Sandra Simaria Lucas is an Assistant Professor in 3D printing of concrete in the research group Concrete Structures at the TU/e Department of the Built Environment (Structural Design unit). Her research goal is to understand how a material’s modification can alter its microstructure and how this influences the micromechanical behavior, creating new properties—self-healing, self-sensing, heat storage, or self-cleaning, for example. At TU/e, her research focuses on transferring this knowledge to additive manufacturing, developing fully customizable 3D-printed materials and buildings. She is the project leader of two NWO projects to develop smart and sustainable 3D-printed concrete.