David Melancon

Assistant Professor
at Polytechnique Montreal

I am currently an Assistant Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnique Montreal. Prior to joining the department, I did postdoctoral research in the Paulino group at Princeton University, a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics in the Bertoldi group at Harvard University, and a M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering in the Pasini group at McGill University. In my research, I study the highly nonlinear behavior of multistable structures. Taking inspiration from diverse fields such as architected materials, elastic instabilities in soft materials, and origami principles, I utilize simple geometric properties to enhance the functionality of these structures. I apply my results in the design and fabrication of large-scale deployable systems and nonlinear soft robotic actuators.

Living in : Canada

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Educations

Applied MathematicsPhDHarvard University2022-03-08 United States of America (USA)

Supervisor's name :Prof. Katia Bertoldi

Title :

Functionality through multistability: from deployable structures to soft robots

Mechanical EngineeringMaster'sMcGill University2017-10-31 Canada

Supervisor's name :Prof. Damiano Pasini

Title :

Structural Porous Biomaterials to Replace Bone Tissue

Aerospace EngineeringBachelor'sÉcole Polytechnique de Montréal2015-06-01 Canada

Employments

Postdoctoral Researcher

at Princeton University

Start : 01-Feb-2022

End : 30-Jun-2022

Assitant Professor

at Concordia University

Start : 01-Jul-2022

End : 05-Aug-2022

Assistant Professor

at Polytechnique Montreal

I am currently working in this role

Research Keywords

soft robotics

Metamaterials

Finite element analysis

Multifunctional Structures

Elastic Instabilities

Origami & Kirigami