Group Leader
Position: Multifunctional Nanocomposites
Education: PhD: University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Email: juanjose.vilatela@imdea.org
Postdoctoral Research Associates
Education: PhD in Condensed Matter Physics, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
Research: Development of nanostructured free-form electrodes with exceptional areal capacities for Li-ion batteries
Email: soheila.ebrahimi@imdea.org
Education: PhD in Physical Chemistry of Condensed Matter, Université de Bordeaux, France
Research: Liquid processing of high aspect ratio nanowires
Email: david.tilve@imdea.org
Education: PhD in Physical Chemistry, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
Research: Silicon-based nanostructured anode materials for the realization of 3b/4a generation lithium-ion batteries
Email: zahid.ali@imdea.org
Education: PhD. Ingeniería de Estructuras, Cimentaciones y Materiales, Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Spain
Research: Floating catalyst synthesis of inorganic 1D nanomaterials
Email: isabel.gomez@imdea.org
Education: PhD in Technology and processing of polymers and composites, SUTD, Russia
Research: Composites reinforced with CNT yarns
Email: anastasiia.mikhalchan@imdea.org
Education: PhD, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
Research: Polymer Nanocomposites
Email: juanpedro.fernandez@imdea.org
PhD Students
Education: MSc in Mechanical Engineering, University of Santiago, Chile
Research: Mechanics of nanowire network materials
Email: felipe.lozano@imdea.org
Education: MSc in Advanced Materials, Nanotechnology and Photonics at UAM, Madrid
Research: Intercalated Bundle Metamaterials
Email: ana.isidro@imdea.org
Education: MSc in Atomistic and Multiscale Computational Modelling in Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Universitat de Barcelona (UB) and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Research: Nanowires synthesis, kinetics and growth
Email: raul.dearmas@imdea.org
Education: MSc in Advanced Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)
Research: Assembly of aerosol-phase inorganic nanowires
Email: nabil.abomailek@imdea.org
Education: Master's in Electrochemistry, Science and technology at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)
Research: Electrochemical performance of silicon-based materials as anodes for lithium-ion batteries
Email: rafael.tomey@imdea.org
Education: Master in Science and Chemical Technology, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM)
Research: Alloy anode materials for lithium-ion batteries
Email: elena.sanchez@imdea.org
Education: B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Houston (Texas, USA)
Research: Non-conventional heating of CNT/inorganic hybrids
Email: shegufta.upama@imdea.org
Scientific Support Staff
Education: Degree in Industrial Engineering, Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M)
Research: Si anode fabrication scale-up
Email: raul.fernandez@imdea.org
Education: M.Sc. in Materials Engineering, Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Spain
Research: Synthesis of CNT fibers
Email: luis.arevalo@imdea.org
Former Members
Clarissa Giudici
, MSc in Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Milan Dunic
, MSc in Engineering in Electrochemical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Kaima Linet Hernández Gil
, Master's in Materials Science and Engineering, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)
Richard Ellingham
, Ph.D. student, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Mabel Rulan Qiao
, Ph.D. student, University of Cambridge, UK
Javier García Labanda
Sergio Ramos
Cristina Madrona
Richard Santiago Schäufele
, Co-founder (richard.schaeufele@floatech.eu) - Floatech, Spain
Lucía Echevarría
Victor Vallejo-Otero
Dr. Afshin Pendashteh
, PhD, Analytical Chemistry, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Dr. Miguel Vázquez
, PhD, Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Dr. Moumita Rana
, A. Humboldt Postdoctoral fellow - University of Münster, Germany
Dr. María Vila
, Assistant professor - Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Dr. Cleis Santos
, IF-MCSA Postdoctoral Researcher - Universität Bremen, Germany
Yunfu Ou
Dr. Maria Bidikoudi
Dr. Nicola Boaretto
, postdoctoral researcher - CIC Energigune, Spain
Alba Martínez
Dr. Laura Cabana
Xaquín Rodiles
Bartolomé Mas
, R&D Composite Team Leader - Future Fibres, Spain
Dr. Victor Reguero
, - Arcerlor Mittal, Luxembourg
Dr. Alicia Moya
, Associate Researcher - Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Dr. Alfonso Monreal
, - Aquatec, Spain
Dr. Juan Carlos Fernández-Toribio
, Technical Support Supervisor - University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Dr. Evgeny Senokos
, Research Associate - Imperial College, United Kingdom
Dr. Belén Alemán
Dr. Hangbo Yue
, - Guangdong University of Technology, China
