Ulrike G.K. Wegst studied physics and materials science at the University of Göttingen, Germany and the University of Cambridge, UK. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Cambridge for the analysis of the mechanical performance of natural materials. Dr. Wegst worked on the CES Eco-Selector software at the University of Cambridge before moving to the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble in France and becoming a group leader and staff scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research in Stuttgart, Germany. She served as the Anne Stevens Assistant Professor at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA, and Associate Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth College, and is a Faculty Guest Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA. The research of her group focuses on structure-property-processing correlations in bio-inspired and freeze-cast materials, the basic science of freeze casting, and the design and manufacture of materials for biomedical and energy applications. In her teaching and outreach activities, she aims to enthuse for materials science and engineering through interdisciplinary projects that link materials science with sports, food science, the arts, and music.