Lucia Stein-Montalvo
Lucia Stein-Montalvo
Lucia Stein-Montalvo is a Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Princeton University. She holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University, and a B.S. in Mathematics, with a minor in Hispanic Studies, from Davidson College. Her research uncovers fundamental findings about the nonlinear mechanics and instabilities of slender structures — i.e. “shape-shifting” — and connects them with the need for adaptive architectural designs, to create solutions to the urgent, global problems brought by climate change and urbanization.
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, 2021, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA. Dissertation: “Shape-shifting and instabilities in plates and shells”.
- Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, 2015, Davidson College, Davidson, NC, USA.
1. L. Stein-Montalvo, L. Ding, M. Hultmark, S. Adriaenssens, and E. Bou-Zeid. Kirigami-inspired wind-steering for natural ventilation. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 246, 105667 (2024) doi: 10.1016/j.jweia.2024.105667
2. L. Stein-Montalvo, P. Costa, M. Pezzulla, and D.P. Holmes. Buckling of geometrically confined shells. Soft Matter, 15:1215–1222 (2019) Front cover. doi: 10.1039/c8sm02035c
3. L. Stein-Montalvo, A. Guerra, K. Almedia, O. Kodio, and D.P. Holmes. Wrinkling and developable cones in centrally confined sheets. Physical Review E 108, 035002 (2023) doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.108.03500
4. L. Stein-Montalvo, D.P. Holmes, and G. Coupier. Delayed buckling of spherical shells due to viscoelastic knockdown of the critical load. Proc. R. Soc. A, 477: 20210253 (2021) doi: 10.1098/rspa.2021.0253
5. L. Stein-Montalvo, J.H. Lee, Y. Yang, M. Landesberg, H.S. Park, and D.P. Holmes. Efficient snap-through of spherical caps by applying a localized curvature stimulus. European Physical Journal E, 45, 3 (2022) doi:10.1140/epje/s10189-021-00156-0