Javier LLorca was presented with the Magnesium Science & Technology Annual Award given by the International Magnesium Society for his contributions to advance the understanding of microstructure-deformation mechanisms in wrought Mg alloys using in situ mechanical testing and machine learning, to
Dr. Yi Yang has obtained the Juan de la Cierva Fellowship from the Spanish Research Agency. He is working at IMDEA Materials as a post-doctoral research associate in the Bio/Chemo/Mechanics of Materials group and will continue working in the analysis
Victoria Tucker is carrying out her PhD on the analysis of deformation and fracture mechanisms of Ni-based superalloys. Mingdi Yu is working towards her PhD on the deformation mechanisms on novel Mg alloys with high strength and ductility. And Yidi
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. Sha Liu and obtained the highest grade “Sobresaliente cum laude”. Congratulations to the new doctor from the Bio/Chemo/Mechanics of Materials group.
Biaobiao Yang has received the Acta Student Award for his primary contribution to the paper: B. Yang, J. Wang, Y. Li, M. Barnett, J. LLorca – Suppressed transformation of compression twins to double twins in Mg by activation of non-basal
Javier LLorca also gave invited lectures at Shanghai Jiaotong University, Yanshan University and Peking University during his trip to China. The titles of his talks were “Experimental and computational analysis of the effect of grain boundaries on deformation of Ti”
Dr. Chenying Shi will carry out the project PD-MPEA which is aimed at developing a hybrid strategy -based on the combination of first principles calculations and Calphad methodology- for the accurate determination of the phase diagrams of MultiPrincipal Element Alloys.
The 19th European Mechanics of Materials Conference was held in Madrid from May 29th to 31st at the Escuela de Ingenieros de Caminos, Polytechnic University of Madrid. The members the Bio/Chemo/Mechanics of Materials group gave seven talks in the different
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 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 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
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.
Dr. Mahdi Sabbaghian will carry out the project MACS that aims at developing novel Magnesium alloys for bone tissue engineering manufactured by selective laser melting.
Wahaaj developed during his PhD thesis an innovative process to modify the surface of Mg wires by plasma electrolytic oxidation. The process increases corrosion resistance, minimizes pitting and improves biocompatibility of Mg wires for wire-based medical devices such as, stents,
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
