Art Evans received his PhD in Physics from the University of California, San Diego, in June 2011, specializing in the mechanics of complex fluids and soft solids. This specialty continued to influence future postdoctoral work and his breadth of experience led him to academic positions in chemical engineering, physics, and mathematics departments. He briefly consulted for a biomedical start-up before co-founding Multiscale Systems in 2018. Multiscale Systems is a materials research start-up specializing in mechanical metamaterials, and to date has received $2M+ in non-dilutive funding, primarily from federal grants and contracts. Dr. Evans currently spearheads product development as CTO and Research Director, finding new applications for mechanical metamaterials and making inroads in the transportation, geothermal, aerospace, and defense industries.