Speaker Info
Wil V. Srubar III
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
Dr. Wil Srubar is an assistant professor of architectural engineering and materials science at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he leads the Living Materials Laboratory. Dr. Srubar also serves as the technical director of cement and concrete R&D at Katerra, and he serves as co-chairperson of the Embodied Carbon Network. Dr. Srubar holds a PhD from Stanford University, as well as BS and MS degrees from Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively. His research at the University of Colorado Boulder integrates synthetic biology, polymer science, and cement chemistry to create biomimetic and living material technologies for civil and military applications. His materials science research is supported by the National Science Foundation, ARPA-E, and DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office.