The award was given to Prof. LLorca “for his contributions to unveil the link between microstructure and mechanical properties in a wide variety of structural materials by means of multiscale modelling strategies and nanomechanical characterization techniques”. The formal presentation of the award
The King and the Queen of Spain presented the 2023 National Research Awards on March 14th, 2024 at the Ducal Palace in Gandía, Valencia. The Leonardo Torres Quevedo Award is the highest research award in Engineering in Spain and was granted to Prof. LLorca "“for the pioneering nature and leadership
The thesis was supervised by Prof. Javier LLorca and obtained the highest grade “Sobresaliente cum laude”. Congratulations to the new doctor from the Bio/Chemo/Mechanics of Materials group.
The thesis was supervised by Prof. Javier LLorca and Prof. Carlos González and obtained the highest grade “Sobresaliente cum laude”. Congratulations to the new doctor from the Bio/Chemo/Mechanics of Materials group.
The master thesis was carried out during the research initiation fellowship of Diego in the Bio/Chemo/Mechanics of Materials group and was supervised by Dr. Valentin Vassilev and Ms. Carmen Martínez. The thesis was graded with 10/10 by the committee.
The doctoral thesis of Wahaaj Ali entitled "Bioabsorbable composite laminates of PLA reinforced with surface-modified Mg wires for orthopedic implant applications" has obtained the Award to the Best Doctoral thesis in Materials Science and Engineering from the Carlos III University of Madrid. The
Yuyao's photo was entitled "Little Ghost on Halloween". The president of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry, Prof. Ernesto de Jesus, gave the award to Yuyao.
Samuel Hémery is assistant professor at Institut Pprime and ISAE-ENSMA (Poitiers, France). His current research interests are focused in the analysis of mechanisms involved in deformation and fracture on Ti alloys for aerospace applications. During his visit to the Bio/Chemo·Mechanics of
Prof. Shibutani is an expert in solid mechanics, in particular the defect theory of materials and plasticity from a multiscale view and nondestructive observation techniques. His presentation sought to address the challenge of modeling plastic deformation at various length scales, focusing on the
The thesis was supervised by Prof. Javier LLorca and Prof. Carlos González and obtained the highest grade “Sobresaliente cum laude”. Congratulations to the new doctor from the Bio/Chemo/Mechanics of Materials group.
The thesis was supervised by Prof. Javier LLorca and Dr. Anxin Ma and obtained the highest grade “Sobresaliente cum laude”. Congratulations to the new doctor from the Bio/Chemo/Mechanics of Materials group.
Javier LLorca gave two keynote lectures at the Chinese Materials Conference in Shenzhen in the symposia devoted to "Materials Simulation, Computation, and Design" and "Magnesium alloys". In addition, he visited the School of Materials Science and Engineering in Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where
The seminar was entitled "Research & Development of biodegradable Mg-based vascular stent". Prof. G. Yuan is professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and also belongs to the National Engineering Research Center of Light Alloy Net Forming.
Dr. Pedro Navarrete has obtained the Juan de la Cierva Fellowship (formation) from the Spanish Research Agency. He is working at IMDEA Materials as a post-doctoral research associate in the Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine group and will continue working in the development of materials for
Dr. José Manuel Guevara has obtained the Juan de la Cierva Fellowship (formation) from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and has joined IMDEA Materials as a post-doctoral research associate. Dr. Guevara research will be focussed in the application of first principles calculations for in
The editors of Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics have selected our recent paper "Understanding the effect of mechanical strains on the catalytic activity of transition metals", published in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24, 4832–4842, 2022, as a Hot Paper and will provide open access to the
The poster entitled "The effect of mechanical strains on the catalytic activity of transition metals for the hydrogen evolution and the oxygen reduction reactions" by Carmen Martínez-Alonso, José Manuel Guevara-Vela and Javier LLorca has been elected by the audience as the best poster presented in
Materials Research Letters is a high impact, open access journal on the engineering and technology of materials, materials physics and chemistry and novel and emergent materials. Javier LLorca has been appointed editor in charge of the papers dealing with mechanics of materials and materials
The Spanish Supercomputing Network has awarded two research projects to the Mechanics of Materials Research group. The Network will provide 1.69 million of CPU hours to carry out both projects. The first project entitled "Prediction of the phase-diagram of metallic alloys of technological interest
The thesis was supervised by Prof. Javier LLorca and Prof. Javier Segurado and has obtained the highest grade “Sobresaliente cum laude” together with the international mention, as Rodrigo carried out part of his thesis work at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Congratulations to the new
The Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory (USA) has approved one research project entitled "Design of catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction by means of elastic strain engineering". Pt is the best catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction, that plays key role in the
The doctoral thesis of Jingya Wang, entitled "High throughput investigation of diffusion and solid solution hardening of HCP Mg alloys", has obtained the Award of the Technical University of Madrid to the best doctoral thesis. The thesis was advised by Prof. J. LLorca and Prof. Y. Cui and it was
National Geographic has featured our recent paper on the manufacturing and characterization of porous Mg scaffolds fabricated by 3D printing for bone implants. https://www.nationalgeographic.com.es/ciencia/crean-estructura-biodegradable-impresa-3d-para-regenerar-huesos-rotos_16102
Carmen Martínez has obtained the FPU fellowship from the Ministry of Universities to carry out her doctoral studies under the supervision of Prof. J. LLorca. Carmen's thesis will be devoted to modify the catalytic properties of metallic alloys through the application of large elastic strains to
Prof. Javier LLorca has been appointed Executive Editor of Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, one of the leading international, peer-reviewed journals in materials modelling. The journal, published by the Institute of Physics, publishes original research work that
The thesis was supervised by Prof. Javier LLorca and Dr. Ilchat Sabirov and has obtained the highest grade “Sobresaliente cum laude” together with the international mention, as Bárbara carried out part of her thesis work at Purdue University. Congratulations to the new doctor.
The resources of the Spanish Supercomputing Network will be used to determine the phase diagrams of the Al-Cu, Al-Li and Al-Cu-Li systems, with particular emphasis in the Al-rich region because of its technological interest to develop high strength, low density Al alloys. The phase diagram
The Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory (USA) has approved one new research project of the Mechanics of Materials research group. The Center for Nanoscale Materials will provide 1 million hours of supercomputer CPU time to perform atomistic simulations of heterogeneous
The research project MAPAA (Multiscale Analysis of Precipitation in Al-Cu alloys) is an Individual Fellowship funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions of the Horizon 2020 Program of the European Union. In this project, a novel methodology is presented to determine the precipitate structure
The thesis was supervised by Prof. Javier LLorca and Prof. Javier Segurado and has obtained the highest grade “Sobresaliente cum laude” together with the international mention, as Gustavo carried out part of his thesis work in Los Alamos National Laboratory. Congratulations to the new doctor.
The María de Maeztu accreditation aims to fund and accredit public research centers and units on any areas that demonstrate scientific leadership and impact at global level, as well as active collaboration in their social and business environment. The Centers of Excellence Severo Ochoa and Units of
Javier LLorca gave a seminar entitled "Multiscale modeling of the strengthening mechanisms in metallic polycrystals: effect of precipitates and grain boundaries" at the School of Aerospace Engineering in Tsinghua University in Beijing invited by the Department of Engineering Science.
The thesis was supervised by Prof. Javier LLorca and Prof. Yuwen Cui and obtained the highest grade “Sobresaliente cum laude”. Congratulations to the new doctor and our best wishes in her new position at Shanghai Jiaotong University.
The research project MAFMA (Multiscale Analysis of Fatigue in Mg alloys) is an Individual Fellowship funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions of the Horizon 2020 Program of the European Union. The project will analyse the mechanisms of deformation and fracture in Mg alloys during cyclic
The HexaGB project focuses on the investigation of metallic microstructures with hexagonal close-packed (hcp) lattices. Specifically, the project will focus on polycrystalline microstructures and address the two fundamental questions: • How are grain boundaries (GBs) selected during polycrystalline
Ms. Jingya Wang has obtained the award to the best poster in the XLVIII CALPHAD Conference that took place in Singapore, June 2th-7th, 2019. The poster was entitled "High-throughput measurement for the micromechanical plastic deformation of Mg-Al alloys". Congratulations to Jingya.
Clara Galera has obtained the FPU fellowship from the Ministry of Science to carry out his doctoral studies under the supervision of Prof. J. LLorca and Dr. Teresa Pérez-Prado. Clara’s thesis will be devoted to analyse the processing-structure-properties of Ni-based superalloys processed by additive
Prof. Javier LLorca has been elected fellow of the Materials Research Society (MRS). The status of Fellow is awarded to outstanding members of the MRS whose sustained and distinguished contributions to the advancement of materials research are internationally recognized. The Fellow award was given
The Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory (USA) has approved two new research projects of the Mechanics of Materials research group. The Center for Nanoscale Materials will provide 2.66 million hours of supercomputer CPU time to perform atomistic simulations of
Javier LLorca, as Scientific Director of IMDEA Materials Institute, has participated in the international workshop IMDEA-Waseda on "Energy and Nanomaterials" which took place on February 4th in the campus of Waseda University in Tokyo. The conference of Javier LLorca was entitled "Bottom-up
BioImplant is a European Industrial Doctorate-Innovation Training Network to develop improved bioresorbable materials for orthopaedic and vascular implant applications. Research Programme: Bioabsorbable materials are a category of biomaterial that gradually degrade when implanted in the body.
The paper entitled "Deformation mechanisms map of Cu/Nb nanoscale metallic multilayers as a function of temperature and layer thickness" by J. Snel, M. A. Monclús, M. Castillo-Rodríguez, N. Mara, I.J. Beyerlein, J. LLorca, J. M. Molina-Aldareguía, that was published in JOM, vol. 69, pages 2214-2226
The project SAM (Superalloys for additive manufacturing), supported by Renishaw, will developed new strategies to improve the microstructure and mechanical properties of critical components components of Ni-based superalloys manufactured using selective laser melting.
Dr. Xiaomin Zhao and Dr. Lingwei Yang have received the award to the best doctoral thesis in the Technical University of Madrid in the academic year 2016/2017. The doctoral thesis of Dr. Zhao was defended in the Chemical Engineering Program and was co-supervised by Dr. D.-Y. Wang and Prof. J.
This project will transfer to BASF the multiscale modelling framework developed in the thesis of Dr. M. Marvi-Mashhadi to simulate the mechanical behavior of polyurethane foams. The strategy can take into account the influence of the foam microstructure (density, cell anisotropy, ratio of bulk
R. Arturo Rubio, student of Materials Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, has obtained the highest mark (10/10) in his bachelor degree project. The project was entitled "An analysis of the influence of grain size on the strength of FCC polycrystals by means of computational
Alejandro Rodríguez has obtained the FPU fellowship from the Ministry of Education to carry out his doctoral studies under the supervision of Prof. J. LLorca and Dr. J. M. Molina-Aldareguía. Alejandro's thesis will be devoted to analyze the micromechanisms of fatigue crack nucleation and growth in
The thesis was supervised by Prof. Javier LLorca and Dr. Cláudio S. Lopes and obtained the highest grade "Sobresaliente cum laude". Congratulations to the new doctor.
Javier LLorca has received the Career Award of the Spanish Society of Materials (SOCIEMAT). The award was given during the Banquet Dinner of the XV National Congress of Materials, that was held in Salamanca from July 4th to 6th, 2018. The award recognises the pioneer contributions of Prof. LLorca
The members of the Mechanics of Materials group have 4 oral presentations (1 keynote, 1 invited and 2 contributed) at the 10th Europeans Solid Mechanics Conference, which was held in Bologna. After the hard work, there was time to enjoy the atmosphere of the city ..
The Talent Attraction program of the Comunidad de Madrid is aimed at incorporating post-doctoral fellows coming from abroad to the Universities and Research Institutes of Madrid. The fellowship obtained by Dr. Papadimitriou will support his research activities in atomistic modelling of materials
The post-graduate course was taught at the College of Mechanical Engineering of Central South University, where he is a Guest Professor, from May 2rd to May 4th, 2018. The program was the following: Session 1. Introduction - Integrated Computational Materials Engineering Session 2. Multiscale
The research project MINIMAL (Characterization and modelling of dislocation-interface interactions in metallic laminates at multiple scales), funded by the Marie Curie program of the European Union, will support the stage at IMDEA Materials Institute of Dr. Z. Liu from Central South University,
Five members of the Mechanics of Materials group (Jingya Wang, Bárbara Bellón, Mohammad Marvi, Rodrigo Santos and Javier LLorca) gave oral presentations in the 16th European Mechanics of Materials Conference in Nantes, that was held from March 26th to March 28th, 2018. For Jingya, Bárbara and
Our congratulations to Francisca for her success!.
The master thesis of A. Rodríguez entitled "Experimental analysis of the precipitation kinetics in Al-Cu alloys" has been awarded the highest grade (honours) by the Technical University of Madrid. Congratulations to Alejandro for this deserved recognition.
The Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory will support the research project entitled "Atomistic simulations of precipitate-strengthening for optimum design of light alloys for green transport", who will be carried out by Prof. J. LLorca, Dr. I. Papadimitrou and Mr. Gustavo
Rodrigo Santos has been awarded a FPU fellowship from the Spanish Ministry of Education to carry out his doctoral studies at IMDEA Materials Institute. The FPU fellowship is awarded in competition with the top students in Spain from all the different areas of knowledge (humanities, social sciences,
Francisca Martínez-Hergueta has received the award to the best doctoral thesis in the academic year 2015-2016 from the Technical University of Madrid (UPM). The thesis was entitled “Multiscale analysis of the mechanical behaviour of needle-punched nonwoven fabrics ” and was carried out at IMDEA
