Smart Materials are emerging class of materials that possess unique properties and multi-functionality, including the ability to sense and respond to different stimuli, such as electrical, mechanical, and biological, in a prescribed fashion. Examples of these materials include active polymers, biopolymers, and   sustainable polymer and composites. These synthetic materials have proven themselves in challenging environments and can be used in a variety of applications including light-weight materials, biologically inspired materials, materials for biomedical devices, tissue engineering, sensors and actuators, electronics packaging, and automotive materials. Our research interests include the fabrication of adaptive polymer and composite systems on micro and nanoscale level, characterization of polymer and composite properties, correlation of morphological variations with polymer and composite properties, and micromechanics analytical modeling and numerical simulation of polymer  and composite systems. The research on these materials and their properties will advance and improve the current technologies in a variety of fields such as health care, energy, and manufacturing.