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Research how humans interact with spaces large and small — from products to buildings to cities — and help guide more effective design.

Examine the physical, mental and social changes in people as they age and the societal implications of aging.

In the 1990s, Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) were touted as a revolutionary material: stronger and lighter than steel and more conductive than copper and aluminum. Implicitly, this excitement relied on the assumption that CNTs could be assembled into macroscopic fibers whose properties would match nanoscale measurements.  By 2000, the prospect of macroscopic CNT fibers was labeled science fiction.  I will briefly summarize how two decades of scientific and engineering advances have resulted in the development of CNT