Abstract LCM techniques such as RTM and VARI still require to be enhanced in order to disseminate their use in the industry. In situ VARI experiments were carried out using synchrotron X-ray computed tomography (SXCT) to study the mechanisms of microfluid within a fibre tow. A bundle of two tows of
Teresa Pérez Prado elected Board Member of the Spanish Society for Materials (SOCIEMAT)
Dr. Teresa Pérez Prado, Senior Researcher at IMDEA Materials, has been elected Board Member of the Spanish Society for Materials (SOCIEMAT). The mission of the Spanish Society for Materials (SOCIEMAT) is to foster and disseminate the important research and development efforts carried out in Spain in
(ECOPVC) ECO-FRIENDLY FIRE RETARDANT PVC NANOCOMPOSITES
Funding: China Scholarship CouncilRegion: InternationalProject period: 2013 – 2017Principal Investigator: Dr. De-Yi Wang (deyiwang@imdea.org)The study of fire retardancy in PVC is a very important topic nowadays due to its huge industrial application. ECOPVC project aims to develop a series
Training course DIMMAT: “Economic-business basic concepts”
The next training course “Economic bussines basic concepts” will be held at the Seminar Room, on March 2nd, 2017. The programme offered is suitable for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. · Place: IMDEA Materials Institute (Seminar room) Date: March 2nd, 2017 Time: 10:00 – 12:00 Attached
IMDEA Materials coordinates the Advanced Materials and Nanomaterials Spanish Technological Platform
Driven by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MEIC), Technological Platforms are public-private team-work structures led by the industry, in which all the stakeholders of the Science-Technology-Innovation Spanish system interested in a given technological field, work
PhD Defense – Raul Sanchez “Micromechanics of Magnesium and Its Alloys Studied by Nanoindentation”
The PhD Defense will take place next Monday, February 20, at 12:00 in the "Aula de Grados" building "Padre Soler", in Carlos III University (Campus Leganes).
Seminar of Dr. Elías Cueto – “A Manifold Learning Approach to Data-Driven Computational Elasticity and Inelasticity”
University of Zaragoza Abstract Standard simulation in classical mechanics is based on the use of two very different types of equations. The first one, of axiomatic character, is related to balance laws (momentum, mass, energy, ...), whereas the second one consists of models that scientists have
Miguel Castillón de Miguel
Seminar of Dr. Efim Borukhovich – “Incorporating elastoplastic models in phase field”
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden Abstract: In material science modeling, phase field is the method of choice when morphology of the observed system is to be modeled. This full field approach is able to capture the microstructure of interest regardless of its complexity. The
Lucía Cobian
First Year Assessment of José Antonio Santiago entittle “Enhanced Diamond-Like Carbon coatings and tribomechanical properties via innovative sputtering processes”
Abstract: Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) coatings have been recognized as one of the most valuable engineering materials for various industrial applications including manufacturing, transportation, biomedical and microelectronics. Among its many properties, DLC stands out for good frictional behaviour
Guillermo Domínguez
Ignacio Escobar
Review—Single-Walled Carbon Nanohorn-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
1st review meeting
The 1st OptiQPAP progress meeting was held on 24th of January at the CSM headquarters (Rome, Italy). The meeting was organized by Dr. Ali Smith. Project partners presented and discussed their research activities in frame of the OptiQPAP project within first 6 months. The research plans for the next
Recruitment process is closed
The recruitment process to cover 2 research assistants positions (Early Stage Researchers) within the DYNACOMP project is now closed. The selected candidates are Maria Azzurra (Master’s degree in Materials Engineering by the University of Salento in Italy) and Mario Rueda (Master of
Summer school on composite materials
Composite materials are nowadays extensively used in applications where outstanding mechanical properties are necessary in combination with weight savings.Their increased use has presented new challenges to engineers, largely due to the highly complex failure mechanisms of composite materials but
Dr. Aude Simar – Friday, January 27th 2017 – Seminar: Improving the damage resistance of 6xxx series aluminum alloys by friction stir processing – towards an ERC project
Université Catholique de Louvain. UCL - iMMC - IMAP
On the Role of Alloy Composition and Sintering Parameters in the Bimodal Grain Size Distribution and Mechanical Properties of ODS Ferritic Steels
A. García-Junceda, M. Campos, N. García-Rodríguez, J.M. Torralba. On the Role of Alloy Composition and Sintering Parameters in the Bimodal Grain Size Distribution and Mechanical Properties of ODS Ferritic Steels. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 47, 5325–5333,
Seminar of Prof. José Luis Tirado (University of Cordoba): “Recent advances and challenges in Li- and post-Li- ion batteries”, January 23th at 1:00 pm
Abstract: Univalent Na- and multivalent (Ca, Mg, Al)- ion batteries have recently emerged as potential candidates to replace Li-ion batteries in some applications. Their elemental natural abundance, homogeneous geographic distribution and high volumetric capacities in some cases, could be useful
Seminario del Prof. José Manuel Baena “3D printing of medical devices and bioprinting of tissues”, 25 de enero a la 1:00 pm
Abstract: MSc. José Manuel Baena, research associate "Advanced therapies: differentiation, regeneration and cancer" IBIMER,CIBM, Universidad de Granada. Founder of BRECA Health Care, pioneer in 3D printed custom made implants for orthopedic surgery, and REGEMAT 3D, the first Spanish bioprinting
Seminar of Prof. José Manuel Baena: “3D printing of medical devices and bioprinting of tissues”, January 25th, 1:00 pm
Abstract: MSc. José Manuel Baena, research associate "Advanced therapies: differentiation, regeneration and cancer" IBIMER,CIBM, Universidad de Granada. Founder of BRECA Health Care, pioneer in 3D printed custom made implants for orthopedic surgery, and REGEMAT 3D, the first Spanish bioprinting
Seminar of Dr. Marta Serrano (CIEMAT, Head of the Division of Materials of Energy Interest), January 23th at 12:00 pm
Abstract: The next evolution for commercial nuclear reactors include the design of fast nuclear reactors as a sustainable nuclear energy production system. The operating conditions for this Gen IV reactors are much more aggressive than the ones for operating light water reactors, in terms of neutron
Seminar of Dr. Marta Serrano (CIEMAT, Head of the Division of Materials of Energy Interest), January 23th at 12:00 pm
Abstract: The next evolution for commercial nuclear reactors include the design of fast nuclear reactors as a sustainable nuclear energy production system. The operating conditions for this Gen IV reactors are much more aggressive than the ones for operating light water reactors, in terms of neutron
Javier García Pérez
José Agustín Hobson
Dr. Thomas Isensee
Johan Christensen
Research Interest Academic and Professional Career Grants, Honours and Awards Committees Key Publications Dr. Christensen and his research team at IMDEA Materials Institute have a keen interest in physical acoustics, elasticity and vibrating engineered fluids and/or solids. Through
Seminario – Prof. Damien Tourret “Solidification of alloys across length and time scales” (16 de Enero 12:30)
The processing path of a structural material controls the development of its microstructure, and the formation of defects that ultimately dictate its properties and performance. From a fundamental standpoint, complex solidification microstructures, such as dendrites, arise from a subtle interplay
Dr. Mónica Echeverry-Rendón
Research Areas of Interest Projects Grants and Awards Publications at IMDEA Materials The Biometals, Coatings, and Devices Group – BCD Group is dedicated to the research, development, and evaluation of materials within the field of biomedical engineering, with a particular emphasis on
Elaheh Kazemi Khasragh
Yuyao Liu
Weak interface dominated high temperature fracture strength of carbon fiber reinforced mullite matrix composites
Towards stable porous crystalline phases of molecular belts
María Dolores Martín
Modelling and simulation of tow-drop effects arising from the manufacturing of steered-fibre composites
Manganese dioxide decoration of macroscopic carbon nanotube fibers: From high-performance liquid-based to all-solid-state supercapacitors
Bioinspired polydopamine-induced assembly of ultrafine Fe(OH)3 nanoparticles on halloysite toward highly efficient fire retardancy of epoxy resin via an action of interfacial catalysis
A Multi Material Shell Model for the Mechanical Analysis of Triaxial Braided Composites
Garcia-Carpintero, A.; Herraez, M; Xu, J; Lopes, CS; Gonzalez, C
Implementation of single-walled carbon nanohorns into solar cell schemes
Symposium on New steels for applications under extreme conditions
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A A. García-Junceda, M.J. Santofimia. Symposium on New steels for applications under extreme conditions. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 47, 5271–5271, 2016. DOI: 10.1007/s11661-016-3766-2
Micro-macro mechanical relations in Palmetto wood by numerical homogenisation
Source(s): IMDEA Materials, Composite Structures E. I. Saavedra, S. Haldar. Micro-macro mechanical relations in Palmetto wood by numerical homogenisation. Composite Structures 154, 1-10, 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.06.050
Ignacio Rodríguez
Jorge Valilla
First Year Assestment: Hugo Mora – Development and characterisation of advanced coatings on nanostructured titanium for biomedical applications
Ti-based materials are one of the most important materials used in biomedical engineering. Recently, commercially pure (CP) Ti has attracted significant attention of research community due to its full biocompatibility with human body, and there is an ongoing demand to improve its mechanical
ITN 2016 – Coordinators Info Day
IMDEA Materials, as coordinator of the DYNACOMP network, attended an information day for ITN actions organized by the Research Executive Agency (REA) past 12/12/2012 in Brussels (Belgium). During the event, the REA (funding agency of the DYNACOMP project) provided detailed
First Year Assessment – Xiangxing Deng: Development of Innovative Materials for the Cutting Sector
Traditional hard metals based on WC/Co system are currently the most important hard metals due to their high hardness, mechanical impact strength and wear resistance, which always take the largest share of the global cutting market. Interest in the field of alternative binders in hard metals has
Moisés Zarzoso
Energy dissipation during delamination in composite materials – An experimental assessment of the cohesive law and the stress-strain field ahead of a crack tip
Source(s): IMDEA Materials, Composites Science and Technology M. Jalalvand, G. Czél, J. D. Fuller, M. R. Wisnom, L. P. Canal, C. D. González, J. LLorca. Energy dissipation during delamination in composite materials - An experimental assessment of the cohesive law and the stress-strain field ahead of
Strengthening mechanisms in nanostructured Al/SiCp composite manufactured by accumulative press bonding
Source(s): IMDEA Materials, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A S. Amirkhanlou, M. Rahimian, M. Ketabchi, N. Parvin, P. Yaghinali, F. Carreño. Strengthening mechanisms in nanostructured Al/SiCp composite manufactured by accumulative press bonding. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
1ª Entrega de Premios de Innovación de IMDEA Materiales.
Lugar: Auditorio (13.00 hrs.) Organización: Instituto IMDEA Materiales. Fecha: Wednesday, 14 December, 2016
New incorporation – Alberto Jesús Palomares
Position: Research Assistant Research: Micromechanics of intermetallic materials Contact: alberto.palomares(AT)imdea.org
Seminar – Prof. Rigoberto Burgueño "Integration of materials science and structural engineering for the design of advanced materials systems"
New incorporation – Yetang Pang
Position: Research Assistant Research: Fire Retardant Polymeric Materials Contact: yetang.pang(AT)imdea.org
Seminar – Prof. Thomas R. Bieler "Interdependent Modeling and Characterization to Identify Effects of Slip Transfer at Grain Boundaries in Heterogeneous Deformation"
New incorporation – Yang Lingwei
Position: Research Assistant Research: Nanoscale metal-ceramic multilayers Contact: yang.lingwei(AT)imdea.org
Seminar – Dr. Pablo Antolín "New developments for locking problems in Isogeometric Analysis: nearly-incompressibility and solid shells"
New incorporation – Wenzhou Chen
Position: Research Assistant Research: DFT/MD calculation of phase change materials Contact: wenzhou.chen(AT)imdea.org
Seminar – Prof. Sylvain Drapier "Challenges and expectations from modeling infusion-based processes for structural composites"
IMDEA Materials awarded two new Airbus R&D contracts
IMDEA Materials Institute has been awarded two new R&D contracts by Airbus Operations. The first one (ECURE) is focused on developing electrically-curable epoxy resins for bonding and repairing composite materials. The second project (NONCIRC) aims at assessing the potential of using
Seminar – Dr. Raghavendra Adharapurapu "Industry Perspective on ICME Modeling Approaches for Superalloys"
New incorporation – Alfonso Monreal
Position: Research Assistant Research: Production and properties of thermoset nanocomposites Contact: alfonso.monreal(AT)imdea.org
Phd Defense- Joaquim Vilà Bramon
Contract awarded with Abengoa Research
IMDEA Materials Institute has been awarded a R&D contract with Abengoa Reseach to develop a simulation platform to perform virtual design, virtual processing and virtual testing of engineering materials to reduce the time necessary to develop and introduce new materials into the market. See VMD
Seminar – Dr. Kostas Danas "Magnetorheological elastomers and elasto-plastic metallic materials: from micro-deformation mechanisms to instabilities"
New incorporation – Dr. Belén Alemán
Position: Research Associate PhD: Complutense University of Madrid, Spain Research: Synthesis of advanced materials based on carbon nanotube fibres Contact: belen.aleman(AT)imdea.org
Seminar – Prof. Victor M. Orera – "Tailoring microstructures and interfaces for improving functionalities in ceramics"
New incorporation – Miguel de la Cruz
Position: Laboratory Technician Contact: miguel.delacruz(AT)imdea.org
Seminar – Prof. Arnaud Weck " Ductile fracture studies using artificial microvoids in metals and polymers"
Success in the final FP7 calls
IMDEA Materials Institute is achieving great success in the last calls of the 7th Framework Programme. To date, our researchers have secured 6 R&D projects belonging to different lines of this programme: MICROMECH project (Clean Sky I JTI (Joint Technology Initiative)) MODENA, ICMEG and
Phd Defense – Francisca Martínez
New Airbus Operations contract awarded
IMDEA Materials Institute has been awarded a new R&D contract by Airbus Operations to design composite shields against high energy impact of an open-rotor blade on the new NSA (New Single Aisle) aircraft fuselage concept. See BLADE IMPACT project description
Seminar – Prof. Philippe Boisse " "Simulations of composite reinforcement forming processes"
New incorporation – Dr. Hyung-Jun CHANG
Position: Research Associate Grenoble INP, France / Seoul National University, South Korea Research: Multiscale plasticity Contact: hyungjun.chang(AT)imdea.org
Seminar – Prof. Juan Pou – "Laser spinning: a new technique for nanofiber production"
1st workshop on graphene and 2D materials proved to be a great success
IMDEA Materials Institute hosted the 1st international workshop on graphene and 2D materials past Tuesday 16th of July. The event gathered together some of the most reputed researchers working in the field (see event programme), who presented the latest findings and advances to an audience of
Phd Defense – Ehsan Naderi Kalali "Multifunctional Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) Based Epoxy Nanocomposites"
High performance environmentally friendly fire retardant epoxy nanocomposites
Dr. De-Ti Wang and Prof. Javier LLorca will carry out a research project in collaboration with the China Scholarship Council (China) to develop high performance fire retardant, halogen-free epoxy nanocomposites by means of molecular design and advanced chemical
Seminar – Dr. Jose Maria Ulloa "Photonic devices based in III-V semiconductors" / Dr. Gonzalo Fuentes: " AlN microcantilevers " / Dr. Javier Martinez: "Graphene electronic devices"
Final year project on carbon nanotube growth receives regional award
Carbon nanotube growth on conventional engineering materials
Seminar – Dr. Vinodkumar Etacheri "Nanoscale Engineering and Electrochemical Approaches to Next-Generation Energy Storage"
Screening of phase transformation kinetics of Ti alloys
Drs. Yuwen. Cui and Javier Segurado will carry out a research project in collaboration with the China Scholarship Council (China) to develop a high throughput diffusion multiple technique for screening of phase transformation kinetics in Ti alloys, which will be used
Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies 2015 conference (14-17 December 2015)
New incorporation – Prof. Mauricio Terrones
Position: Visiting Scientist (01/07/2013-31/07/2013) Penn State University, USA / Shinshu University, Japan Research: Synthesis and Properties of Novel Nanocarbons Link to the researcher profile
Seminar – Prof. Julián J. Rimoli “A concurrent multi-scale model for the thermomechanical response of ceramics”
Seminar – Juan Carlos Fernández – "Infiltration of CNT fibers in liquids: chemo-electro-mechanical sensing"
New incorporation – Prof. Xiaoma Tao
Position: Proffesor Guangxi University, China Research: DFT/MD of thermoelectric/phase change materials
Seminar – Prof. Sybrand van der Zwaag “Computational guidance of the development of new creep steels and that of polymer-PZT composites for sensing and energy harvesting”
New incorporation – Dr. Yong Lu
Position: Lecturer Xiamen University, China Research: Mg alloys
Seminar – Zhi Li – "Study on Delaying Ignition Time and Smoke Suppression behaviors of Flame-retardant Polymers”
Madrid, world hub of light metals
In order to significantly reduce environmental burdens, lightweight metals and alloys play an increasingly important role because of their high specific strength and stiffness, corrosion resistance, and recyclability. Among them, magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), and titanium (Ti) alloys are widely
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New incorporation – Daniel Rodriguez Galán
Position: Research Assistant Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain Research: Multiscale Plasticity Contact: daniel.rodriguez@imdea.org
Science week Madrid 2015
IMDEA Materials participates in ITER project
ITER (acronym of International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) is an international nuclear fusion research and engineering project, which is currently building the world's largest experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor at the Cadarache facility in the south of France. The ITER project
Seminar – Dr. Noemí Encinas "“To Wet or Not to Wet. Liquid-repellent Coatings”
Nanostructured Al alloys with improved properties
Dr. Ilchat Sabirov will carry out a research project in collaboration with Ufa State Aviation Technical University (Ufa, Russia) on Nanostructured Al alloys with improved properties. See NANOAL project description
Seminar – Evgeny Senokos – "Development of Multifunctional All-solid-state Supercapacitor Based on Carbon Nanotube Fibers”.
New generation of eco-benign fire retardants
Dr. De-Yi Wang, head of the High Performance Nanocomposites group of IMDEA Materials Institute, has been awarded a prestigious Marie Curie Action: "Career Integration Grant" (CIG) to carry out a four-year research project on design and processing of eco-benign multifunctional fire
Seminar – Prof. Miguel Bañares "Operando Raman methodology to understand structure-performance relationships in catalysis"
New incorporation – Luis Carlos Herrera Ramírez
Position: Research Assistant University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain Research: Nano-Architectures and Materials Design Contact: luis.herrera@imdea.org
Seminar – Alfonso Monreal – “Energy Harvesting Materials Based on Carbon Nanotube Fibre for Tough Electronics”
New incorporation – Mónica Prieto de Pedro
Position: Research Assistant Complutense University of Madrid, Spain Research: Computer simulation of dislocations Contact: monica.prieto@imdea.org
Research initiation fellowships presentations (2nd call)
R&D contract between IMDEA Materials and TOLSA
TOLSA S.A. and IMDEA Materials Institute have recently signed a R&D contract to carry out a study on the performance of sepiolite based additives in fire retardant systems. This one year project is led by Dr. De-Yi Wang, head researcher of the High Performance Nanocomposites group.
Seminar – Chuangyun Wang – "A high-throughput diffusion-multiple study on titanium alloys”
Seminar – Juan José Torres – "“Mechanisms of air removal and void development in Out-of-Autoclave processing of composites”
New incorporation – Prof. Ignacio Romero
Position: Visiting Scientist Research: Computational Solid Mechanics PhD: Berkeley, University of California, USA Contact: ignacio.romero@imdea.org
Phd Defense – Irene de Diego
Guanglong Xu has been awarded with a CALPHAD scholarship
Guanglong Xu has been awarded with a CALPHAD scholarship as a PhD student to give presentation at the coming international conference CALPHAD XLII to be held at San Sebastian (Spain) next May 26-31.
Seminar – Dr. Laura Cabana "Carbon nanotube – inorganic hybrids: from synthesis to application"
New incorporation – Dr. Carmen Cepeda
Position: Research Associate University of Alicante, Spain Research: Al and Mg nanocomposites Contact: carmen.cepeda@imdea.org
Highest grade for Silvia Hernandez´s PhD thesis
Silvia Hernandez defended her PhD thesis entitled “Cure, Defects and Mechanical Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Composites” on March 11th at the Civil Engineering School of the Technical University of Madrid (UPM). Her work was awarded the highest grade by the PhD committee. Dr.
Seminar – Dr. Silvia Marchesan "Twists of chirality for the self-assembly of short peptide nanomaterials".
New incorporation – Marcos Angulo
Position: Laboratory Technician Contact: marcos.angulo@imdea.org
Seminar – Dr. Yongjun Su "’Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Large Size Ti-43Al-9V-Y Alloy Pancake Produced by Pack Forging’’
New incorporation – Alejandro Garcia Carpintero
Position: Research Assistant Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain Research: High Energy Impact on Aeronautical Composite Structures Contact:
Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies 2015 conference
New Incorporation – Hossein Ehteshami
Position: Research Assistant Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran Research: Multiscale Modelling of Nanostructured Titanium Contact: hossein.ehteshami@imdea.org
Seminar – Prof Marc Anderson "materials science of nanoporous metal oxides and their applications in energy, sensors and water treatment"
Nanoscale hybrids for hydrogen production through water splitting using sunlight
A consortium of European universities, research centres and companies, led by IMDEA Materials Institute, is working on the production of new, more efficient hybrids composed of nanocarbons (e.g. graphene) and inorganics (metal oxides) that can produce hydrogen by water splitting using sunlight.
Seminar – Prof. Krishnaswamy Ravi-Chandar "PREDICTIVE MODELING OF DEFORMATION AND FAILURE IN DUCTILE MATERIALS"
New Incorporation – Alicia Moya
Position: Investigador Predoctoral Complutense University of Madrid, Spain Research: Nanohybrids for Photocatalysis Contact: alicia.moya@imdea.org
Seminar – Balaji Selvarjou – "Triaxiality Effects in Magnesium: Crystal Plasticity Modeling”
New Incorporation – Dr. Dong-Wook Lee
Position: Research Associate PhD: Texas Tech University, EEUU Research: Mesoscale Modeling of Microstructure Contact: dongwook.lee@imdea.org
Hexagonal Lithium under ambient conditions
The Metal Physics group, led by Dr. Teresa Pérez-Prado, has succeeded in stabilizing a Li phase with a hexagonal closed packed (hcp) structure at room temperature and 1 atm by the application of pressure to Mg-Li alloys. At atmospheric pressure, pure Li and Li-Mg alloys undergo a bcc to hcp
Seminar – Dr. Mauricio Ponga – "Understanding Prismatic Dislocation Loops in Mg by means of large-scale ab-initio simulations"
Highest grade for Nathamar Dudamell´s PhD thesis
Nathamar Dudamell defended her PhD thesis, entitled “High strain rate behavior of Magnesium alloys” on December 17th at the Chemistry School of the Complutense University. The work was awarded the highest grade and the “European doctor” label. Dr. Dudamell´s research
Seminar – Prof. Jaime Marian – “Predicting the temperature dependence of the yield strength in BCC metals using atomistically-informed crystal plasticity calculations”
Inauguration of IMDEA Materials Insitute building
Link to the complete new in Media Speech of the IMDEA Materials Institute Director (54.8 KB) Enlaces a otros medios: Consejería de Educación, Juventud y Deporte elEconomista.es madridiario.es
Seminar – Dr. Nelson Sepúlveda – "Materials research meets device development: an effective approach for growing science and unveiling new technologies.
Multifunctional Fibre Nanocomposites
The Multifunctional Nanocomposites group of IMDEA Materials Institute, led by Dr. Juan José Vilatela, has been awarded a prestigious Marie Curie Action Grant (CIG) to carry out a four-year research project on design and processing of Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Fibre Nanocomposites. See MUFIN
Seminar- Daniel del Pozo – "Modelling of ice impact on jet turbines"
Vacuum Induction Melting and Casting System with Directional Solidification Device (VSG 002 DS, PVA TePla)
System employed for melting of a wide range of metals, alloys or special materials under high vacuum, fine vacuum or different gas atmospheres with subsequent casting into moulds or forms. In addition it is equipped with a directional solidification device, which enables growth of single crystals
Seminar – Prof. K. J. Hsia – "Programming Mechanical Function at Micro-Nanoscales"
1st IMDEA Materials Institute Scientific Imaging Contest
The 1st IMDEA Materials Institute Scientific Imaging Contest took place on October 1st. Two ex-equo awards were granted to Irene De Diego, who presented a scanning electron micrograph of an advanced high strength steel, and to Hangbo Yue, who participated with an image of a natural flax fiber
Scientific Imaging Contest 2014
High temperature nanomechanical testing: …or the art of compressing pancakes…
Researchers at IMDEA Materials Institute and members of the ESTRUMAT, programme have implemented new high temperature nanomechanical testing techniques. The objective is two-fold. On the one hand, these techniques are necessary to study size effects in the mechanical properties of materials,
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Ultrasound non-destructive inspection system, C-Scan (TRITON 1500, Tecnitest)
to detect and evaluate defects by non-destructive ultrasounds technique. The system finds and determines the size and position of the typical defects in composite materials (voids, delaminations, cracks, etc). Evaluation of state of resin cure, the fiber volume fraction, the condition of the
Multiscale modeling of plasticity: application to forming processes
Engineering alloys are heterogeneous materials formed by aggregation of grains with different orientation of one or more metallic phases. Plastic deformation occurs by dislocation and/or twinning in each microscopic grain and depends on the grain orientation, size and shape, the stresses
Humberto Terrones – "Beyond Graphene: The amazing world of layered transititon metal dichalcogenides"
Airbus Operations SAS signed a two years contract with IMDEA Materials
IMDEA Materials Institute and Airbus Operations SAS based in Toulouse will collaborate in a research project to develop Virtual Testing tools based on Multiscale Modelling techniques. This new R&D contract strengthens IMDEA Materials´ internationalisation strategy. See SIMSCREEN
Dr. Ignacio Maqueda – "High-strain composite materials and their application to deployable space structures"
R&D agreement with State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
IMDEA Materials Institute and State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites has recently signed a two years colaboration agreement to promote joint research and development activities in the area of multi-scale modeling for functional materials and composites. In addition, this agreement opens a
Science week Madrid 2014
The Master thesis of Julian García obtains the maximum grade with Honors
The research project “Neurite: a finite difference continuum model of the electrophysiological-mechanical coupling in neurons under mechanical loading” has been co-supervised by Dr. Antoine Jerusalem and Dr. Jose María Peña of IMDEA Materials Institute and Polytechnic
First Year Assestment: Cemre Ozmençi: Extraction of full indentation stress-strain curves utilizing instrumented nanoindentation
How does your car compare to a F1? Science and technology in the 21st century
Transfer to the permanent seat of IMDEA Materials
Since last July 23th, all research and development activities of IMDEA Materials Institute have been moved to its final site in the Scientific and Technological Park Tecnogetafe, located at sixteen kilometers to the south of Madrid city. The new building has a total floor area of 9,000 m2
First Year Assessment – Lu Zhang: Fiber Reinforced Poly lactic acid (PLA) Composites: Flame Retardancy and Reinforcement
PhD defense – Julián García
NANOFIRE project
NANOFIRE project deals with the development of new generation nanomaterials via host-guest interaction as multifunctional fire retardants to polymers. The aim is to not only improve the flame retardancy and mechanical properties of conventional polymers, also impart the function to the
Recognition of the European Mechanics Society
The status of Fellow is awarded to members who have contributed significantly to the advancement of mechanics and related fields and it was granted to Prof. LLorca in recognition for his contributions to understand the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of materials by
Lanzamiento del Proyecto DYNACOMP.
Training the next generation of composite engineers in the era of virtual testing
The use of polymer based composite materials in aircraft structures has increased dramatically in the last decades and today they represent up to 50% in weight (Airbus A350 and Boeing B787 Dreamliner aircrafts) for wings, fuselage sections and tail surfaces. The driving force for the introduction of
R&D agreement with Pennsylvania State University
IMDEA Materials Institute y Pennsylvania State University has signed a two years colaboration agreement to promote joint research and development activities in the areas of processing, charaterization and simulation of advanced materials. In addition, this agreement opens a new range of
First Year Assessment – Jingya Wang "Atomic mobility modeling and high throughput study on anisotropic diffusion of Mg-Al-Zn alloy"
IMDEA Materials has installed the first dedicated high temperature nanoindentation instrument in Spain
This instrument allows nanoindentation to be carried out at temperatures up to 750°C, and also in inert environments. The instrument uses both tip and sample heating, ensuring stability for long duration testing, including creep tests. More info ….(+)
Curso DIMMAT "Preparation and evaluation of R&D&i project proposals"
PhD defense – Sergio Sádaba
Rudi Maça
Predoctoral Researcher: Electrochemical energy storage. Contact: rudi.maca@imdea.org
Mechanical stage for in-situ testing in X-ray tomography
IMDEA Materials Institute has designed and fabricated a mechanical stage for carrying out in-situ mechanical tests under X-ray radiation in computer assisted tomography systems. More info ….(+)
First Year Assessment – Na Li: High throughput study on diffusion and creep behavior in HCP-Mg alloys.
PhD defense – Rocío Muñoz
Designing advanced materials in a faster and more effective way
DIMMAT Project has published the new "Designing advanced materials in a faster and more effective way" (Diseñar materiales avanzados de manera más rápida y efectiva) in the industrial magazine "Metales y Metalurgia" This project is funded by the Comunity of
Towards the new liquid metal processing technologies
Two research groups of IMDEA Materials Institute, Metal Physics and Nanomechanics led by Dr. Teresa Pérez-Prado and Dr. Jon Molina respectively, participate in the ambitious large EU funded EXOMET Project, coordinated by the European Space Agency. This four years project aims at developing new
Seminario – Dr. Pedro Brana-Coto: Charge and energy transfer processes: From biological photoreceptors to nanostructures. University of Erlangen
PhD defense – Benoît Sklenard
NABISCO project
NABISCO project, funded by the China Scholarship Council, deals with the development of strategies to integrate macroscopic fibres and films of CNTs into structural laminate composites. The aim is to improve the mechanical properties of traditional fibre-reinforced polymer composites, while
New generation of NiAl-based eutectic composites
Dr. Srdjan Milenkovic, head researcher of the Solidification Processing & Engineering group of IMDEA Materials Institute, has been awarded with the prestigious Marie Curie Action (CIG) to carry out a four year research project on design and processing of NiAl-based in situ composites. See
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PhD defense – Eva Cristina Moreno
PhD collaboration with STMicroelectronics, CEA, CNRS and Grenoble INP
IMDEA Materials has established a collaboration with the above French institutions to co-advise the PhD thesis of Benoit Sklenard on process simulation of the next generation of semiconductor devices.
Defensa Tesis – Arcadio Varona "Assessment of the Eutectic Trough and Properties of a Multiphase Alloy in the NiAl-Cr-W System"
XIV Materials Day
Dr. Daniel Cíntora-Juárez
Research Associate: Electrochemical Energy Storage, Nanomaterials. Contact: daniel.cintora@imdea.org
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (Q800, TA Instruments)
Instrument used to determine the elastic-viscous behavior of materials, mainly polymers. The machine works in the temperature range of -150 – 600 °C, frequency range of 0.01 – 200 Hz and the maximum force is 18 N. More info ….(+)
Research Initiation Fellowship Seminar 2
International workshop on modeling and development of nanostructured materials for biomedical applications
HIGHRATE project
This project will study high strain rate mechanical behavior of novel Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS). The results of these investigations will greatly contribute to understanding of mechanical behavior of the AHSS and help to reduce the dimensions of the AHSS components used in the automotive
Seminario: Dr. Isaac Toda-Caraballo: An overview on the designing High Entropy Alloys
Metals fall meeting 2013
Eva María Andrés
Research Assistant: Integrated Computational Materials Engineering. Contact: evamaria.andres@imdea.org
International R&D contract with GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte Ltd
GLOBALFOUNDRIES is the world’s first full-service semiconductor foundry with a truly global footprint. Launched in March 2009, the company has quickly achieved scale as one of the largest foundries in the world, providing a unique combination of advanced technology and manufacturing to more
EQUINOX: A novel process for manufacturing complex shaped Fe-Al intermetallic parts resistant to extreme environments
Dr. Lucas Pérez – "Magnetic devices"
Marcos Jimenez receives the 2016 Thesis talk award
Marcos Jimenez, PhD student at IMDEA Materials, has won the Thesis Talk Prize organized by the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M). Thesis talk consists on presenting the subject of a PhD thesis to a general audience in 3 minutes. This event is part of the transversal credits organized by
Triple Roller Mill (Exakt 80 E, Exact Technologies)
Machine used to disperse fillers and additives in viscous matrix. The shearing forces to break agglomerate are generated by three hardcrome-plated rollers that rotate at different angular velocities and where gap (minimum 5 µm) and speed setting are controlled electronically. More info
Seminario – Cristina Prado: Study of the deformation mechanisms of the MN11 Mg alloy by slip trace analysis
Science week Madrid 2013
Defense of the first doctoral thesis entirely carried out at IMDEA Materials
The thesis entitled "Micromechanical Characterization and Simulation of the Effect of Environmental Aging in Structural Composite Materials” represents the first doctoral thesis fully developed at the IMDEA Materials facilities since its research activities started at the beginning of
First Year Assessment – Gustavo Esteban: Atomistic modelling of FCC metals.
Madrid researchers’ night 2013 – Science in your living room
Pablo García-Chao
Research Assistant: Development of advanced high-strength steels. Contact: pablo.garcia@imdea.org
Virtual testing of low-velocity impact on carbon fibre composites
See project description.
Seminar – Dr. Alexander Zhilyaev: Bulk nanostructured materials processed by severe plastic deformation: from fundamentals towards applications
International workshop on graphene and 2D materials
Simulation of the mixed microstructure in new Q&P high strength steels
See MODELQP project description
First Year Assessment – Ángel Alvaredo: Polymers for extreme service conditions