Pablo Zavattieri is the Jerry M. and Lynda T. Engelhardt Professor in Civil Engineering in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. His contributions in the industry and in the academia focus on the boundary between solid mechanics and materials engineering. His current active research program includes elements of multiscale computational modeling of advanced and sustainable structural materials bridging the gap between atomistic and structural mechanics, mechanics of smart materials, hard biological materials and bio-inspired materials design. His engineering and scientific curiosity lies on the fundamental aspects of how Nature makes better and more sustainable materials.