systemic migration to Bluesky among electeds. Idk the answer but it highlights how much of a breaking point misinfo & throttling has become for Twitter(& other platforms) 423207132340
Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Having a coffee at Mercantile. It’s been a nice Thanksgiving. 140