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Marcos Reyes-Martinez (Fed)

Materials Research Engineer

My research explores how structure at multiple scales governs the mechanical properties and performance of advanced polymeric materials. By applying innovative ways to measure and engineer mechanical response, my work supports the design of resilient, adapative, and impact-resistant systems. 

Research Interests:

  • Mechanical metamaterials and impact mitigation
  • Ultrasound-based methods for non-destructive mechanical property mapping
  • Fracture of complex networks

Awards

  • NIST Material Measurement Laboratory Accolade for Service in Professional Organizations (2021)
  • The National Academies National Research Council (NRC) Associateship (2018)
  • Office of the Director of National Intelligence IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2015)
     

Publications

An autonomous design algorithm to experimentally realize three-dimensionally isotropic auxetic network structures without compromising density

Author(s)
Meng Shen, Marcos Reyes-Martinez, Ami Ahure Powell, Mark Iadicola, Abhishek Sharma, Fabian Byléhn, Nidhi Pashine, Edwin P. Chan, Christopher Soles, Heinrich Jaeger, Juan de Pablo
Auxetic materials have a negative Poisson's ratio and are of significant interest in applications that include impact mitigation, membrane separations and

Pruning the Mechanical Impedance of Three-Dimensional Disordered Networks

Author(s)
Marcos Reyes-Martinez, Edwin Chan, Christopher Soles, Michael Riley, Endao Han, Nidhi Pashine, Kieran Murphy, Heinrich Jaeger, Sidney Nagel, Daniel Reid, Meng Shen, Juan J. de Pablo
Disordered networks, comprised of random arrangements of bonds and nodes, have emerged as materials with the unique ability for independent control over the

Patents (2018-Present)

Created October 23, 2018, Updated September 4, 2025
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