Activities

Seminar by Prof. Ferdinando Auricchio from Pavia University, entitled “Additive Manufacturing: Design, Production, Modeling, Computations” – on January 16th, 2025, at noon, in the Seminar room.

Abstract: Additive Manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing, has revolutionized the production of complex geometries across various materials, including metals, composites, and biomedical products. This seminar will delve into the intricacies of AM, covering the entire process from design

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FYA of Blanca Limones entitled “Development of a Functional Tissue-Engineered Graft for Myocardial Repair” – Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 12:00 PM in the Auditorium

Abstract: Heart failure is a global health challenge that significantly contributes to mortality, comorbidities, and economic burdens. Acute myocardial infarction often leads to chronic heart failure due to the limited regenerative capacity of the human heart. Similarly, non-ischemic heart failure,

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FYA of Ángela García de la Camacha Díaz entitled “Design and fabrication of multimaterial bioresorbable scaffolds by 3D printing for osteochondral tissue regeneration” – Friday, December 13, 2024, at 12:00 PM in the Auditorium

Abstract: Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine are being investigated as therapeutic options for diseases involving cartilage and bone damage in osteochondral tissue. In addition, it represents a significant challenge to develop scaffolds to deal with osteochondral lesions due to the

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The PhD defense of Maral Sareban, titled “Grain Boundaries in Mg: Formation During Solidification and Their Influence on Deformation”, will take place on Wednesday, November 29th, at 11:00 AM in the Sala Verde at UPM

The dissertation, titled “Grain Boundaries in Mg: Formation During Solidification and Their Influence on Deformation”, has been supervised by Prof. Javier LLorca and Dr. Alberto Orozco Caballero. The PhD defense will take place in the Sala Verde of ETSICCP (Escuela

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Seminar by Prof. André Phillion from McMaster University, Canada, entitled “Modelling of Continuous Casting of Steel: Nozzle Clogging, Alloy Segregation, and Semi-solid Deformation” – on Thursday, November 21st, 2024, at noon, in the auditorium.

Abstract: Accurate prediction of continuous casting defects is key for cost-efficient processing of new steel grades that meet the needs of modern transportation and energy applications. This presentation will review recent efforts at McMaster University to develop a suite of

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Seminar of Prof. Nima Haghdadi from the Imperial College in London, entitled “Microstructure design in multi-phase metallic materials via additive manufacturing” – November 22nd, 2024, at noon, in the Auditorium.

Abstract: Thermal gradients during metals additive manufacturing (AM) generate non-equilibrium and complex microstructures, particularly in multi-phase materials. Hence, most current adoptions of AM by various industry sectors continue to rely on alloys with a single dominating matrix phase only. My

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Seminar by Alicia Moya from Inorganic Chemistry Department, UAM, entitled “Designing Covalent Organic Framework (COF) for Photocatalytic Water Remediation and Clean Energy Applications” – on October 28, 2024, at 12:00 AM, in the Seminar Room.

Abstract: Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) represent a unique class of crystalline, porous materials with highly tunable structures. In recent years, COFs have gained significant attention due to their potential in environmental remediation and clean energy production, particularly in photocatalysis, where

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Seminar by Dr. Manuel A. Fernández-Rojo from the National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) in Madrid and the University of Queensland, Australia, entitled “Dietary Regulation of Liver Regeneration” – on October 3, 2024, at 12:00 PM, in the Seminar Room.

Abstract: Elevated mortality in liver transplantation-waiting list, clinical complications and scarcity of paediatric liver-donors warrant alternatives to liver transplant for treating paediatric-chronic liver diseases (CLD). Liver’s unique intrinsic capacity to regenerate damaged tissue constitutes a potential approach. However, CLD hinders

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PhD Defense of Carmen Martínez entitled “High-throughput computational strategies to discover new catalysts for the Hydrogen Economy including elastic strain engineering» – On Wednesday, October 2nd at 11:OO am

The defense of the Doctoral Thesis will take place in the “Salón de Grados” from the Faculty of Chemical Sciences of the Complutense University of Madrid. The dissertation is titled «High-throughput computational strategies to discover new catalysts for the Hydrogen

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Seminar by Prof. Emilio J. Palomares Gil from the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), entitled “The Contact Makes the Device: Molecules that Rule the Solar Cells Efficiency”. On September 17, 2024, at 1:00 p.m., in the Auditorium.

Abstract: Silicon solar cells have dominated the science and market for solar cells. Their efficiency was boosted after the passivation of their surface and minimised charge losses at the interface, allowing better contacts to extract the photoelectrical current. In molecular solar

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