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Olga Carcassi

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Associate Research Scientist

Olga Beatrice Carcassi is an Associate Research Scientist at the Natural Materials Lab of Columbia GSAPP University. Passionate about regenerative and low-carbon technologies, Olga’s work catalyzes the field of 3D printed natural materials and architectural artifacts, from both a building science research and digital manufacturing perspective. She also specializes in new fabrication and LCA methodologies of mycelium-based composites to reach climate neutrality for the building and construction sector.

Previously, Olga was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the ABC Department of Politecnico di Milano, where she also received her Ph.D, and a Visiting Ph.D Candidate at ETH Zurich. Olga’s work has been published in Environmental Science & Technology and Automation in Construction journals, and she contributed to the design of different installations within architectural exhibitions to disseminate her scientific results, such as the “Unknown Unknowns- 23rd International Exhibition” at Triennale di Milano, and “NDIDI” at the Mexico Design Week 2024.