Wang, Xin; Kalali, Ehsan Naderi; Wang, De-Yi
Controlling Carbon Nanotube Type in Macroscopic Fibers Synthesized by the Direct Spinning Process
Reguero, Victor; Aleman, Belen; Mas, Bartolome; Jose Vilatela, Juan
Micropillar compression of LiF [111] single crystals: Effect of size, ion irradiation and misorientation
Soler, R.; Molina-Aldareguia, J. M.; Segurado, J.; Llorca, J.; Merino, R. I.; Orera, V. M.
Intraply fracture of fiber-reinforced composites: Microscopic mechanisms and modeling
Pablo Canal, Luis; Gonzalez, Carlos; Segurado, Javier; LLorca, Javier
A finite-strain constitutive theory for electro-active polymer composites via homogenization
Castaneda, P. Ponte; Siboni, M. N.
Nanostructured aluminium alloys produced by severe plastic deformation: New horizons in development
Sabirov, I.; Murashkin, M. Yu; Valiev, R. Z.
Mechanical behavior and microstructural evolution of a Mg AZ31 sheet at dynamic strain rates
Ulacia, I.; Dudamell, N. V.; Galvez, F.; Yi, S.; Perez-Prado, M. T.; Hurtado, I.
Highly thermally conductive flame-retardant epoxy nanocomposites with reduced ignitability and excellent electrical conductivities
Gu, Junwei; Liang, Chaobo; Zhao, Xiaomin; Gan, Bin; Qiu, Hua; Guo, Yonqiang; Yang, Xutong; Zhang, Qiuyu; Wang, De-Yi
Effect of fiber, matrix and interface properties on the in-plane shear deformation of carbon-fiber reinforced composites
Totry, Essam; Molina-Aldareguia, Jon M.; Gonzalez, Carlos; LLorca, Javier
Multiscale Modeling of Composite Materials: a Roadmap Towards Virtual Testing
LLorca, J.; Gonzalez, C.; Molina-Aldareguia, J. M.; Segurado, J.; Seltzer, R.; Sket, F.; Rodriguez, M.; Sadaba, S.; Munoz, R.; Canal, L. P.
Nanocarbon Composites and Hybrids in Sustainability: A Review
Vilatela, Juan J.; Eder, Dominik
Twinning and grain subdivision during dynamic deformation of a Mg AZ31 sheet alloy at room temperature
Dudamell, N. V.; Ulacia, I.; Galvez, F.; Yi, S.; Bohlen, J.; Letzig, D.; Hurtado, I.; Perez-Prado, M. T.
New low carbon Q&P steels containing film-like intercritical ferrite
Santofimia, M. J.; Nguyen-Minh, T.; Zhao, L.; Petrov, R.; Sabirov, I.; Sietsma, J.
Functionalized layered double hydroxide-based epoxy nanocomposites with improved flame retardancy and mechanical properties
Naderi Kalali, Ehsan; Wang, Xin; Wang, De-Yi
Bulk Nanostructured Metals for Innovative Applications
Valiev, Ruslan Z.; Sabirov, Ilchat; Zhilyaev, Alexander P.; Langdon, Terence G.
Influence of interface mobility on the evolution of austenite-martensite grain assemblies during annealing
Santofimia, M. J.; Speer, J. G.; Clarke, A. J.; Zhao, L.; Sietsma, J.
Influence of the Lode parameter and the stress triaxiality on the failure of elasto-plastic porous materials
Danas, K.; Ponte Castaneda, P.
Nanostructured titanium-based materials for medical implants: Modeling and development
Mishnaevsky, Leon, Jr.; Levashov, Evgeny; Valiev, Ruslan Z.; Segurado, Javier; Sabirov, Ilchat; Enikeev, Nariman; Prokoshkin, Sergey; Solov'yov, Andrey V.; Korotitskiy, Andrey; Gutmanas, Elazar; Gotman, Irene; Rabkin, Eugen; Psakh'e, Sergey; Dluhos, Ludek; Seefeldt, Marc; Smolin, Alexey
A nanostructural design to produce high-strength Al alloys with enhanced electrical conductivity
Valiev, R. Z.; Murashkin, M. Yu; Sabirov, I.
First Experimental Observation of Shear Induced hcp to bcc Transformation in Pure Zr
Perez-Prado, M. T.; Zhilyaev, A. P.
DAMASK: the Dusseldorf Advanced MAterial Simulation Kit for studying crystal plasticity using an FE based or a spectral numerical solver
Roters, F.; Eisenlohr, P.; Kords, C.; Tjahjanto, D. D.; Diehl, M.; Raabe, D.
Metal-organic framework with optimally selective xenon adsorption and separation
Banerjee, Debasis; Simon, Cory M.; Plonka, Anna M.; Motkuri, Radha K.; Liu, Jian; Chen, Xianyin; Smit, Berend; Parise, John B.; Haranczyk, Maciej; Thallapally, Praveen K.
Electrically conductive and super-tough polyamide-based nanocomposites
Dasari, Aravind; Yu, Zhong-Zhen; Mai, Yiu-Wing
In situ analysis of the tensile and tensile-creep deformation mechanisms in rolled AZ31
Boehlert, C. J.; Chen, Z.; Gutierrez-Urrutia, I.; Llorca, J.; Perez-Prado, M. T.
Continuum modeling of the response of a Mg alloy AZ31 rolled sheet during uniaxial deformation
Fernandez, Ana; Perez Prado, Maria Teresa; Wei, Yujie; Jerusalem, Antoine
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Seminar of Dr. Christian Leinenbach from EMPA (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science & Technology), in Zurich, entitle “Microstructure control during laser additive manufacturing – what possibilities do we have?” – At 15:30 pm, in the Seminar Room
Abstract: During the last couple years, laser-based additive manufacturing (AM) technologies such as laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) and directed energy deposition (DED) have evolved from a mere prototyping technology to a real production technology that allow building parts with intricate 3D
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(NABISCO) INTEGRATION OF CARBON NANOTUBE FIBRES IN STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES
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
(NANOFIRE) NANOMATERIALS VIA HOST-GUEST INTERACTION AS MULTIFUNCTIONAL FIRE RETARDANTS TO POLYMERS
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
(HIPREP) HIGH PERFORMANCE REINFORCED FIRE-RETARDANT POLYMERS
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
Seminar of Dr. Lorenzo Malerba, from CIEMAT, entitle “On the radiation-induced origin of hardening and embrittlement in nuclear steels” – At 12:30 pm, in the Seminar Room
Abstract: Predicting the changes in macroscopic properties of steels subjected to irradiation is key for the improved and long term safety of nuclear power plants. Because of the inherent complexity of the processes involved, this is a long-lasting challenge for nuclear materials science.
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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
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First Year Assessment of Qi Wang, entitle “Design and preparation of nanocarbon/epoxy nanocomposites with advanced flame retardancy and mechanical performance” – In the Seminar Room at 12:00 pm
Abstract: Efforts were paid to obtain nanocarbon/epoxy composites with advanced flame retardancy and mechanical performance, and try to understand the mechanisms. In the first part of the work, when 20 wt% ammonium polyphosphate (APP) in the chosen flame-retardant APP/epoxy composite was replaced
Seminar of Prof. Kostas Danas, from The Ecole Polytechnique (Paris), entitle “Microstructured Magnetorheological Elastomers and Instabilities” -At 12:00 pm in the Seminar Room
Absract: Magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) are ferromagnetic particle impregnated rubbers whose mechanical properties are altered by the application of external magnetic fields. In addition, these composite materials can deform at very large strains due to the presence of the soft polymeric
First Year Assessment of Richard Schaeufele, entitle “Synthesis and Characterisation of Inorganic Nanowires and their Assembly into Macroscopic Structures” – In the Seminar Room at 12:00 pm
Abstract: SiNWs, which are rod-like structures with diameters between 1-100nm and lengths of up to several tenths of micrometers, are an auspicious approach to enhance solar cells, thermoelectric devices and energy storage devices. Their extremely high aspect ratio (classifi ed as 1D material)
The work “Deformation Mechanism Map of Cu/Nb Nanoscale Metallic Multilayers as a Function of Temperature and Layer Thickness”, done by some of our researchers, has been elected as best paper in structural materials for year 2018 by JOM journal.
IMDEA Materials Institute has received a new award. This time, an article signed by some of its scientists has been chosen as the best published in the international JOM magazine. JOM magazine is the communication organ of the TMS, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, professional and
Large-scale converting waste coffee grounds into functional carbon materials as high-efficient adsorbent for organic dyes
Special-purpose elements to impose Periodic Boundary Conditions for multiscale computational homogenization of composite materials with the explicit Finite Element Method
Sadaba, S.; Herraez, M.; Naya, F.; Gonzalez, C.; Llorca, J.; Lopes, C.S.
Alumni Newsletter Nº2
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
Effect of intercalation of layered double hydroxides with sulfonate-containing calix[4]arenes on the flame retardancy of castor oil-based flexible polyurethane foams
First Year Assessment of Abdumalik Yusuf, entitle “Study of the influence of phosphorus based flame retardants on the flammability, thermal and electrochemical properties of gel polymer electrolytes” – In the Seminar Room at 12:00 pm
Abstract Today, almost every portable device is powered by a lithium ion battery. Despite the wide use of lithium ion batteries, they suffer from serious safety issues. Gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) are one of the most promising candidates to solve safety issues such as fire and liquid
José Manuel Torralba
RESEARCH INTERESTS ACADEMIC CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS His main scientific-technical field of interest is Powder Metallurgy (PM), specially powder development and characterization and advanced consolidation methods (field assisted sintering, metal injection moulding, additive manufacturing…).
PhD Defense of Juan Carlos Fernández, entitle “Microstructure-properties relations for hierarchically structured CNT fibres”, under the supervision of Prof. Juan José Vilatela
The PhD Defense will take place at 12 noon, on next Thursday (10th of January), in the Green Room of the Escuela de Caminos of the UPM. Here is the link of the school address in google
IMDEA Material’s Public tenders
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La Otra Ciencia, from Telemadrid, visits IMDEA Materials to talk about batteries
La Otra Ciencia visits the Madrid Institute of Advanced Studies for Materials (IMDEA Materials) where they met the researchers who are taking part in the battery revolution. In the second half of the program, they talked with the scientific director of IMDEA Materials, Professor Javier Llorca.
Dr. Covadonga Rosado
Position: Manager PhD: Dechema e.V., Alemania / Complutense University of Madrid, Spain MBA: ICADE Business School, Spain Address: IMDEA Materials, C/ Eric Kandel, 2, Tecnogetafe, 28906 Getafe, Madrid - España E-mail: covadonga.rosado@imdea.org Phone: +34 91 549 34 22 Fax: +34 91 550 30
Renewable vanillin based flame retardant for poly(lactic acid): a way to enhance flame retardancy and toughness simultaneously
Rosa María Bazán
Position: HR Manager Address: IMDEA Materials, C/ Eric Kandel, 2, Tecnogetafe, 28906 Getafe Madrid - Spain E-mail: rosa.bazan@imdea.org Phone: +34 91 549 34 22 Fax: +34 91 550 30 47
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Position: Financial Manager E-mail: mar.garcia@imdea.org
Miguel Angel Rodiel
Education: M.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Valencia, Spain / Master in Innovation Management, Technical University of Madrid, Spain Address: IMDEA Materials, C/ Eric Kandel, 2, Tecnogetafe, 28906 Getafe, Madrid - España Email: miguel.angel.rodiel(at)imdea.org Phone: +34 91 549 34 22 Miguel
Dr. Germán Infante
Position: Head of Technology Transfer and Pre-award PhD: Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain Address: IMDEA Materials, C/ Eric Kandel, 2, Tecnogetafe, 28906 Getafe, Madrid - Spain E-mail: german.infante@imdea.org Phone: +34 91 549 34 22 Fax: +34 91 550 30 47 Short Bio Dr. Germán Infante
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New grant from the European Research Council
Ruben Costa, head of the research group on Hybrid Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, has been awarded a Consolidator grant by the European Research Council. These grants allow ambitious top scientists to establish or strengthen their teams in Europe and be truly creative in their research. Ruben
Vanessa Hernán-Gómez
Position: Accounting Specialist Address: IMDEA Materials, C/ Eric Kandel, 2, Tecnogetafe, 28906 Getafe, Madrid - Spain E-mail: vanessa.hernangomez@imdea.org Phone: +34 91 549 34 22 Fax: +34 91 550 30 47
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First Year Assessment of Donfeng Shi , entitle “Influence of alloying additions on the deformation mechanisms of Mg-X binary alloys” – In the Seminar Room at 12:00 pm
Abstract Magnesium is an attractive metal for various technological applications due to its low density (23% of steel and 66% of aluminum) and availability. Applications of magnesium in the automotive and aerospace industries aim for weight reduction and enhanced fuel efficiency. However,
Blanca Moríñigo
Silvia Rodríguez
Verónica Galán
Jon Molina
RESEARCH INTERESTS ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL CAREER
3rd edition of the IMDEA Materials´ Innovation Award
The 3rd edition of the IMDEA Materials´ Innovation Awards was held the 28th of November in the Auditorium of its facilities. Each of the 5 candidatures had the chance to give a 10 minutes presentation to explain/defend, in front of the evaluation panel and rest of IMDEA´s employees, why their
Dr. Lodyk Warzanskyj Prieto
Dr. Soheila Ebrahimi
Javier Llorca
Research Interests ACADEMIC CAREER
Pedro Sánchez
Dr. Jesús Jiménez
In silico design and assembly of cage molecules into porous molecular materials
Ignacio Romero
RESEARCH INTERESTS ACADEMIC CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS His research deals with numerical methods for nonlinear mechanics of solids, fluids, and structures. More specifically, he has developed time integration methods for Hamiltonian and coupled problems, models and numerical methods for
María Teresa Pérez Prado
RESEARCH INTERESTS ACADEMIC CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS COMMITTEES AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Dr. Pérez-Prado´s expertise consists on linking the composition, processing, microstructure, and properties of metals to optimize alloy design for advanced manufacturing, sustainable transport,
Carlos González
RESEARCH INTERESTS ACADEMIC CAREER COMMITTEES AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES His research activities have been focused in one of the main areas of Materials Science and Engineering: the analysis of the relationship between the microstructure of the materials and their physical properties,
Maciej Haranczyk
RESEARCH INTERESTS ACADEMIC CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS His research interests are focused on the development and applications of novel methodology aiding material discovery. His work effectively combines materials informatics approaches with traditional computational material science
Ilchat Sabirov
RESEARCH INTERESTS ACADEMIC CAREER
Javier Segurado
RESEARCH INTERESTS ACADEMIC CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS His research activities are focused on the simulation of the mechanical behavior of materials at different length scales and the coupling of these scales using multiscale approaches. He has worked on composites, metals, lattice-based
Juan José Vilatela
RESEARCH INTERESTS ACADEMIC CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS His group’s work is focused on the development of macroscopic materials made up of nanobuilding blocks in a way that the unique properties at the nanoscale are preserved through the assembly process and a new generation of
De-Yi Wang
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
Federico Sket
RESEARCH INTERESTS ACADEMIC CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS COMMITTEES AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Dr. Sket research activities within the multiscale characterization of materials and processes has been focused in the
Damien Tourret
RESEARCH INTERESTS ACADEMIC CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS PROFESSIONAL SERVICE His main research interests revolve around linking materials processing routes to microstructures and properties, with a particular emphasis on multi-scale modelling of solidification and phase transformations in
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
Harun Tüysüz
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
Jennifer Patterson
RESEARCH INTERESTS ACADEMIC CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS COMMITTEES AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Dr. Patterson’s research activities and interests include (1) the synthesis of novel biomaterials, with a particular focus on hydrogels; (2) processing of biomaterials into complex 3D structures;
Dr. Wei Cai
(REMES) CHIRAL FLAME RETARDANT MATERIALS: DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND STUDY OF CHIRALITY-FLAME RETARDANCY RELATIONSHIP
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
New bioresorbable materials for implant applications
Our Institute has started a new research line on novel bioresorbable materials for implant applications (see related news in Spanish). This work will be initially supported by the BIOIMPLANT project (funded by the European Union under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Networks).
Functional properties
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
Simulation
Simulation • Simulation techniques at different scales (electronic, atomistic, mesoscopic and continuum) to design or improve materials and components by means of virtual testing and virtual processing.• High-performance computer cluster (600+ Intel Xeon CPU cores and
Mechanical properties
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
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
The bests in China, also the bests in Spain
Dr. Xiaomin Zhao and Dr. Lingwei Yang have received the award to the best Doctoral Thesis at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) in the academic year 2016-2017. The Doctoral Thesis of Dr. Zhao was defended in the Chemical Engineering Program and was co-supervised by Dr. D.-Y. Wang and Prof. J.
First Year Assessment of Mostafa Barzegar, entitle “Multiscale Computational Mechanics of Hybrid & Non-hybrid Composites” – In the Seminar Room at 11:00 pm
Abstract: This study aims to increase the understanding of the tensile failure of unidirectional hybrid and non-hybrid composite when subjected to tensile loadings. To achieve this goal several models with increasing complexity have been developed and implemented and the effects of tensile loading
PhD Defense of Daniel del Pozo entitle “Numerical Methods for the simulation of high velocity impact”, under the supervision of Prof. Ignacio Romero
The PhD Defense will take place, at 11:30 am, on next Thursday (22nd of November) in ETSI Industriales in aula D. The dissertation is entitled “Numerical Methods for the simulation of high velocity impact" Here is the link of the school address in google
First Year Assessment de Xaquín Rodiles titulado “Molecular and chirality control of CNTs synthesized via FCCVD process”– En la Sala de Seminarios a las 12:00 hr
ABSTRACT Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been a focus of nanomaterial research over the past two decades, due to their wide range of potential applications. In recent years, studies have shown a high degree of molecular control of CNTs in terms of number of layer, morphology and alignment, as well
Synthesis, processing and integration of material
Synthesis, processing and integration of material Metallic alloys• Bulk processing techniques: casting by induction and arc melting, as well as a Gleeble physical simulator, furnished with fixtures suitable for rolling, extrusion, torsion, sintering, welding, and rapid
Mauricio Terrones: Do something you like and that motivates you on a daily basis
«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
Damien Tourret
«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
Teresa Pérez Prado
«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 in Physics at the Complutense University in Madrid (UCM) in 1994.
First Year Assessment of Clara Galera, entitle “Additive manufacturing of high strength aluminum alloys with ZrH2 addition” – In the Seminar Room at 12:00 pm
Abstract Additive manufacturing (AM) is a layer by layer process that has the potential to disrupt traditional fabrication methods. It allows fast manufacturing of three dimensional pieces from metallic powders, with great exibility of design, potential for weight reduction, fast production speed
Dr. Yingrui Zhao
Dr. Juan Carlos Babón Molina
Thomas Bieler: Asking critical questions is the basis for successful research
«Being curious about how the world works (from ‘why did this happen?’, to ‘why am I here?’) provides a motivation for asking critical questions, and provides the basis for successful research thrusts» Professor Thomas R. Bieler completed his Ph.D. in Materials Science (minor in continuum mechanics)
Teresa Pérez Prado: IMDEA Materials has provided a unique opportunity to mature and grow
«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 in Physics at the Complutense University in Madrid (UCM) in 1994.
IMDEA Materials on tv: Bioculture applied to lightning technologies
Rubén Costa explains his research line related to biological lightning in the national tv news (in Spanish only)
Damien Tourret: Dendritic microstructures are present in nearly every piece of metal
«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
Juan José Vilatela awarded best researcher under 40 by the Madrid regional government
Juan José Vilatela, head of the Multifunctional Nanocomposites group at IMDEA Materials, has been awarded best researcher under 40 by the Madrid regional government. The award giving ceremony will take place next november 14th in Madrid (Spain).
First Year Assessment of Alejandro Rodríguez, entitle “Analysis of the nucleation and growth mechanisms of fatigue cracks in Ni-based superalloys” – In the Seminar Room at 4:30 pm
Abstract: Ni-based superalloys play an extremely important role in the aerospace industry due to their outstanding strength and chemical stability at high temperature. Most demanded components employed in jet engines are manufactured with these novel materials. Several statistical studies confirm
External use of X-Ray Tomograph PHOENIX
DESCRIPTION OF THE EQUIPMENTGE (Phoenix) Nanotom 160 kV with a Hamamatsu 7942-25SK detector (2K x 2K) and tungsten and molybdenum targets, with a nanofocus X-ray source. This equipment is capable of both radiography (RX) and computed tomography (XCT) modes.Attainable resolution varies between <1
First Year Assessment of Cristina Gutierrez, entitle “Third generation γ-TiAl alloys for greener turbines: heat treatment and microstructure characterization” – In the Seminar Room at 12:00 pm
ABSTRACT The previous design of engines used for commercial aircrafts fan and turbine were driven with same shaft; new geared engines decouple fan and the low pressure turbine increasing angular velocity, and also centrifugal forces, so a change from conventional superalloy blades to lighter ones
First Year Assessment of Carmen Fernández, entitle “Rigid fluorescent protein coatings for highly efficient and stable bio-hybrid LEDs” – In the Seminar Room at 12:00 pm
Abstract Additive manufacturing (AM) is a layer by layer process that has the potential to disrupt traditional fabrication methods. It allows fast manufacturing of three dimensional pieces from metallic powders, with great exibility of design, potential for weight reduction, fast production speed
IMDEA Materials Institute Interview – Rocío Muñoz Moreno
Rocío Muñoz Moreno finished her joint PhD (IMDEA Materials and UCM III) in 2014. Then she joined the Cambridge University's Rolls-Royce UTC (University Technology Centre) as postdoc and currently, she is working in the HP 3D printing team in Barcelona as an R&D Materials System Integration
IMDEA Materials Institute Alumni Interview – Nathamar Dudamell
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
Arcadio Varona
Arcadio Varona finished his PhD at IMDEA Materials in 2016, under the supervision of Ilchat Sabirov and Teresa Pérez Prado. Later on, he joined GRUPO ANTOLIN-EUROTRIM as quality engineer. Starting this interview, would you explain us how your scientific vocation born? When and why did you take the
Nathamar Dudamell
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
Rocío Muñoz Moreno
Rocío Muñoz Moreno finished her joint PhD (IMDEA Materials and UCM III) in 2014. Then she joined the Cambridge University's Rolls-Royce UTC (University Technology Centre) as postdoc and currently, she is working in the HP 3D printing team in Barcelona as an R&D Materials System Integration
IMDEA Materials Institute Alumni Interview – Arcadio Varona
Arcadio Varona finished his PhD at IMDEA Materials in 2016, under the supervision of Ilchat Sabirov and Teresa Pérez Prado. Later on, he joined GRUPO ANTOLIN-EUROTRIM as quality engineer. Starting this interview, would you explain us how your scientific vocation born? When and why did you take the
Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
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
Multiscale Characterization of Materials and Processes
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,
Advanced Manufacturing
Main research lines Industry 4.0 Virtual testing of structural composites. Analysis of the effect of manufacturing defects on structural performance.Virtual processing of structural composites including hot-forming and out-of-autoclave (injection, infusion, compression moulding).
(OPTIQPAP) OPTIMIZATION OF QP STEELS DESIGNED FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
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
(STEM) STRUCTURAL ENERGY HARVESTING COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Structural energy harvesting composite materials Funding: European Union, Horizon 2020 Programme (Grant Agreement 678565). ERC Starting grantRegion: EuropeProject period: 2016 – 2021Principal Investigator: Dr. Juan José Vilatela (juanjose.vilatela@imdea.org)The purpose of this project is the
(MATERPLAT 2016-2017) ADVANCED MATERIALS AND NANOMATERIALS SPANISH TECHNOLOGICAL PLATFORM 2016-2017
Funding: Agencia Estatal de Investigación (Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comptetitividad). Technological Platforms call Region: Spain Project period: 2016 – 2017 Project IP: Miguel Ángel Rodiel (miguel.angel.rodiel@imdea.org) The main purpose of the Advanced Materials and
(EQUINOX) A NOVEL PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING COMPLEX SHAPED FE-AL INTERMETALLIC PARTS RESISTANT TO EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS
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
(EMULATE) MULTISCALE APPROACH FOR THE SIMULATION OF THERMOMECHANICAL PROBLEMS UNDER SEVERE CONDITIONS: APPLICATION TO MACHINING
Funding: Spanish Ministry of Innovation and competitiveness (National R&D Programme for Societal Challenges) (DPI2015-67667-C3-1-R) Partners: Mondragón University, Technical University of Madrid and IMDEA Materials Institute (coordinator) Region: Spain Project period: 2016 – 2018 Principal
(HYDTCOMP) INTRALAMINAR HYBRIDIZATION, USE OF SCRAPS AND ANALYSIS OF THEIR EFFECTS. CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING
Funding: Spanish Ministry of Innovation and competitiveness (National R&D Programme for Societal Challenges) (MAT2015-69491-C3-2-R) Region: Spain Project period: 2016 – 2018 Principal Investigators: Drs. Roberto Guzmán de Villoria (roberto.guzman@imdea.org) and Claudio Lopes
(REDISH) CROR ENGINE DEBRIS IMPACT SHIELDING. DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, SIMULATION AND IMPACT TEST PREPARATION
REDISH: CROR Engine Debris Impact Shielding. Design, Manufacturing, Simulation and Impact Test Preparation Funding: European Union, Clean Sky Joint Undertaking 2, Horizon 2020 Programme (Grant Agreement 686946) Partners: IMDEA Materials Institute (Project Coordinator) and Fundación para la
(VIRMETAL) VIRTUAL DESIGN, VIRTUAL PROCESSING AND VIRTUAL TESTING OF METALLIC MATERIALS
Virtual design, processing and testing of advanced metallic alloys for engineering applications Funding: European Union, Horizon 2020 Programme (Grant Agreement 669141). ERC Advanced grant Region: Europe Project period: 2015 – 2020 Principal Investigators: Prof. Javier Llorca
(ADVANSEAT) MODULAR CONCEPT FOR ULTRALIGH REMOVABLE ADVANCED CAR SEAT
Funding: Centre for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI, CIEN programme), Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and Grupo AntolínPartners: National consortium led by Grupo Antolín. IMDEA Materials Institute collaborates with Grupo AntolínRegion: SpainProject period: 2015 –
(NEOADFOAM) INNOVATIVE ADDITIVES FOR FOAMS WITH IMPROVED THERMAL INSULATION AND FIRE RESISTANCE
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
(ONLINE-RTM) ONLINE NDT RTM INSPECTION IN COMPOSITES
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
(DIMMAT) MULTISCALE DESIGN OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
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
(MAD2D) FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF GRAPHENE AND OTHER BIDIMENSIONAL MATERIALS
Funding: Regional Government of MadridPartners: Materials Science Institute of Madrid (CSIC) (Coordinator), IMDEA Nanoscience Institute, IMDEA Materials Institute, IMDEA Energy Institute and Autonomous University of MadridRegion: MadridProject period: 2014 – 2018Principal Investigator: Dr. Juan José
(VIRTEST) MULTISCALE VIRTUAL TESTING OF CFRP SAMPLES
Funding: Fokker Aerostructures B.V. Region: International Project period: 2014 – 2019 Principal Investigator: Dr. Claudio Lópes (claudio.lopes@imdea.org) Funded by
(ITER PCRS) STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE ITER PRE-COMPRESSION RINGS
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
(ENERYARN) NANOSTRUCTURED YARN COMPOSITES FOR STRUCTURAL ENERGY STORAGE
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
(CONSYS) DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW TRANSITIONAL ELEMENT
(MINIMAL) CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELLING OF DISLOCATION INTERFACE INTERACTIONS IN METALLIC LAMINATES AT MULTIPLE SCALES
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
(NAMBAT) QUEST FOR SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE BATTERIES USING NA-ION, MG AND HYBRID CONCEPTS
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
(PRECONTIAL) PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF TiAl CONTAINMENT
(ELAM) ULTRAFINE EUTECTICS BY LASER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
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
(IMPACT TIAL) DATA DISPERSION STUDY IN IN718 AND BALLISTIC TESTS IN TiAl
Funding Company: ITP AeroPeriod: 2017 – 2018Principal Investigators: Dr. Jon M. Molina (jon.molina@imdea.org) and Dr. Ilchat Sabirov (ilchat.sabirov@imdea.org)
(NEWTOP) NEW FIRE RETARDANT ADDITIVES TO POLYMERS
Funding Company: Liaoning Jinghua New Materials Inc.Period: 2017 – 2018Principal Investigator: Dr. De-Yi Wang (deyi.wang@imdea.org)
(ALFORAMA) INNOVATIVE AL ALLOY FOR AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL PARTS USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
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
(FIREMEC) STUDY OF THE MECHANISMS OF ACTUATION OF POLYOLS WITH FIRE RETARDANT CAPABILITIES
Funding Company: Repsol S.A.Period: 2017 – 2018Principal Investigator: Dr. De-Yi Wang (deyi.wang@imdea.org)
(SUMER) STUDY OF THE COMPREHENSIVE UTILIZATION OF MAGNESIUM SOURCES IN THE SALT LAKES DESIGN FOR FLAME RETARDANT EPOXY RESINS
Funding: Qinghai Institute of Salt LakesRegion: InternationalProject period: 2017 – 2019Principal Investigator: Dr. De-Yi Wang (deyi.wang@imdea.org)The main objet of this project is to the design and preparation of multifunctional magnesium-based nanomaterials and its application in flame retardant
(MAVIS) NEW MATERIAL SOLUTIIONS FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF AC ROOF UNITS
Funding: Sanz ClimaRegion: SpainProject period: 2017 – 2018Principal Investigator: Dr. De-Yi Wang (deyi.wang@imdea.org)The principal aim of this project is to find new material solutions as an alternative to polyester/GF composites for climate components in vehicles. These solutions should fulfil at
(MICROMECH II) MICROSTRUCTURE BASED MATERIAL MECHANICAL MODEL FOR SUPERALLOYS
Funding: Industria de Turbopropulsores S.A.Region: SpainProject period: 2017 – 2019Principal Investigator: Dr. Javier Segurado (javier.segurado@imdea.org)The MICROMECH II project is the follow up of the Clean Sky MICROMECH project and is focused on the development of more elaborated micromechanical
(SORCERER) STRUCTURAL POWER COMPOSITES FOR FUTURE CIVIL AIRCRAFT
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 –
(MOFMAP) TAILORED METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK FROM HYBRID TO MULTIFUNCTIONAL FLAME RETARDANT POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES
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
(CRACK-TIAL) THE HIGH TEMPERATURE FATIGUE BEHAVIOR OF A THIRD GENERATION GAMMA TiAi ALLOY FOR GREENER TURBINES
Funding: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Retos investigación: Proyectos I+D+i Region: NationalProject period: 2017 – 2019Principal Investigator: Dr. María Teresa Pérez Prado (teresa.perez.prado@imdea.org)Enhancing transport sustainability is one of the great challenges of the XXI century.
(SIMUFORM) INTERPLY FRICTION BEHAVIOUR IN FRESH COMPOSITE LAMINATES AND IMPLICATIONS IN MANUFACTURING. A COMBINED EXPERIMENTAL-SIMULATION APPROACH
Funding: FIDAMCRegion: SpainProject period: 2017 – 2019Principal Investigator: Dr. Carlos González (carlosdaniel.gonzalez@imdea.org)The main objet of the SIMUFORM project is to develop a physically based numerical methodology based on the finite element method to analize laminate inter-ply
(ACERCOM) FIBER METAL LAMINATES FOR APPLICATION IN MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY
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
(DYNACOMP) DYNAMIC BEHAVIOUR OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR NEXT GENERATION AEROENGINES
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
(MAFMA) MULTISCALE ANALYSIS OF FATIGUE IN MG ALLOYS
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
(BIOIMPLANT ITN) EUROPEAN TRAINING NETWORK TO DEVELOP IMPROVED BIORESORBABLE MATERIALS FOR ORTHOPAEDIC AND VASCULAR IMPLANT APPLICATIONS
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
(HUC) DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A POWDER HIP ROUTE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE ASTROLOY TO MANUFACTURE ULTRAFAN® IP TURBINE CASINGS
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
(SAM) SUPERALLOYS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
(ENVIDIA) VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING OF AIRPLANE TURBINE ENGINES
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.
(NANOYARN) EXPLOITING LOW-DIMENSIONAL PROPERTIES OF CARBON NANOTUBES IN MACROSCOPIC YARNS FOR CHARGE TRANSFER AND STORAGE
Funding: Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Region: InternationalProject period: 2018 – 2021Principal Investigator: Dr. Juan José Vilatela (juan.josevilatela@imdea.org)With their intrinsic combination of toughness, conductivity, large porosity and lightweight, CNT
(PRO-CSL) PROTEIN STABILIZATION FOR LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
(VITAL) VIRTUAL TESTING OF METALLIC MATERIALS
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
(UNIEXTEST) MECHANICAL STRENGTH OF EXPANDED JUNCTIONS
(MACHSYNCH) HIGH TEMPERATURE MINIATURE MECHANICAL TESTING RIG FOR SYNCHROTRON TOMOGRAPHY
(POPSICLE) DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR LIGHTING APPLICATIONS
(NEWCPLECS) NEW CIRCULAR POLARIZED LIGHT-EMITTING ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
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
We are working in a paradigm swift related to lightning technologies
Rubén Costa is working in a paradigm swift related to lightning technologies, based in biological LEDs. Read more about his research line on solar windows in this article published by "El Mundo" journal (in Spanish only).
PhD Defense of Alfonso Monreal entitle ”Energy Harvesting Materials Based on Carbon Nanotube Fibre for Tough Electronics”, under the supervision of Dr. Juan José Vilatela
The PhD Defense will take place, at 12 noon, on next Friday (26th of October) in the “sala verde”, on the first floor, in the Escuela de Ingenieros de Caminos, UPM (ETSI Caminos, Ciudad Universitaria) The dissertation is entitled “Energy Harvesting Materials Based on Carbon Nanotube Fibre for
Dr. Lianchao Wang
Impact of expandable graphite on flame retardancy and mechanical properties of rigid polyurethane foam
Seminar of Prof. Oana Cazacu, from the University of Florida, entitle “New models for description of plastic anisotropy of single crystals and polycrystals” – At 12:00 pm in the Seminar Room
Abstract: It is presented a rigorous framework developed for formulation of constitutive models. Based on representation theory for tensor functions and scale-bridging theorems, this framework enables the development of constitutive models that account for the influence of crystallographic
Dr. Sabina Lachowicz-Wisniewska
Dr. Valerio Lampitella
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A material similar to sand that emits high quality white light for a new generation of LEDs hybrid
The high content of blue light presented by current LEDs can be harmful to the human retina, especially for children, and has a negative impact on our brain´s chemistry. Rubén Costa, researcher at the IMDEA Materials Institute of Madrid; Elena Lalinde and Jesús Berenguer, from the University of La
Madrid hosts the 55th annual technical meeting of the Society of Engineering Science (SES), the first time outside the US
We are hosting the 55th edition of the Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science (SES). The SES Technical Meeting is held annually to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas and information among the various disciplines of engineering and the physical and
Seminar of Prof. Jesus Barrio, from the Ben-Gurion University (Israel), entitle “Rational Design of Carbon Nitride Materials by Supramolecular Preorganization of Monomers” – At 11:00 am in the Seminar Room
Abstract Over the past few years, graphitic carbon nitride (g-CN) has attracted widespread attention due to its outstanding electronic properties, which have been exploited in various applications, including in photo- and electro-catalysis, heterogeneous catalysis, CO2 reduction, water splitting,
Seminar of Prof. Irene J. Beyerlein, from the University of California at Santa Barbara, entitle “Discrete slip crystal plasticity modeling of deformation in nanolayered materials” – At 12:30 pm in the Seminar Room
Discrete slip crystal plasticity modeling of deformation in nanolayered materials Irene J. Beyerlein1, Tianju Chen2, Rui Yuan2, Caizhi Zhou2,3 1 Mechanical Engineering Department, Materials Department, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara 93106, USA 2 Department of Materials
First Year Assessment of Venkata Sai, entitle “Nanoscale engineered electrode materials for high performance Lithium-ion batteries” – In the Seminar Room at 12:00 pm
Abstract Herein, highly ordered mesoporous pseudocapacitive electrodes for superior Li-ion storage are discussed. Hierarchical 1-D Co3O4nanorods of size ~20 nm with interfaces between the crystallites were synthesized using hydrothermal method followed by calcination. This 1D nanorods exhibited
Sino-Spanish Joint Research Center of Advanced Materials
On 15th September 2018, nine units from China and Spain (Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beihang University, The Going Global Confederation of China Petroleum & Chemical Industry from China, the Technical University of Madrid, IMDEA Materials Institute, the Department of Innovation,
First Year Assessment of Clara Galera, entitle “AAdditive manufacturing of high strength aluminum alloys with ZrH2 addition” – In the Seminar Room at 12:00 pm
Abstract Additive manufacturing (AM) is a layer by layer process that has the potential to disrupt traditional fabrication methods. It allows fast manufacturing of three dimensional pieces from metallic powders, with great exibility of design, potential for weight reduction, fast production speed
IMDEA Crime Scene Investigation
Researchers belonging to all IMDEA institutes solved a new crime in the activity "IMDEA-CSI" as part of the European Researchers' Night Madrid 2018. More information about the event in this podcast (radio show "Por tres razones", RTVE)
Seminar of Dr. Laszlo Sturz from the Access e.V. Intzestr. (Germany), entitle “Microgravity experiments on solidification” – At 3:00 pm in the Seminar Room
Abstract: Solidification is one of the major steps in producing parts from the molten material in casting, welding or additive manufacturing. On top of process optimization and simulation to obtain good mould filling and minimized defects, the quality of the cast parts depends strongly on the
First Year Assessment de Wenliang Feng, titulado “Na-ion Hybrid Energy Storage Devices Based on Nanoengineered Electrodes” – En la Sala de Seminarios a las 12:00 am
Abstract In this study, dimension control and nanostructure design were applied in developing electrode materials for superior Na-ion storage. Firstly, hierarchical Co3O4nanorods with increased number of interfaces between individual nanocrystallites were prepared for enhancing pseudocapacitance
First Year Assessment of Maria Azzurra, entitle “Intermediate strain rate testing methodologies for composite materials characterisation” – In the Seminar Room at 12:00 am
ABSTRACT: The main objective of this work is to create a physical platform for material characterization and parameter identification at macroscale as a function of applied strain rate, understanding how the strain rate affects the damage and mechanical response of three different composite material
Ruben costa, the sole spanish researcher selected to participate in the World Economic Forum meeting in Tianjin
Rubén Costa, senior researcher at IMDEA Materials, has been recognized as one of the best scientists in the world under the age of 40 by the Word Economic Forum. He will play an important role at the Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions, which is taking place in Tianjin, People’s
Development and characterization of multilayer laser cladded high speed steels
Passion to face new challenges and cross new borders is a clear sign of virtue and vocation in science
Our Scientific Director and head of the Mechanics of Materials research group, Prof Javier Llorca, explains his vision of the researcher's career in this interview (in Spanish only)
PhD Defense of Evgeny Senokos entitle ”Development of Multifunctional Flexible and Structural Supercapacitors Based on CNT Fibers”
The PhD Defense will take place, at 12 noon, on next Friday (7th of September) in the “sala verde”, on the first floor, in the Escuela de Ingenieros de Caminos, UPM (ETSI Caminos, Ciudad Universitaria) The dissertation is entitled “Development of Multifunctional Flexible and Structural
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