**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** OVERFISHING, ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, AND SHORT SHELF-LIFE POSE CHALLENGES FOR INCREASING THECONSUMPTION OF FISH MEAT. DEVELOPING PLANT-BASED FISH ANALOGS PROVIDES A SUSTAINABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION. CURRENT COMMERCIAL FISH ANALOGS DO NOT MIMIC THETEXTURE OF THE FISH MEAT, THIS IS MOSTLY BECAUSE STRUCTURE FORMING PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES APPLIEDFOR LAND ANIMALS CANNOT MIMIC THE UNIQUE TEXTURE OF FISH MEAT CHARACTERIZED BY SHORT MUSCLE FIBERS AND FLAKY MUSCLE ALIGNMENT. THIS PROJECT EVALUATES THE FEASIBILITY OF AN INNOVATIVE STRUCTURING-LAYERING PROCESS BASED ON COATING TECHNOLOGY THAT USES A TYPE OF BIO-INK MADE OF A THERMODYNAMICALLY INCOMPATIBLE BIOPOLYMER MIXTURE. THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY WILL BE ABLE TO CREATE A SINGLE LAYER OF TEXTURE WITH A THICKNESS ON THE ORDER OF A FISH MUSCLE FIBER AND FABRICATE THE FISH ANALOG FROM THE BOTTOM UP. IN ADDITION, THE COATING TECHNOLOGY CAN POTENTIALLY BE APPLIED FOR LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION. THISPROJECT WILL USE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO DEVELOP AND TEST THIS TECHNOLOGY. VARIOUS PLANT-BASED INGREDIENTS WILL BE INVESTIGATED USING A SOFT MATTER PHYSICS APPROACH TO IDENTIFY A PROPER BIO-INK. THE APPROPRIATE PROCESSING PARAMETER REGION WILL BE IDENTIFIED WITH THE HELP OF HIGH-FIDELITY NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS. AND FINALLY, PROCESS DESIGN WILL BE ITERATIVELY IMPROVED BY COMPARING THE FABRICATED PRODUCT TO THE TEXTURE PROFILE OF A BENCHMARKED ATLANTIC SALMON. THE RESULT OF THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW THE FABRICATION OF HIGH-QUALITY PLANT-BASED FISH ANALOGS AND WOULD LEAD TO A NEW GENERATION OF HIGH-QUALITY, AFFORDABLE, SAFE, NUTRITIOUS, AND ACCESSIBLE FISH ANALOGS. MOREOVER, IT WOULD CREATE NEW ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES BY CREATING THE KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGIES TO STIMULATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANT-BASED FOOD COMPANIES.