Ibrahim Ozbolat is a Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Penn State University. At Penn State, he is a faculty member of the Huck Institute of the Life Sciences, Materials Research Institute, Center for Neural Engineering, Center for Innovative Materials Processing through Direct Digital Deposition, and Center for Research on Advanced Fiber Technologies.

His research focuses in the area of Bioprinting and Tissue Engineering. Some of his current research interests include development of new bioinks for advanced tissue printing, development of new bioprinter technologies, understanding the physics of the bioprinting process, and scaling up the 3D bioprinting process for tissues and organs.

Ozbolat received his Ph.D. in tissue engineering from the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and dual B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and in Industrial Engineering from Middle East Technical University.