Folded Functional Foams Samuel Eli Calisch B.A., Grinnell College, 2010 M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014 Submitted to the Program in Media Arts and Sciences, School of Architecture and Planning, in partial fulfillment of the reqirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology September 2019 c 2019 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All rights reserved. Author ................................................................ Sam Calisch Program in Media Arts and Sciences August 9, 2019 Certified by ........................................................... Neil Gershenfeld Director, MIT Center for Bits and Atoms Program in Media Arts and Sciences Accepted by ........................................................... Tod Machover Academic Head Program in Media Arts and Sciences