Rate My Professor Geoff Spinks

Spinks' academic interests center on smart materials, with specializations in artificial muscles, soft robotics, and wearable robotics. His research develops new materials and manufacturing methods for these fields. He has amassed over 36,000 citations on Google Scholar, demonstrating substantial influence in materials science and engineering. Key publications include 'Carbon Nanotube Actuators' (Smart Materials and Structures, 1999), 'Conductive Electroactive Polymers: Intelligent Polymer Systems' (2008), 'Electrically, Chemically, and Photonically Powered Torsional and Tensile Actuation of Hybrid Carbon Nanotube Yarn Muscles' (Science, 2012), 'Artificial Muscles from Fishing Line and Sewing Thread' (Science, 2014), and 'Dual High-Stroke and High–Work Capacity Artificial Muscles Inspired by DNA Supercoiling' (Science Robotics, 2021). For his work on artificial muscles in miniature devices, Spinks was awarded a Science Breakthroughs of the Year at the 2021 Falling Walls Science Summit.