La Defensa de Doctorado tendrá lugar el 21 de junio a las 5:00 pm en la Universidad de Texas en Arlington. Será de forma online. La disertación se titula “Hierarchical Microstructures to Overcome the Conflict Between Strength and Toughness of Hard Coatings: Tin/Ni as a Model System”. Ha sido

Resumen: The goal of regenerative medicine is to control an individual’s healing response after trauma, working at the cellular level to repair damaged tissue. However, to successfully intervene in tissue repair, there must be a basic understanding of the types of signals cells receive from their

Resumen: The current global pandemic (COVID-19) and other recent major epidemics, including SARS and MERS and the historical Spanish flu, are caused by respiratory viruses that affect the lung. To better understand the pathophysiology of these diseases and develop preventive and therapeutic

Resumen: The current paradigm that guides many materials and manufacturing research is to optimize a materials’ (hierarchical) structure to accomplish a specific function and then assemble different components made with different materials into ever more complex arrangements in order to realize

La Defensa de Doctorado tendrá lugar el 17 de junio, a las 11:00 hr, en el Salón de Grados (Módulo 8) de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Cantoblanco). La disertación se titula “Stable lithium-sulfur batteries through electrode and interface engineering”. Ha sido

Abstract: Residual stresses are those that remain in the material after external loads have been removed. To satisfy static equilibrium, they are self-equilibrating. Residual stresses are generated as a response of the material to inhomogeneous permanent inelastic strains. The latter will induce

La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 24 de mayo a las 11:00 am en la «Sala Verde» (José Echegaray) de la Escuela de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de la UPM. La disertación se titula «Fundamentals of solidification during selective laser melting of aerospace alloys». Ha sido supervisada por el Prof.

Resumen: Neural networks are able to approximate nonlinear functions with accuracy. This makes them suited for many fields far from their origin in computer science.In this work we will apply these neural networks to composite materials from two different perspectives: top-down, for structural

Resumen: Carbon microelectromechanical system (carbon MEMS) has emerged as a technique alternative to silicon-based MEMS technologies in the last two decades. Although carbon-MEMS allows for the fabrication of 3D carbon microstructures useful for several applications, complex architectures are

La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 4 de mayo a las 10:30 hr. La asistencia será a modo remoto: https://short.upm.es/t3l99 La disertación se titula « Perovskite for hybrid light emitting devices». Fue supervisado por el Prof. Dr. Rubén D. Costa y el Prof. Dr. De-Yi Wang.

Resumen y bibiografía: High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are multi-principal elements materials that challenge the traditional alloy design techniques. Due to their large design space and ample mechanical, optical, electrical, and thermal properties, HEAs are exiting material systems to explore and

Resumen: Hydrogels are used as scaffolds in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM) for different applications such as delivery vehicles for bioactive molecules, space filling agents and as three-dimensional structures hosting cells to stimulate the regeneration of the desired tissue.

Resumen: In recent years, combinatorial materials science has had a major impact helping to accelerate the discovery and development of new materials. The combinatorial approach encompasses the combinatorial synthesis and high-throughput characterization methods. Among the different techniquesfor

Resumen: Magnesium and its alloys are promising biodegradable metal scaffolds for potential bone regeneration applications, such as bioabsorbable implants. However, for this to be possible, further developments are necessary. On the one hand, Mg tends to corrode at a high rate, leading to

Resumen: In this research work, the combination of the data-driven approaches based on the machine learning method and the group interactions modeling is used to predict the thermomechanical and mechanical properties of the vast number of polymers. The macroscopic properties of polymers were

Resumen: Materials deformation is ultimate controlled by physical processes at the atomic scale. In many cases, these processes are controlled by fluctuations characterized by highly stochastic behavior. While we have learned to subsume this stochasticity into continuum laws that describe average

Resumen: There are several problems in physics that involve the presence of interfaces between different phases and the evolution of these interfaces with time. These problems include phase transformation, solidification, fracture, Li-ion transport in batteries, etc. In this work, the phenomenon

Resumen: Solid solution strengthening is a classical metallurgical process that has been brought to the center stage by the development of high entropy alloys. Solutes may affect dislocations at different levels, from their core structure to their long-range glide, depending on the alloy

Resumen: Biodegradable materials are an option where problems related with permanent implants induce complications in the long term, especially for bone and cardiovascular application. Research have focused on different materials for these applications, such as bioceramics, polymers, metals or

Resumen: The combination of experiment, simulation, and data plays an important role in the development and characterization of advanced materials.In the first part of the presentation, this combination and the implications of the activities for advanced multiphase steels are described and

Resumen: This report identifies key ingredients necessary for developing a robust numerical framework capable of performing full-field simulations of polymer base lattice materials. Direct simulation of components manufactured out of lattice materials is not deemed suitable on account of high

Abstract: Laser bioprinting is a very promising technique that has demonstrated an outstanding cell viability. With an appropriate process parameterization single cell printing is possible with high spatial accuracy. In this seminar, current developments at Laser center UPM in the field of laser

Resumen: Functional polymer composites are applied in various fields in industry and daily lives. To overcome the main weakness of polymer materials, the high sensitivity to fire and other high temperature sources, flame retardancy is requested to the polymer composites. Generally, it is to find

Resumen: The fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are gaining increasing popularity due to their high strength to weight ratio, weight reduction properties. However, the heat/fire vulnerability of polymer-bsased tructural composites brings abrupt mechanical properties reduction with

RESUMEN: This First Year Assesment is focused on the development of biodegradable self-feinforced composites to be used in biomedical applications. Self-reinforced composites are considered a new class of composites in which a single type of polymer (or family) acts as both reinforcement and

La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 15 de octubre a las 11:00 am en la Sala de Grados, modulo 8, Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. La disertación se titula «Nanoscale engineered electrode materials for high performance lithium-ion batteries». Ha sido supervisada por

El viernes 4 de octubre, Jorge Valilla presentará su FYA titulado "Simulación física y termodinámica de materiales funcionalmente graduados". Será un evento completamente remoto (zoom), a las 4:30 pm: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86733563907 Abstract: With the up and coming interest for

Abstract: Catalysts design has been one of the most relevant issues for the hydrogen economy during decades, especially for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). These catalytic processes are controlled by the electronic structure of the catalyst, that can

Abstract: High entropy alloys (HEAs) have recently garnered significant research attention due to the variety of properties they offer, including high strength, fracture resistance, thermal stability, wear resistance, corrosion resistance and irradiation resistance. When it comes to processing of

La defensa se llevará a cabo online el martes 7 de septiembre de 2021 a las 12:00 horas. Ha sido supervisada por el Prof. Vinodkumar Etacheri.

Resumen: The work presented is the result of a year studying the growth of inorganic nanowires by floating catalyst chemical vapour deposition (FCCVD) with the objective of applying this technique to the synthesis of metal oxide nanowires. The differences between substrated-CVD and FCCVD

La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 21 de junio a las 11:30 pm en la "Sala Verde" de la Escuela de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de la UPM. La disertación se titula "Analysis of precipitation hardening in metallic alloys by means of dislocation dynamics". Ha sido supervisada por el Dr. Javier

La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 25 de junio a las 12:00 pm en la "Sala Verde" de la Escuela de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de la UPM. La disertación se titula "Experimental and computational micromechanics of fibre-reinforced polymer composites at high strain rates" Ha sido supervisada por

Resumen: Resin transfer molding (RTM) is a closed-mold procedure in the composite manufacturing process. The resin enters the mold from the inlet port, and the gradient pressure of the inlet and outlet makes the flow move into the mold. A common disturbance that happened during the process is

Resumen: Microstructural defects on the atomic level are known to be responsible to the macroscopic deformation of metals. Despite, the study of microstructure-based plasticity of metals is still a great challenge owing to the multiphysics and multiscale nature of plasticity. In this talk, I will

Resumen: The quenching and partitioning (Q&P) process is a relatively new heat treatment (2003) aimed at the creation of a multi-phase microstructure of tempered martensite and stabilized retained austenite. This microstructure enhances the mechanical properties of the steel, achieving an

Abstract: A novel series of multilayered nanocomposite materials based on the AlTiN system with high Al content and the addition of B as the successful element for obtaining the amorphous phase are presented. The coatings were grown using co-deposition reactive HiPIMS from an alloyed TiAl(X)

La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 22 de enero a las 12:00 hr. La asistencia será a modo remoto. La disertación se titula "Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Derived Hierarchical Hybrids as Fire Retardants for Epoxy Composites".

La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 15 de enero a las 10:00 hr. La asistencia será a modo remoto. La disertación se titula "X-Ray Tomographic Investigation of Resin Flow in Liquid Moulding of Composite Materials".

Resumen: Understanding and describing plastic deformation in polycrystalline materials is fundamentally challenging due to the complex atomic rearrangements that must occur at grain boundaries. Thus, there is a significant need to develop new techniques to study, correlate, and describe

El pasado viernes 27 de noviembre, la Residencia de Estudiantes de Madrid volvió a acoger la actividad que los Institutos IMDEA organizamos dentro de la Noche Europea de los Investigadores e Investigadoras de Madrid, coordinado por la Fundación para el Conocimiento madrimasd. La actividad de

La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 20 de noviembre a las 12:00 hr. La asistencia será a modo remoto. La disertación se titula "High Strain Rate Mechanical Behavior of Advanced High Strength Steels" Abstract: While FRP composites are extensively used in structural components due to their

  La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 14 de septiembre a las 2:00 hr. La asistencia será en remoto. La disertación se titula "High Strain Rate Mechanical Behavior of Advanced High Strength Steels". Ha sido supervisada por el Dr. Ilchat Sabirov.

La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 11 de septiembre a las 12:00 hr. La asistencia será a modo remoto desde las 11:00. La disertación se titula "Filler surface functionalization for flame retardant epoxy composites" . Ha sido supervisada por el Dr. De-Yi Wang.

La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 9 de septiembre a las 10:00 hr, en la Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM). La asistencia será a modo remoto. La disertación se titula "Más allá de los emisores tradicionales en células electroquímicas emisoras de luz". Ha sido supervisada por el Dr. Rubén

La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 8 de septiembre a las 16:00 hr, en la "Sala Verde" (1ª planta) de "ETSI Caminos Canales y Puertos" La disertación se titula "Multiscale Experimental Characterization and Modelling Validation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Engineering Alloys".

La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 10 de marzo a las 11:30 hr, en la "Sala Verde" (1ª planta) de "ETSI Caminos Canales y Puertos" La disertación se titula "Micromechanics based fatigue modeling using fast Fourier transform based homogenization". Ha sido supervisada por el Prof. Javier

Abstract Transmission of mechanical twins across grain boundaries in Mg is a mechanism that can facilitate intergranular crack propagation by providing a path to cracks along along the twin interface. Clearly, understanding twin transmission requires us to understand twin growth. Traditionally,

La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 7 de febrero a las 16:00 hr, en el Campus de Leganes de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.  Aula: Adoración de Miguel 1.2.C16 en el edificio Betancourt La disertación se titula "Development and characterization of advanced thin coatings on

Resumen: In metals and alloys, complex solidification microstructures, such as dendrites, arise from a subtle interplay between phenomena occurring at much different scales: from atom attachment kinetics to macroscopic transport of heat and species in the different phases. As such, solidification

Resumen: Magnesium (Mg) is a widely used material in industrial applications due its low weight, ductility and good mechanical properties. For clinical applications such as non-permanent implants Mg is considered as a good option because it is biodegradable and its degradation products are not

Abstract: Rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have become one of the most convenient options for advanced energy storage technologies, getting to dominate the battery market. Nevertheless, they cannot satisfy the ever increasing demand of energy density that is needed for both nowadays and

La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar, a las 11:00 hr, el próximo jueves 19 de diciembre en la Sala de Seminarios del departamento de Materiales de la Escuela de Ingenieros de Caminos, UPM. La disertación se titula "High throughput screening of strength and creep properties in Mg-Zn alloys".

La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar, a las 12:30 hr, el próximo martes 17 de diciembre en la Sala de Seminarios del departamento de Materiales de la Escuela de Ingenieros de Caminos, UPM. La disertación se titula “Crystal Plasticity Simulation of the Thermo-mechanical Coupled Behavior in

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 time-incremental homogenization

Perovskites for hybrid light emitting devices Abstract: Nowadays, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been used in various areas, such as illumination, signals, automotive, mobile appliances, decoration, and so on. Many materials have been used for the LEDs. Perovskites, as a new type of

Polymer-protein phosphors for optoelectronic applications Resumen: Bio-hybrid light-emitting diodes (Bio-LEDs) are lighting devices merging inorganic light-emitting diodes with fluorescent proteins (FP) acting as both color down-conversion and encapsulation systems. This new lighting concept

Meeting climate targets with both eyes open: How can we meet the growing demand for materials without destroying the environment? Presenter: Dr Ana González Hernández (Emerson) – Sustainability and Decarbonisation Manager. Collaborator and Author: Dr Jonathan M. Cullen (Resource Efficiency

Outstanding Radiation Resistance of Tungsten-based High Entropy Alloys O. El-Atwani1, N. Li1, M. Li2, A. Devaraj3, J. K. S. Baldwin1, M. M. Schneider1, D. Sobieraj4, J. S. Wrobel4, D. D. Nguyen-Manh5, S. A. Maloy1, and E. Martinez6 1 Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos

La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar, a las 11:00 hr, el próximo miercoles 6 de septiembre en "Sala Blanca" (primera planta) de la ETSI Caminos Canales y Puertos. La disertación se titula “Atomistic modeling of the strengthening mechanisms in FCC and HCP metals”. Ha sido supervisada por el Prof.

Abstract: The project topic is gas phase intercalation of carbon nanotube fibers (CNTFs), with the intention of enhancing their conductivity without introducing defects in the carbon lattice. Furthermore, the main structural parameters of bundles of carbon nanotubes required for an homogeneous

The aeronautical structures manufactured by composite laminates experience damage as a result of the severe thermal and chemical conditions to which they are subjected during flight. Microcracks are one of the most common manifestations in terms of damage. Therefore, the study of its generation and

El próximo 24 de Octubre acogeremos la siguiente reunión de “Women in 3 Printing”,a las 17:45. Algunos de nuestros investigadores presentarán los proyectos en los que están trabajando, y posteriormente se realizará una visita a las instalaciones del instituto. Muchas gracias a María Teresa Pérez

Abstract The commercial aviation industry is a field of innovation and vanguard technology application, in which competitiveness is a critical need. As a consequence, new materials and techniques take place continuously with the purpose of creating a significant advantage in relation to other