The University of Edinburgh

PhD Studentship: Electroactive 4D-Printed Morphing Structures via Mechanical Instabilities

The University of Edinburgh

4D printing is emerging as a transformative manufacturing paradigm in which 3D-printed structures are engineered to change shape over time in response to external stimuli. In an engineering context, this enables a new generation of morphing structures that are lightweight, compactly stowed, and capable of autonomous reconfiguration—offering major advantages for applications where conventional mechanisms are the opposite. This PhD will explore electroactive shape-memory polymer (SMP) morphing structures activated...