Cosmm: An Undergraduate Laboratory For Engineering And Manufacturing Complex, Organic Shapes Using Nature As A Template

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University Dan Walsh received his Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Materials Science and Engineering. He holds an M.S. and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as well. He is cunently an Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering and General Engineering and a Professor of Materials Engineering at Califomia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Prior to joining Cal Poly, he worked for General Dynamics and for Coulter Cmtin Matheson. His research interests include joinability, microbiologically influenced conosion, fundamental stmcture prope1ty interactions, fmmability, fail me analysis, dynamic the1mo-mechanical analysis, material inte1faces, systems modeling, and the development of educational tools.