Arun Arjunan is the Director of the Centre for Engineering Innovation and Research (CEIR) at the University of Wolverhampton. Arun also leads the Additive Manufacturing of Functional Materials (AMFM) research group, which is focused on developing multifunctional materials that can be additively manufactured (3D printed) for on-demand problem-solving. Arun’s research specializes in the development of advanced additive manufacturing techniques for the fabrication of metamaterials with unprecedented or rare mechanical, auxetic, energy, acoustic, or biological properties. He has made numerous contributions in meta-biomaterials used in the context of tissue regeneration, implant performance and decreasing the risk of implant-associated infections. His interest in metamaterial has also led to the development of the Herschel Quincke-Arjunan waveguides for passive noise cancellation. Arun was appointed as a member of the ‘AMT/8 Additive Manufacturing’ BSI standards development committee in 2020. He won the GKN award in 2011, the Elsevier Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing Award in 2015, and the Vice chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Research in 2020. He was also nominated for the 2019 and 2020 ‘Blavatnik Awards in the United Kingdom’ and was a THE ENGINEER UK Collaborate to Innovate finalist. He has served on international advisory committees, review panels of funding agencies, and as a member of award committees.