Marc A. Meyers
scientist
Department of Engineering
BioTech Inc
Portugal
Biography
Marc André Meyers is an American materials scientist, engineer and Distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Diego. Meyers studies and writes about the dynamic behavior of materials, synthesis, processing, impact testing, and characterization of new materials. He also studies the properties of biological materials, and in particular the protective coverings of animals.Abalone shells,toucan beaks, the scales of exotic fish,feathers, piranha teeth, rabbit skin, boxfish, turtle and armadillocarapaces, and pangolin scales are some of the biological materials studied by his group.
Research Interest
processing, impact testing, and characterization of new materials
