Elisabeth Smela
Elisabeth Smela is an American mechanical engineer and polymer scientist known for her research on electroactive polymers with applications including micro-electromechanical systems, biomedical devices, and controlled folding on a microscopic scale. Her research has also included the development of a "nose on a chip" based on insect cells. She is a professor of mechanical engineering in the A. James Clark School of Engineering of the University of Maryland, College Park.