Laurel Kroo
Assistant Professor - Incoming Fall 2025
Location
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
Room: A517, Conte Research Center
University of Massachusetts Amherst
120 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003
Room: A517, Conte Research Center
University of Massachusetts Amherst
120 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003
Degree Information / Prior Affiliations
Postdoctoral Scholar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022-2024
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2022
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2017
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Olin College of Engineering, 2014
Honors and Distinctions
- 2023 Rising Star in Mechanical Engineering (UC Berkeley).
- 2022 Caltech Young Investigator Lectureship (2022 awardee for the Mechanical and Civil Engineering Department)
- 2016 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow awardee
Research Areas
Materials for Next-Generation Manufacturing,
Polymer and Soft Matter Physics,
Polymer Materials Engineering