Scientific Council

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 and the evaluation of the scientific activities of the researchers as well as of the institute as a whole to ensure excellence in research.

The current configuration and members of the Scientific Council are as follows:

Members of the Scientific Council

Eugenio Oñate

PROF. DR. EUGENIO OÑATE

Emeritus Professor (UPC) / Senior Distinguished Researcher (CIMNE)
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Spain
Mauricio Terrones

PROF. DR. MAURICIO TERRONES

Professor
MAI Yiu Wing AM-fotor-2025010913410

PROF. DR. YIU-WING MAI

University Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering Advanced Materials and Fracture Mechanics
Manuel Doblare 3

PROF. DR. MANUEL DOBLARÉ

Professor
Andreas Mortensen

PROF. DR. ANDREAS MORTENSEN

Full Professor
Judith Driscoll 4

PROF. DR. JUDITH L MACMANUS-DRISCOLL

Professor
Michael Ortiz 6

PROF. DR. MICHAEL ORTIZ

Professor
Carolin Korner

Prof. Dr. Caroline Körner

Professor