Fungal Biomaterials and Biofabrication Workshop

The Fungal Biomaterials and Biofabrication Workshop is a Penn State event that will feature interdisciplinary presentations, panels, and discussion groups with the goal of initiating new research collaborations and initiatives on fungal biomaterials. It will be a three-day event that will take place on May 12-14, 2022, in a hybrid format (in person + remote) at Penn State’s University Park Campus. The first day will be dedicated to panels and presentations, and the second day to discussion groups. Day three is a mushroom-foraging expedition.

Penn State’s Convergence Center for Living Multifunctional Material Systems, The Stuckeman Center for Design Computing, and the Ecology Institute are the organizers.

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Registration is free and includes admission to talks and panels, coffee and snacks, workshop participation.


“The building industry in the U.S. is responsible for about 37% of the carbon emissions. This includes the production of materials, construction, operation, and also deconstruction. Additionally, the world will need alternative building materials to keep up with the demand of the construction industry. Fungal biomaterials promise to address this need as renewable, biodegradable building materials with a small carbon footprint.”
—Benay Gürsoy, organizer and Assistant Professor of Architecture, Director of ForMat Lab, Penn State