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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
