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
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
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 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.
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
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
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 growth from
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
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
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
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
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
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. These biomaterials have the
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
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
