Andrew Assistant Akerson

Andrew Assistant Akerson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests include optimal design, computational solid mechanics, and material characterization. Akerson's academic journey includes a Ph.D. from Caltech in 2023, an M.Sc. from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2018, and a B.Sc. from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2016. He has held positions such as Research Scientist at Meta Platforms Inc. and Postdoctoral Scholar at Caltech. His work is associated with research areas in mechanics, design, controls, energy, ocean, bioengineering, and nano.

Andrew Akerson is an Assistant Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specializing in Solid Mechanics, Optimal Design, Stability, and Responsive Materials. His research focuses on the mechanics of deformable structures, including the nucleation of creases and folds in hyperelastic solids, buckling behavior of architected sheets, and the development of constitutive models from experimental data. He also explores optimal design strategies for responsive structures and impact-resistant systems, with applications in wearable electronics and haptic technologies. His work integrates mechanics, modeling, and optimization to address challenges in material behavior and structural performance.