The summer school aims to provide PhD students and postdocs with a comprehensive overview of the nanomechanical field, covering both fundamental principles and recent advancements, with a strong focus on practical applications to their research projects. In detail, it covers
The thesis was supervised by Prof. Javier LLorca and Prof. Jon Molina and obtained the highest grade “Sobresaliente cum laude”. Congratulations to the new doctor from the Bio/Chemo/Mechanics of Materials group.
The DAMPK (Design Al alloys with ultimate properties through Multi-scale modelling of Precipitation Kinetics) MSCA postdoctoral fellowship has been granted to Dr. Yi Yang while the CYCMAG (Enhanced strength and corrosion resistance in Mg alloys via dense ultrafine twins and
This award was presented by the Institute of Metals research, Chinese Academy of Sciences for “his outstanding contributions in the field of materials science and engineering”. The award ceremony was held in Shenyang, June 24th, 2026 and Prof. LLorca delivered
The Bio/Chemo/Mechanics of Materials group contributed to the 20th European Mechanics of Materials conference with 8 oral talks. The conference was the meeting point of more than 650 researchers from Europe and the rest of the world working on the
This award recognizes his scientific contributions on mechanics of materials as well as his role as founder and director of IMDEA Materials Institute.
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 that is already working as a Research Engineer at ITP Aero.
This award from the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences recognizes the achievements of young women in different research areas. Carmen was awarded in the category of “Physics and Chemistry” for women under 30 years of age. Congratulations to our former
This award from the Comunidad de Madrid recognizes his research trajectory and his pioneering contributions in computational materials engineering. The award was presented by the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, and the Regional Minister for Education,
The thesis was supervised by Prof. Javier LLorca and Dr. Mónica Echeverry-Rendón and obtained the grade “Sobresaliente”. Congratulations to the new doctor from the Bio/Chemo/Mechanics of Materials group.
The Juan de la Cierva Fellowship program supports young postdoctoral researchers from anywhere in the world to carry out basic and applied science in Spanish universities and research institutions. Dr. Yang and Dr. Wu achieved the first and the second
The doctoral thesis of Eugenia Nieto-Valeiras entitled “Effect of grain boundaries on the deformation and fracture of metallic polycrystals” has obtained the Award to the Best Doctoral thesis from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Congratulations to Eugenia for this deserved
The publication entitled “Effect of precipitates on the dominant active slip systems in Mg-4.5Zn (wt.%) alloy” by B. Yang, J. Wang, M. R. Ghandehari Ferdowsi, Q. Chao, X. Gao, Y. Li, Y. Zhu, M. Barnett, J. LLorca, Acta Materialia, 278,
The title of the seminar was “Experimental and Computational Analysis of the Effect of Grain Boundaries on Deformation and Fracture of Ti” and was followed by an intense debate with faculty and students from Tsinghua University.
Congratulations to Biaobiao for these appointments!.
The thesis was supervised by Prof. Javier LLorca and Dr. Mónica Echeverry-Rendón and obtained the highest grade “Sobresaliente cum laude”. Congratulations to the new doctor from the Bio/Chemo/Mechanics of Materials group.
The title and co-authors of her presentation were “Ascertaining the plastic deformation mechanisms of polycrystalline Zn and Mg through in situ HRDIC and EBSD”. A. Rezaei, N. Mollaei, M. Sarebanzadeh, B. Yang, S. M. Fatemi, J. LLorca. The presentation summarized
Maral sarebanzadeh has received the Acta Student Award for his primary contribution to the paper: M. Sarebanzadeh, A. Orozco-Caballero, E. Nieto-Valeiras, J. LLorca – Twin nucleation at grain boundaries in Mg analyzed through in situ electron backscatter diffraction and high-resolution
