Engineering Stimuli-Responsive Material Solutions
Protecting and Enhancing the Performance of our Physical and Human Assets
Our Purpose
To safeguard and enhance the capabilities of our structural and human assets by designing stimuli-responsive materials coupled with novel interrogation, modeling, and analytical methods
We are the Active, Responsive, Multifunctional, and Ordered-materials Research (ARMOR) Laboratory at UC San Diego, led by Prof. Ken Loh. We conduct fundamental research, advance innovative ideas and technologies, and prototype new sensing and actuation systems. Our work spans the broad spectrum of technology readiness levels (TRL) of relevance to both civilian and military sectors.
Advanced manufacturing
Bio-inspired material systems
Composites and nanocomposites
Damage characterization & structural health monitoring
Human health and performance sensing
Multifunctional materials & structures
Noncontact nondestructive sensing
Soft actuators & robotics
Smart infrastructure materials
Stimuli-responsive materials
Tomographic algorithms & methods
Our physical structures and human assets are susceptible to different types of degradation and damage that can adversely impact their performance. We are not only motivated to develop new technologies that can characterize or mitigate the onset of damage and offer effective countermeasures, but we also seek to enhance and augment their functionality, safety, and performance.
LATEST NEWS
March 25, 2021
The ARMOR Lab welcomes new M.S. students, Mr. Jia (Jerry) Shen and Mr. Prithviraj Desai, to the ARMOR Lab!
March 15, 2021
The ARMOR Lab welcomes post-doctoral scholar Dr. Behnam Namiranian! He will be focusing his research on the simulation and design of functional textiles.
February 24, 2021
The ARMOR Lab welcomes Visiting Ph.D. student, Mr. Said Quqa, from the University of Bologna, Italy. Said specializes in signal processing and structural health monitoring.
August 3, 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Long Wang for accepting an Assistant Professor position in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Cal State San Luis Obispo! Dr. Wang will start his position in Fall 2020.
July 31, 2020
Congratulations to ARMOR Lab alumni, Prof. Donghyeon Ryu, for being promoted to Associate Professor at New Mexico Tech!
July 20, 2020
Congratulations to Ms. Yun-An Lin and Mr. Xinlun Zhao for completing their M.S. in Structural Engineering! Both of them are continuing as Ph.D. students in the ARMOR Lab.
The ARMOR Lab is physically located in the UC San Diego, Structural and Materials Engineering (SME) Building, Lab 413 (main lab) and Lab 410 (Center for Extreme Events Research Lab).
Visitor parking is available in Gilman Parking Structure (5 min on foot to the SME Building). Note that construction is underway near the SME Building. Follow detour signs and exercise caution when near construction zones.
Information about UC San Diego's response to the COVID-19 pandemic can be found here.
Contact Information for Prof. Ken Loh:
E-mail (preferred contact method): kenloh@ucsd.edu
Office: (858) 822-0431
Fax: (858) 534-1310
Office Room: SME 445E
Labs: SME 413 and 410
Mailing Address: UC San Diego, Structural Eng., 9500 Gilman Dr MC 0085, SME 445E, La Jolla, CA 92093-0085
Pronouns: He / His
Follow us on Twitter: @armor_lab
