"We developed a method to enhance mutual alignment and stress-transfer in multiyarn CNT fabrics, which is a critical step for scaling up the CNT fabrics manufacturing process and further industrial implementation."
"We developed a method to enhance mutual alignment and stress-transfer in multiyarn CNT fabrics, which is a critical step for scaling up the CNT fabrics manufacturing process and further industrial implementation." Dr. Anastasiia Mikhalchan graduated from the Saint-Petersburg State University of
One more year, IMDEA Materials will have the Madrid Science and Innovation Week, which will be held from the 2nd to the 15th of November , 2020. This year the activities will be online with the following subjects: "Challenges of 3D printing of high strength composite materials" (November 3 and
Funding: European Union, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships, Horizon 2020 Programme (Grant Agreement 895931)
Funding: H2020. Euratom research and training programme 2014-2018Region: EuropeanProject period: 2020 – 2024Partners: Centro de Investigaciones energéticas, medioambientales y tecnológicas-CIEMAT (Project Coordinator), Fundación IMDEA Materiales, Bay Zoltan Alkalmazott Kutatasi Kozhasznu nonprofit
There is an ever-increasing interest in new materials that can extend the current performance of battery electrodes materials in terms of longer cyclability, higher energy density and higher power density. Our research groups have established a route for the fabrication of highperformance anodes for
The use of polymer-based composite materials in aircraft structures has increased consistently in the last decades and today they represent up to 50% in weight for wings, fuselage sections and tail surfaces in the latest generation of commercial aircrafts. However, the use of such composites in
One of the current scientific and technological trends in structural composites is the incorporation of new functionalities as thermal/electrical conductivity or energy harvesting capacities to classical laminates. However, the inclusion of any internal conductive layer with capacitive storage will
The fatigue performance of a metallic alloy is strongly influenced by its microstructure, especially in the crack nucleation regime. Micromechanics based fatigue modeling [1] is the appropriate tool to account for this influence. In this framework, fatigue life is obtained from a fatigue indicator
Intranet The project Triggered by environmental issues, the EU market has a strong interest in development of low-cost and lightweight heavy gauge steels for various applications. The austenitic Fe–Al–Mn–C quaternary alloys have recently been attracting tremendous attention, as they can
We are delighted to announce the launch of the IMDEA Materials 2019 report, available now for download. This annual report is designed to give you an overview of the Institute and main achievements in 2019. You will also find a description of the current Research Programmes highlighting R&D
We received a high-level visit from Madrid Regional Government past Friday 21st of February, proof of their commitment to science and technology R&D.
The Project The EU priority action lines state the need of advancing White Light-Emitting Diodes (WLED) replacing color filters with Inorganic Phosphors (IP: rare-earth elements and Cd quantum dot) for non-toxic and sustainable Organic Phosphors (OP). ARTIBLED is inspired by highly efficient
ABSTRACT In this work, following Agoras et al. [1], we develop a homogenization procedure for particulate composites with elasto-viscoplastic constituents. By employing a standard time-discretization scheme for the local stress rate, we show that the associated
The objective is twofold. Firstly, to promote the quality of Spanish scientific research by recognising the best centres and units that stand out for the relevance and impact, at international level, of the research results obtained during the previous reference period. In addition to the
Past November 14th we hosted the 1st Annual Meeting of the Spain-China Joint Research Center on Advanced Materials. The goal of this initiative is to search solutions to industry problems related to advanced polymeric materials. During the meeting, the action plan for upcoming years was
Last Friday 15th of November we hosted one of the Technological Knowledge Conferences of ITP aero. These events are organized by the engines and turbines manufacturer in collaboration with its network of research and development centres. The day focused on experimentation and testing technologies
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Patent details Status Patent protected in Spain Publication number ES2554402B1 Priority date 19 March 2013 Inventors Juan José Vilatela, Bartolomé Mas Monserrat, Juan Pedro Fernández Blázquez, Humphrey Bunyan, Jonathan
Next 14th and 15th of January 2020, a Winter School on 3D Printing of Metals and Additive Manufacturing will be held at IMDEA Materials’ facilities. The program is divided in two parts: one focused on the Fundamentals and other on Applications. Get the program, all the information about the
Abstract: Interfacial Modification in Nanocomposites to Tailor FunctionalitiesSAbstract The talk will concentrate on various approaches being used to engineer materials at the nanoscale for various applications in future technologies. In particular, the case of clay, carbon
The next meeting of “Women in 3 Printing” will take place at IMDEA Materials, on October 24th, at 5:45 p.m. Some of our researchers will present the projects they are working on, and then will be a tour of the facilities of the Institute. Thanks to María Teresa Pérez Prado for the
Funding: H2020. FET-OPEN Region: European Project period: 2020 – 2023 Partners: University of Liege (Project Coordinator), IMDEA Materials Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, University of Linz, CIRP GmbH Principal Investigator: Dr. Javier Segurado (javier.segurado@imdea.org) The
Funding: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Retos investigación: Proyectos I+D+iRegion: NationalProject period: 2019 – 2021Partners: Technical University of Alicante (Project Coordinator), IMDEA Materials InstitutePrincipal Investigator: Dr. Rubén Costa Riquelme (ruben.costa@imdea.org)HyNanoSC
Funding: Agencia Estatal de Investigación (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades). Technological Platforms callRegion: SpainProject period: 2019 – 2020Project IP: Miguel Ángel Rodiel (miguel.angel.rodiel@imdea.org)The main purpose of the Advanced Materials and Nanomaterials Spanish
Funding: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades. Retos investigación: Proyectos I+D+i Region: National Project period: 2019 – 2021 Partners: Technical University of Madrid (Project Coordinator), IMDEA Materials Institute Principal Investigator: Dr. Damien Tourret
Funding: European Union, Research Fund for Coal and Steel (Grant Agreement: 847195)Partners: RINA CONSULTING - Centro Sviluppo Materiali SPA (Project Coordinator), IMDEA Materials Institute, Technische Universiteit Delft, ACERINOX EUROPA SAProject period: 2019 – 2022Principal Investigator: Dr.
We already know the winners of the 8th edition of the IMDEA Materials´ scientific imaging contest. This year the best images were: Category of charaterization Joule Heated Baobab, Anastasiia Mikhalchan and María Vélez Category of simulation:Dislocation going through a distribution of theta'
The PhD Defense will take place, at 12:00, on next Tuesday 18th of June, in Carlos III University (Leganes) in the "Aula de Grados Padre Soler" The dissertation is entitled "Effect of Graphene Nanoplatelets and Carbon Nanotubes in PEEK and PEEK/Carbon Fibre Composites" Here is the link of the
Summary IMDEA Materials has developed both, a family of flexible and rigid polymer coatings, in which fluorescent proteins (FPs) and enzymes are easily introduced as well as a dehydration process further transform the coatings into a rubber/rigid material without chemical cross-linking. In all
Patent details Status Patent granted Publication number ES20170030017, WO2018ES70015 Priority date 10 January 2017 Inventors Juan José Vilatela, Evgeny Senokos, Rebeca Marcilla, Jesús Palma Applicant IMDEA Materials Institute, IMDEA
Micromechanical response during biaxial load path changes of stainless steel: insitu neutron diffraction and multi-scale modeling Manas V. Upadhyay1,*, J. Capek2, Anirban Patra3, Wei Wen4, Tobias Panzner2, Steven van Petegem5, Carlos N. Tomé4, Ricardo A. Lebensohn6, Helena van
Funding: European Union, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships, Horizon 2020 Programme (Grant Agreement 842795)Region: EuropeProject period: 2019 – 2021Principal Investigator: Supervisor: Dr. Javier Segurado (javier.segurado@imdea.org); Fellow: Dr. Damien TourretManufacturing has
Funding: European Union, 7th Framework Programme (PIIF-GA-2013-626682)Region: Europe Project period: 2014 – 2016Principal Investigators: Fellow: Drs. Jintao Wan (jintao.wan@imdea.org); Supervisor: De-Yi Wang (deyi.wang@imdea.org)Epoxy resins find versatile and massive use in wide areas such as
Funding: Spanish Ministry of Innovation and competitiveness (National programme for the promotion of excellence in scientific and technical research) (ENE2014-52280-REDT)Partners: IMDEA Energy Institute (Coordinator), Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry, Institute of Chemical Research of
Funding: Spanish Ministry of Innovation and competitiveness (National programme for the promotion of excellence in scientific and technical research) (MAT2014-60435-C2-2-R) Partners: International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE) (Project Coordinator), and IMDEA Materials
Funding: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (National R&D Programme for Societal Challenges) (MAT2015-62584-ERC)Region: SpainProject period: 2015 – 2016Principal Investigator: Dr. Juan José Vilatela (juanjose.vilatela@imdea.org)The purpose of this project is the development of new
Funding: European Union, European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST action MP1105)Partners: 28 participating countries, chaired by Ghent University. IMDEA Materials is one of the representatives of SpainRegion: Europe Project period: 2012 – 2016Principal Investigator: Dr. De-Yi
Funding: European Union, European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST action CA15107)Partners: 31 participating countries, chaired by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. IMDEA Materials Institute is one of the representatives of SpainRegion: Europe Project period: 2016 – 2020Principal
La Fundación IMDEA Materiales anuncia la licitación para la CONTRATACIÓN DE LOS SERVICIOS DE MANTENIMIENTO INTEGRAL DEL INSTITUTO IMDEA MATERIALES A ADJUDICAR POR PROCEDIMIENTO ABIERTO CON PLURALIDAD DE CRITERIOS. Número de expediente: Ref. 02/2017 Forma de
Este contrato se rige por las normas internas de contratación de la fundación. El proceso se iniciará a partir del 18 de octubre del 2011. Entidad adjudicadora: Fundación IMDEA Materiales Tipo de contrato: ObrasObjeto del contrato: Contrato de las obras de instalaciones en los
04-06-2012, ADJUDICACIÓN DEFINITIVA El Órgano de Contratación de la Fundación IMDEA Materiales, con fecha 16/05/2012, ha resuelto la adjudicación definitiva delContrato para el suministro y montaje del mobiliario de la nueva sede de IMDEA Materiales en Tecnogetafe. LOTE 1: Mobiliario zona
Las empresas interesadas en participar en el proceso de licitación deben remitir comunicación vía correo electrónico a la dirección de contacto indicada en los pliegos (juanjose.vilatela@imdea.org) confirmando su interés. En dicho correo deben indicar como asunto “Contrato de suministro de un equipo
“Proyecto cofinanciado con fondos FEDER correspondientes al Programa Operativo de la Comunidad de Madrid, periodo 2007-2013” 08/07/2015 ADJUDICACIÓN DEFINITIVA El Órgano de Contratación de la Fundación IMDEA Materiales, con fecha 08/07/2015, ha resuelto la adjudicación definitiva
“Proyecto cofinanciado con fondos FEDER correspondientes al Programa Operativo de la Comunidad de Madrid, periodo 2007-2013” 08/07/2015 ADJUDICACIÓN DEFINITIVA El Órgano de Contratación de la Fundación IMDEA Materiales, con fecha 08/07/2015, ha resuelto la adjudicación definitiva
Contrato de suministro e instalación de una PLATAFORMA INTEGRAL PARA LA CARACTERIZACIÓN MECÁNICA EN RÉGIMEN ESTÁTICO, FATIGA E IMPACTO para MATERIALES ESTRUCTURALES a adjudicar por procedimiento abierto con pluralidad de criterios. 21/01/2014 – ADJUDICACIÓN DEFINITIVA El Órgano de Contratación
15-07-2013, ADJUDICACIÓN DEFINITIVA El Órgano de Contratación de la Fundación IMDEA Materiales, con fecha 15/07/2013, ha resuelto la adjudicación definitiva del Contrato para el suministro e instalación de un equipo de microscopía electrónica. Adjudicación: FEI EUROPE B.V.Condiciones de
30/05/2013 Adjudicación El Órgano de Contratación del ACUERDO MARCO PARA LA CONTRATACIÓN DE SERVICIOS DE LIMPIEZA DE LOS INSTITUTOS MADRILEÑOS DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ENERGÍA, MATERIALES, NANOCIENCIA Y SOFTWARE DURANTE UN PERIODO DE CUATRO AÑOS reunido con fecha 24/05/2013 ha decidido adjudicar
30/05/2013 Adjudicación El Órgano de Contratación del ACUERDO MARCO PARA LA CONTRATACIÓN DE SERVICIOS DE SEGURIDAD Y AUXILIAR DE SERVICIOS (CONSERJERÍA)DE LOS INSTITUTOS MADRILEÑOS DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ENERGÍA, MATERIALES, NANOCIENCIA Y SOFTWARE DURANTE UN PERIODO DE CUATRO AÑOS reunido con
In this opinion article in "El País" journal, our researcher Andrea García-Junceda claims the role of women in research centers, Universities and laboratories around the world. In order to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls, and further achieve gender
The IMDEA Materials Institute, one of the seven Madrid Institutes for Advanced Studies (IMDEA), is a public research centre founded in 2007 by Madrid’s regional government. The goal of the Institute is to do research at the forefront of Material Science and Engineering, attracting talent from all
(Update on 9th March 2018)We provide the necessary information to contract with IMDEA Materials Foundation. From this page you can access the information concerning the requirements to attend the onerous contracts.That information is governed by Ley 9/2017, de 8 de noviembre, de Contratos del Sector
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Funding: China Scholarship CouncilRegion: InternationalProject period: 2016 – 2020Principal Investigator: Drs. Juan José Vilatela(juanjose.vilatela@imdea.org) and Carlos González(carlosdaniel.gonzalez@imdea.org)This project deals with the development of strategies to integrate macroscopic fibres and
Funding: China Scholarship CouncilRegion: InternationalProject period: 2017 – 2021Principal Investigator: Dr. De-Yi Wang (deyi.wang@imdea.org)This project deals with the development of new generation nanomaterials via host-guest interaction as multifunctional fire retardants to polymers. The aim is
Funding: China Scholarship CouncilRegion: InternationalProject period: 2015 – 2019Principal Investigator: Dr. De-Yi Wang (deyiwang@imdea.org)The objective of this investigation is to develop high performance reinforced fire-retardant polymers via special molecular design, chemical functionalization
Besides on-the-job technical training, IMDEA Materials Institute is committed to train the Institute’s staff in “soft” or transversal skills. Those competences are relevant to a broad range of occupations and sectors (academic research or teaching career, specialization in a given field or a career
Contact and Location Headquarters How to arrive to IMDEA Materials Institute AddressC/ Eric Kandel, 2Tecnogetafe28906, Getafe, Madrid(Spain)ContactE-mail: contact.materials@imdea.orgPhone: (+34) 91 549 34 22Fax: (+34) 91 550 30 47Web:
Prof. Teresa Pérez Prado appointed as new Deputy Director «IMDEA Materials has provided a unique opportunity both to mature as a scientist as well as to contribute to the creation and growth of a research institute in Spain» Dr. Pérez-Prado was born in Asturias, Spain. She completed an MSc
(Update on 9th March 2018)We provide the necessary information to contract with IMDEA Materials Foundation. From this page you can access the information concerning the requirements to attend the onerous contracts.That information is governed by Ley 9/2017, de 8 de noviembre, de Contratos del Sector
Funding: European Union, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships, Horizon 2020 Programme (Grant Agreement 796330)Region: EuropeProject period: 2019 – 2021Principal Investigators: Supervisor: Dr. De-Yi Wang (deyi.wang@imdea.org); Fellow: Dr. Jianfang Cui The development of new strategy to study
Functional properties Fire resistance • Rapid laboratory scale tests for screening (micro-scale combustion calorimetry and oxygen index). • Dual cone calorimetry and UL94 Horizonal/Vertical Flame Chamber. Thermal • DSC, TGA and Hot Disk Thermal Conductivity analyse. Thermal
Mechanical properties Mechanical testing of a wide range of materials, using electromechanical and hydraulic machines (quasi-static,dynamic, fracture and fatigue testing in a wide range of temperatures).• Characterisation of mechanical properties at multiple length scales,
Microstructural and chemical characterisation • 3D microscopy at different length-scales, including X-ray tomography, 3D-SEM, 3D-EDS and 3D-EBSD in the FIB and3D-TEM and 3D-EDS in the TEM.• In-situ mechanical testing of mininaturised samples in the X-ray tomography system
«I strongly believe that it is important that everybody do something they like and motivate on a daily basis» Mauricio Terrones (Mexico DF, 1968) is a Physics Engineer by the Iberian-American University of Mexico City, did his PhD under the supervision of the former Nobel Laureate Harry Kroto and
«Dendritic microstructures are present in nearly every piece of metal around us» Damien Tourret received an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from INSA Toulouse (France) in 2006 and a PhD in Materials Science & Engineering from École des Mines de Paris (Mines ParisTech, France) in 2009. Before
«Dendritic microstructures are present in nearly every piece of metal around us» Damien Tourret received an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from INSA Toulouse (France) in 2006 and a PhD in Materials Science & Engineering from École des Mines de Paris (Mines ParisTech, France) in 2009. Before
Dr. Nathamar Dudamell Caballero was born in Maracay, Venezuela. She completed a MSc in Metallurgy Engineering at the Central University in Caracas, Venezuela (UCV) in 2006. In 2007 she joined the ALCOA’s Aluminium Research and Development Center in Alicante site. In 2008 Dr. Dudamell Caballero
Dr. Nathamar Dudamell Caballero was born in Maracay, Venezuela. She completed a MSc in Metallurgy Engineering at the Central University in Caracas, Venezuela (UCV) in 2006. In 2007 she joined the ALCOA’s Aluminium Research and Development Center in Alicante site. In 2008 Dr. Dudamell Caballero
Main research lines Virtual materials design, including virtual processing and virtual testing Virtual material discovery for functional applications, through the use of DFT, cluster expansion and atomistic approaches combined with AI.Virtual processing: Integration of modelling
Main research lines Advanced material characterisation, including microstructural, chemical and crystallographic information across several length scales and using different techniques Multiscale characterisation with optical and electron microscopy, X-rays, atom force microscopy,
The Project Commercialization of the Quenched and Partitioned (Q&P) steels to a large extent is currently limited by the lack of knowledge on their application related performance properties. The OptiQPAP project (Optimization of QP steels designed for industrial applications) addresses
Funding: European Union, Horizon 2020 Programme (Grant Agreement 689510) Partners: National Technical University of Athens (Project Coordinator), Elastotec GmbH Elastomertechniken, Kochanek Entwicklungsgesellschaft, IMDEA Materials Institute, Technica Univerzita V Liberci, Access e.V., Open Source
Funding: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (National R&D Programme for Societal Challenges) (RTC-2015-3340-3), thematic objective "“Promotion of technological development, innovation and quality research"Partners: TOLSA S.A. (Project Coordinator), Cellmat group (University of
Funding: AIRBUS Operations S.L. and CDTI (CIEN 2014 programme) Region: Spain Project period: 2014 – 2017 Principal Investigator: Dr. Carlos González (carlosdaniel.gonzalez@imdea.org) ONLINE-RTM is a research collaboration between IMDEA Materials and AIRBUS Operations aiming at analysing sensor
Funding: Regional Government of MadridPartners: IMDEA Materials Institute (Project Coordinator), National Centre for Metals Research (CSIC), Materials Science Institute of Madrid (CSIC), Institute For Nuclear Fusion of the Technical University of Madrid, Technical University of Madrid, Carlos III
Funding Organization: EADS CASA Espacio / F4E Region: International Project Period: 2012 – 2017 Principal Investigator: Dr.Carlos González Contact: carlosdaniel.gonzalez@imdea.org ITER (acronym of International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) is an international nuclear fusion research
Funding: European Union, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships, Horizon 2020 Programme (Grant Agreement 797176) Partners: IMDEA Materials Institute Project period: 2018 – 2020 Project Coordinador: Supervisor: Dr. Juan José Vilatela (juanjose.vilatela@imdea.org); Fellow: Anastasiia
Funding: European Union, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships, Horizon 2020 Programme (Grant Agreement 749192) Region: Europe Project period: 2018 – 2019 Principal Investigators: Supervisor: Dr. Jon Molina (jon.molina@imdea.org); Fellow: Dr. Zhilin Liu (zhilin.liu@imdea.org) The
Funding: Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad. Retos investigación: Proyectos I+D+i Region: National Project period: 2018 – 2020 Partners: University of Córdoba (Project Coordinator), IMDEA Materials Institute Principal Investigator: Dr. Vinodkumar Etacheri
Funding: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. M-ERA.NET Partners: DLR Institute of Materials Research (Project Coordinator), IMDEA Materials Institute, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V, Access e.v., Wigner Research Center for Physics, Procter & Gamble
Funding: European Union, Clean Sky Joint Undertaking 2, Horizon 2020 Programme (Grant Agreement 755610) Partners: Lortek (Project Coordinator), University of Leuven and IMDEA Materials Institute Region: Europe Project period: 2017 – 2020 Principal Investigator: Drs. Srdjan Milenkovic
Funding: European Union, Clean Sky Joint Undertaking 2, Horizon 2020 Programme (Grant Agreement 738085)Partners: Imperial College (Project Coordinator), Chalmers University of Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and IMDEA Materials InstituteRegion: EuropeProject period: 2017 –
Funding: European Union, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships, Horizon 2020 Programme (Grant Agreement 705365)Region: EuropeProject period: 2017 – 2019Principal Investigator: Supervisor: Dr. De-Yi Wang (deyi.wang@imdea.org); Fellow: Dr. Xiao-Lin QiThe main objective of this project is to
Funding: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (National R&D Programme for Societal Challenges) (RTC-2016-5076-3), thematic objective “Promotion of technological development, innovation and quality research”Partners: Arcelor Mittal (Project Coordinator), Technical University of Madrid
Funding: European Union, Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, Horizon 2020 Programme (Grant Agreement 722096)Partners: IMDEA Materials Institute (Project Coordinator), HEXCEL, Micro Materials, Technical University of Madrid and Madri+d foundationRegion: EuropeProject period: 2016 – 2020Principal
Funding: European Union, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships, Horizon 2020 Programme (Grant Agreement 795658)Partners: IMDEA Materials InstituteProject period: 2019 – 2021Project Coordinador: Supervisor: Prof. Javier Llorca (javier.llorca@imdea.org); Fellow: Anxin Ma
Funding: European Union, Horizon 2020 MSCA Innovative Training Network (ITN) (Grant Agreement 813869) Partners: National University of Ireland, Galway (Project Coordinator), IMDEA Materials Institute, Boston Scientific Limited, The Queens University of Belfast (UK), RWTH Aachen (DE), Vascular Flow
Funding:European Union, Clean Sky Joint Undertaking 2, Horizon 2020 Programme (Grant Agreement 821044)Region: EuropeProject period: 2018 – 2021Partners: CEIT-IK4 (Project Coordinator), IMDEA Materials Institute, Aubert & Duval SAS, Universidad del País Vasco, Interuniversitario Nazionale per la
Funding: Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad. Retos colaboración Region: National Project period: 2018 – 2020 Partners: ITP Aero (Project Coordinator), IMDEA Materials Institute, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Universidad del País Vasco Principal Investigator: Dr.
Funding: Fonds National de la Recherche LuxembourgRegion: InternationalProject period: 2018 – 2020Partners: IMDEA Materials Institute (Project Coordinator), e-XstreamPrincipal Investigator: Supervisor Dr. Javier Segurado (javier.segurado@imdea.org); Fellow: Marco Magri
Funding: European Union, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships, Horizon 2020 Programme (Grant Agreement 795905) Partners: IMDEA Materials Institute Project period: 2018 – 2020 Project Coordinador: Supervisor: Dr. Rubén Costa (ruben.costa@imdea.org); Fellow: Julio Jacinto
The Board of Trustees and the Director are assisted in their functions by the Scientific Council, an advisory board made up by 15 scientists from all over the world with expertise in the different areas of research covered by the Institute. The tasks of the Scientific Council include the selection
The main governing body of the Institute is the Board of Trustees. The Board includes representatives of the regional government de Madrid (7), permanent trustees designated by other public research institutions (2), universities and research centers of Madrid (4), scientists with an international
As part of the IMDEA Materials Institute commitment to inspire and encourage the interest of young talents in pursuing materials science related careers, students from secondary schools and University degrees can visit the facilities of the Institute through scheduled meetings and get a closer look
Building on our strengths in research of excellence, IMDEA Materials Institute also excels at forging seamless partnerships with industry. Leveraging our world-class scientific expertise and state-of-the-art infrastructure, most of our research groups routinely partner with leading national and
Synthesis, processing and integration of materials Microstructural and chemical characterisation Mechanical properties Simulation Functional properties Biomaterials and cell
The Human resources strategy for researchers The ‘HR Strategy for Researchers’ supports research institutions and funding organizations in the implementation of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers in their policies
The Institute is run by the Director, who is the CEO and reports to the Board of Trustees (main Governing Body of the Institute). The Director has to be a scientist, appointed by the Board of Trustees under the nomination of the Scientific Council, to reinforce the academic nature of the
MISSION “We do research of excellence in material science, contributing to tackle the challenges of society and fostering the sustainable development of the region of Madrid” VISION “Our vision for the future is that IMDEA Materials becomes a leading research institute, internationally
The 4th OptiQPAP progress meeting was hosted by the University of Gent (Gent, Belgium) on 15th of June, 2018. Project partners presented and discussed their research activities in frame of the OptiQPAP project within last 6 months. The future research plans and dissemination activities were updated.
Dr. Rubén Costa has been awarded one of the 2018 Leonardo Grants to Researchers and Cultural Creators by the BBVA Foundation. Leonardo Grants are intended to directly support personnal projects of researchers and cultural creators in intermediate stages of their professional careers, between 30 and
Design, processing, characterisation and simulation of advanced materialsCompetitiveness through advanced knowledgeNovel materials for future
On July 23rd and 24th IMDEA Materials Institute organizes a Summer School on Additive Manufacturing and an Industry Day where prominent companies (Siemens, ITP, Renishaw, HP, LPW Technologies, Mizar Additive) will discuss the progress of the field as well as the challenges ahead. This event is
Dr. Jon Molina has been awarded as one of the best young researchers by Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M). The full information of this award can be found in this link (in Spanish only)
The 3rd OptiQPAP progress meeting was held on 24th of January, 2018, at the CTM headquarters (Manresa, Spain). The meeting was organized by Toni Lara. Project partners presented and discussed their research activities in frame of the OptiQPAP project within last 6 months, as well as
The past 4th of May, IMDEA Materials Institute took part in the “Graphene Market Place” event, organised by Airbus in Getafe (Madrid), which counted with the participation of the 2010 Physics Nobel Prize, Konstantin Novoselov. Novoselov gave a talk in which besides explaining the simple exfoliation
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
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
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
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
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
El Parque Científico y Tecnológico, Tecnogetafe, donde se ubicará el nuevo edificio es una iniciativa de la Comunidad de Madrid y el Ayuntamiento de Getafe. Con un área de cerca de 1 millón de metros cuadrados, es el Parque Tecnológico más grande de
Professor Llorca has dedicated more that 25 years to research in the field of Materials Science and Engineering. His research activity has been focused on the analysis of the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties in advanced structural materials. In particular, he has
Los avances tecnológicos a lo largo de la historia han estado íntimamente ligados a descubrimiento y/o desarrollo de nuevos materiales. La edad de piedra o la del bronce, la revolución del silicio hace unas décadas, etc. son ejemplos evidentes de esta afirmación.
A Gel Permeation Chromatographer (GPC) is now available at IMDEA Materials Institute. The system (Waters) consists of a Waters 2414 refractive index detector, a Waters 2489 UV/Visible detector, a Waters 1500 column heater, and a series of Waters polystyrene GPC columns. It is used to determine
IMDEA Materials Institute, in cooperation with the R&T Materials & Processing unit of AIRBUS Operations, has completed the first validation trials at AIRBUS Getafe facilities of an alternative curing technology for commercial epoxy resins/adhesives by passing an electrical current trough
Mr. Mehdi Rahimian will defend his PhD thesis entitled "Physical simulation of investment casting of Mar-M247 Ni-based superalloy" next Monday 13th of July, at 12:00 h in Carlos III University, (aula de Grados), Leganés Campus (Madrid).
The European researchers' nights are events dedicated to popular science and fun learning. They are an opportunity to meet researchers, talk to them, and to find out what they really do for society, in interactive and engaging ways. This can be through hands-on experiments, science shows, learning
XMART is an industrial collaboration between Industria de Turbopropulsores S.A. and IMDEA Materials Institute aiming to study the effect of porosity and its distribution on MAR-M-247 tensile and fatigue test specimens. See XMART project description.
The paper entitled "Understanding the contribution of the microstructure in the fracture behaviour of sintered steels" by Prof. José M. Torralba, Deputy Director at IMDEA Materials Institute, has been awarded EPMA Keynote Paper at Euro PM2014 Conference. Euro PM2014
IMDEA Materials Institute has achieved great success in the last calls of the National fellowships programmes. Two researchers will join the “Ramón y Cajal” programme (2013 call) and one will join the postdoctoral fellowship programme (2013 call).
Funding: Airbus Operations S.L.Region: IndustrialProject period: 2011 – 2016Principal Investigator: Dr. Carlos González (carlosdaniel.gonzalez@imdea.org)This industrial contract is the continuation of the research collaboration between AIRBUS Operations and IMDEA Materials Institute which aims at
Funding: Airbus Operations S.L.Region: IndustrialProject period: 2013 – 2016Principal Investigator: Dr. Cláudio Lópes (claudiosaul.lopes@imdea.org)BLADE IMPACT is an industrial contract between Airbus Operations and the IMDEA Materials Institute in the framework of the pre-development of the NSA
Funding: ACCIONA Infraestructuras S.A.Region: SpainProject period: 2014 – 2016Principal Investigator: Dr. Juan Pedro Fernández (juanpedro.fernandez@imdea.org)DMAPOL is an industrial contract between ACCIONA Infraestructuras and IMDEA Materials Institute to to characterize the viscoelastic properties
Funding: European Union, Clean Sky Joint Undertaking, 7th Framework Programme (CS-GA-2013-632438) Region: Europe Project period: 2014 – 2016 Principal Investigator: Dr. Claudio Saul Lopes (claudiosaul.lopes@imdea.org) The use of composite materials as principal structural elements in an
Funding Organization: China Scholarship Council Region: InternationalProject Period: 2012 – 2016Principal Investigators: Dr. De-Yi Wang (deyi.wang@imdea.org) and Prof. J. Llorca (javier.llorca@imdea.org)Epoxy resin plays a very important role in the development of polymer matrix materials because
Funding Organisation: Marie Curie Action-CIG, 7th Framework ProgrammeRegion: Europe Project Period: 2012 – 2016Principal Investigator: Dr. Juan José Vilatela (juanjose.vilatela@imdea.org)The subject of this project is the production and study of new composites with multifunctional properties,
Funding Organization: Marie Curie Action-CIG, 7th Framework ProgrammeRegion: EuropeProject Period: 2013 – 2017Principal Investigator: Dr. Roberto Guzmán de VilloriaFiber-reinforced polymers (FRP’s), stronger per unit of weight than steel or aluminium, are highly demanded for high-performance
Funding Organization: Marie Curie Action-CIG, 7th Framework ProgrammeRegion: EuropeProject Period: 2012 – 2016Principal Investigator: Dr. De-Yi Wang (deyi.wang@imdea.org)Fire retardants can significantly improve the fire safety of the materials leading to enhance security and reduction of risks in
Funding Organization: AIRBUS OPERATIONS S. L.Industrial Sector: AerospaceRegion: InternationalProject Period: 2013 – 2015Principal Investigators: Dr. Juan José Vilatela (juanjose.vilatela@imdea.org) and Dr. Juan Pedro Fernández(juanpedro.fernandez@imdea.org)ECURE is an industrial contract between
Funding: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (National R&D Programme for Societal Challenges) Region: Spain Project period: 2013 – 2015 Principal Investigator: Dr. De-Yi Wang (deyi.wang@imdea.org) Epoxy resins are one of the most widely used and versatile compounds in the
Funding: China Scholarship CouncilRegion: InternationalProject period: 2014 – 2015Principal Investigator: Prof. José Manuel Torralba (josemanuel.torralba@imdea.org)Novel Copper-Carbon metal matrix composites will be developed under three different approaches in relationship with the raw materials
Partners: IMDEA Materials Institute, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Thomas Swan & Co Ltd., University of Cambridge, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, INSTM, INAEL Electrical Systems and EMPAFunding Organization: European Union, 7th Framework Programme (Cooperation,
Partners: IMDEA Materials Institute, Arizona State University y Los Alamos National Laboratory Funding Organization: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (National R&D Programme for Societal Challenges) and National Science Fundation (Materials World
Funding: AIRBUS OPERATIONS S. L.Region: IndustrialProject period: 2013 – 2014Principal Investigator: Dr. Roberto Guzmán de VilloriaECURE is an industrial contract between AIRBUS OPERATIONS S. L. and IMDEA Materials Institute to explore the potential of a new kind of non-circular continuous carbon
Funding: ERA-Matera+, 7th Framework Programme Region: Europe Project period: 2010 – 2013 Principal Investigator: The research consortium is led by IMDEA Materials Institute and includes Université de Liège (Belgian University), CENAERO (Belgian Research Center), Centre de Recherche Public Henri
Funding Organisation: European Union, 7th Framework Programme (Cooperation, NMP Theme)Region: EuropeProject Period: 2010 – 2013Partners: The research consortium is led by COEXPAIR S.A. (Belgium), and comprises EADS France IW, Nanocyl S.A., Alstom, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Výzkumný a zkušební
Research Interests Academic Career Honours and Awards Publications Open Positions Dr. Tüysüz’s research focuses on designing and developing functional halide perovskite structures for solar energy conversion, as well as tailoring nanoscale materials for catalytic transformations such
Funding Organization: China Scholarship Council Industrial Sector: MultisectorialRegion: InternationalProject Period: 2011 – 2014Principal Investigators: Dr. Juan José Vilatela (juanjose.vilatela@imdea.org) and Prof. Javier Llorca (javier.llorca@imdea.org)The development of advanced polymer
RESEARCH INTERESTS ACADEMIC CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS COMMITTEES AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Prof. De-Yi Wang focuses on application-oriented fundamental problems and novel technologies in fire safety engineering, fire retardant materials and polymer-based composites, including molecular
Funding Organization: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (Fundamental Research) Industrial Sector: Electronics, packaging, etc Project Period: 2011 – 2013 Principal Investigator: Dr. Aravind Dasari Unsatisfactory flame performance with eco-friendly materials is a major obstacle for
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
Location
C/ Eric Kandel, 2
Tecnogetafe
28906, Getafe, Madrid (Spain)
