Prof. Lorna J Gibson

Professor Lorna Gibson studies the mechanical behavior of materials, specializing in materials with a cellular structure, such as engineering honeycombs and foams, scaffolds for regenerative engineering, and natural materials such as wood, bamboo, and plant leaves and stems. The Gibson Group has contributed to the understanding of the mechanics of cellular solids as well as to their use in many applications. She is the co-author of Cellular Solids: Structure and Properties; Metal Foams: A Design Guide; and Cellular Materials in Nature and Medicine. Projects have included the design and characterization of osteochondral scaffolds for the regeneration of cartilage as well as the underlying bone, the mechanics of fluid flow through open-cell foams for protection from impacts, low thermal conductivity aerogels for building applications, and structural bamboo products and the mechanics of balsa and balsa-inspired engineering materials.