ForMat Lab members receive the 2022 AIA Upjohn Research Initiative Grant for mycelium acoustic research

Principal Investigators: Benay Gürsoy (PI), Linnea Hesse, John Pecchia, Nathan Brown, Natalie Walter
Collaborators: Ali Ghazvinian, Alale Mohseni

Mycelium-based composites are lightweight and biodegradable biomaterials. This research will explore this biomaterial’s acoustic and mechanical performance. Using adaptive digital fabrication, this interdisciplinary and international collaboration will cultivate novel mycelium-based composites on waste paper-based substrates to be used as acoustic absorbers. The team, including architects, a materials scientist, a mushroom scientist, and an architectural engineer, will design, build, and exhibit a full-scale mycelium-based acoustic wall prototype.