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Melik Demirel

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Melik Demirel is the co-founder of Tandem Repeat, a startup working on squid-inspired bioengineered materials, a professor in Biomimetic Materials, as well as the director of the Center for Research on Advanced Fiber Technologies, both at Penn State University.OUTLINE(03:23) Demonstrating unique properties of squid-inspired protein(13:35) How Tandem Repeat's protein and fibers are made(25:24) Go-to-market strategy and their first product(29:13) Approach to scaling Tandem Repeat(38:35) Performance composite biomaterialsIf you liked this episode, leaving a rating REALLY helps!EPISODE LINKSTandem Repeat: https://www.tandemrepeat.com/Center for Research on Advanced Fiber TechnologiesNature paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-020-0736-2PNAS paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2120021119PODCAST INFOA series of conversations about new performance materials and their applications. I believe that new materials will play a big role in unlocking innovation and solving pressing problems and this podcast helps surface insights and learnings from the frontier.Website: https://www.tsungxu.com/podcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3FXZPeLvyAZ5aeDtL3X1RC?si=7db4e89a52cc486eApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/materially-better/id1651542338CONNECTTwitter: @tsungxu This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.tsungxu.com

Melik Demirel is the co-founder of Tandem Repeat, a startup working on squid-inspired bioengineered materials, a professor in Biomimetic Materials, as well as the director of the Center for Research on Advanced Fiber Technologies, both at Penn State University.OUTLINE(03:23) Demonstrating unique properties of squid-inspired protein(13:35) How Tandem Repeat's protein and fibers are made(25:24) Go-to-market strategy and their first product(29:13) Approach to scaling Tandem Repeat(38:35) Performance composite biomaterialsIf you liked this episode, leaving a rating REALLY helps!EPISODE LINKSTandem Repeat: <a href="https://www.tandemrepeat.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tandemrepeat.com/</a><a href="https://www.esm.psu.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/center-for-research-on-advanced-fiber-technologies.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Research on Advanced Fiber Technologies</a>Nature paper: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-020-0736-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-020-0736-2</a>PNAS paper: <a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2120021119" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2120021119</a>PODCAST INFOA series of conversations about new performance materials and their applications. I believe that new materials will play a big role in unlocking innovation and solving pressing problems and this podcast helps surface insights and learnings from the frontier.Website: <a href="https://www.tsungxu.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tsungxu.com/podcast</a>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3FXZPeLvyAZ5aeDtL3X1RC?si=7db4e89a52cc486e" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/3FXZPeLvyAZ5aeDtL3X1RC?si=7db4e89a52cc486e</a>Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/materially-better/id1651542338" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/materially-better/id1651542338</a>CONNECTTwitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/tsungxu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@tsungxu</a> This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.tsungxu.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.tsungxu.com</a>

Melik Demirel: Squid-inspired Protein Pioneer on Self-healing and Programmable Materials

Dr. Melik Demirel is a Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at The Pennsylvania State University. He received is B.S. and M.S. in Engineering from Boğaziçi University in Turkey and was awarded his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Afterwards, Melik conducted postdoctoral research at Los Alamos National Laboratory and was awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship in Molecular Biology at the Max Planck Institute in Gottingen, Germany. He accepted a faculty position at Penn State in 2003. Melik was a recipient of the Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research within the Department of Defense, was selected as a Wyss Institute Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, and was awarded the Outstanding Research Award from Penn State, among other honors during his career. In this episode, he tells us about his experiences in life and science.

Dr. Melik Demirel is a Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at The Pennsylvania State University. He received is B.S. and M.S. in Engineering from Boğaziçi University in Turkey and was awarded his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Afterwards, Melik conducted postdoctoral research at Los Alamos National Laboratory and was awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship in Molecular Biology at the Max Planck Institute in Gottingen, Germany. He accepted a faculty position at Penn State in 2003. Melik was a recipient of the Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research within the Department of Defense, was selected as a Wyss Institute Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, and was awarded the Outstanding Research Award from Penn State, among other honors during his career. In this episode, he tells us about his experiences in life and science.

360: Synthesizing Self-Healing Materials Using Squid Proteins - Dr. Melik Demirel