Prof. Fabrizio Scarpa visisted the Center for Smart Materials and Structures, Feb. 24th 2011. and gave a talk at the same time. Prof. F. Scarpa obtained a MEng in Aeronautical Engineering and a Ph.D in Machine Design at the Politecnico of Torino, Italy. In 1997 he joined the Dynamics Research Group at the University of Sheffield to work in the field of Negative Poissons Ratio Materials for vibroacoustic applications. He then became Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Sheffield working as Aerospace Departmental Coordinator and International Student Exchange Officer. He joined the Department of Aerospace Engineering in Bristol in 2005. Prof. F. Scarpa is Principal Investigator in EPSRC, European Framework 6, Transfer Technology partnerhips and DTI projects, working also in International Collaboration projects with US Army ARO and Georgia Institute of Technology.