Dan Sameoto is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta and the CTO of ZiprPrint Ltd and Kryozesto. He completed his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in mechanical engineering at Dalhousie University and his Ph.D. in engineering science at Simon Fraser University. His research focuses on novel manufacturing methods and products using polymers from the nano to the macroscale. Highlights of his research history include rapid prototyping processes for micro-electro-mechanical systems, gecko-inspired adhesives, and lab-on-a-chip. More recently, he has been applying multi-material additive manufacturing techniques to produce smart materials, soft robotics, and shape-shifting composites.