Elli Gkouti

Elli Gkouti is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Western University's Faculty of Engineering. Her research integrates material science, solid mechanics, and AI to address challenges in manufacturing, modeling, and performance optimization of advanced composites and smart structures.

• Active research in microgravity additive manufacturing for space applications
• Collaborates with York University on autonomous bioprinting systems
• Member of Western's Planetary Science & Exploration group

Her work focuses on:

• Developing magnetic levitation systems for material extrusion in zero-gravity environments
• AI-driven modeling of bioprinting processes under varying gravitational conditions
• Embedding paramagnetic particles to enable space-based manufacturing

Dr. Gkouti leads projects funded by the Canadian Space Agency (FAST 2023), contributing to NASA's Lunar Gateway mission through in-situ skin bioprinting technology for astronaut health applications.