This book will serve as a primer for readers to understand recent advances, applications, and current challenges in the field of Engineered Living Materials. The chapters cover core science and engineering research areas, including (1) advances in synthetic biology and genetic programmability for Engineered Living Materials, (2) functional Engineered Living Material for application in energy, electronics, and construction, and (3) novel manufacturing approaches for Engineered Living Materials at multiple scales.

Although nascent, scientists and researchers in the field of Engineered Living Materials have made marked advances in demonstrating a potential to revolutionize a multitude of science and engineering disciplines. This volume will define the current state of the art of Engineered Living Materials, and highlight grand opportunities and challenges that abound at the nexus of synthetic biology and materials science and engineering.

Prof. Srubar is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. He holds a PhD from Stanford University, as well as BS and MS degrees from Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively. Prof. Srubar is a NSF CAREER Awardee and authored more than 100 technical journal papers, book chapters, and conference proceedings. He is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Architectural Engineering Institute, and the American Concrete Institute. He currently leads the Living Materials Laboratory at the University of Colorado Boulder, where his experimental and computational materials science research integrates biology with polymer and cement chemistry to create biomimetic and living materials for the built environment. His work has been featured in the New York Times and the Washington Post.