Resultados de búsqueda para:

Defensa de tesis doctoral de Jorge Valilla, titulada «Additive Manufacturing of Functionally Graded Materials: Insights from Advanced Characterization and Computational Thermodynamics» – el 30 de enero de 2026, a las 10:30 h.

La defensa de la tesis doctoral se llevará a cabo en la Sala de Vídeo 3.S1.08, Edificio Biblioteca Rey Pastor.La disertación «Additive Manufacturing of Functionally Graded Materials: Insights from Advanced Characterization and Computational Thermodynamics» ha sido asesorada por el Dr. Damien Tourret

Dmytro Lesyk, del Centro de Fabricación Avanzada en Aeronáutica (CFAA) de la Universidad del País Vasco (EHU), dará un seminario titulado «Laser PBF Additive Manufacturing and Post-Processing Superalloys». Tendrá lugar el jueves 29, a las 10:00, en la Sala del Patronato.

Resumen: Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing of precise metal components for aerospace and biomedical applications using key powder materials with exceptional properties, such as Ti-, Ni-, and Co-based alloys, is a promising approach, given the possibility of reducing the part

El Prof. Jan G. Korvink, del Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Alemania, dará un seminario titulado «High-resolution magnetic resonance on moving fluids, tissues, and insects». Tendrá lugar el 3 de febrero de 2026, a las 12:00 a.m., en el Auditorio.

Resumen: Our understanding of natural processes in the life sciences is very strongly dependent on our ability to observe in sufficient detail how an organism’s biochemical processes evolve, and how they connect to that organism’s overall behaviour. This is partially a technical issue, because we

FYA of Laura Rosso entitled “Design and development of metal halide perovskite for photocatalytic applications” – 21st January at 11:30 a.m. in the Seminar Room.

Abstract: Metal halide perovskites have attracted increasing attention in recent years due to their outstanding physico-chemical properties and excellent performance in diverse photocatalytic reactions. However, most studies focus on lead-based perovskites, whose toxicity has driven the search for

Professor Richard M. Hall, de University of Birmingham, dará un seminario titulado «Beyond the standard – the case for advanced testing of orthopaedic implants». Tendrá lugar el 10 de febrero de 2026, a las 12:00, en la sala de seminarios

Resumen:  Joint replacement is rightfully considered one of the most techno-clinical success stories of the latter part of the 20th Century with numerous patients particularly those of advancing years having improved quality of life. Despite the latest range of materials having substantially

Prof. Dr. Xiaoyu Ju, de la University of Science and Technology of China, dará un seminario titulado “Research on the Fire Characteristics and Prevention and Control Technologies of EVs in Underground Garages”. Tendrá lugar el 30 de enero, a las 11:30 h, en la Sala de Seminarios.

Resumen: With the growing number of electric vehicles (EVs) in underground parking garages, new fire risks emerge that are not adequately addressed by current safety standards. Our research tackles this urgent issue by developing a targeted fire suppression solution. Through full-scale experiments

Dr. Muhammad Naeem, del IMDEA Materials Institute, dará un seminario titulado “Decoding cryogenic deformation mechanisms through in-situ neutron and synchrotron diffraction”. Tendrá lugar el 22 de enero, a las 12:00, en el auditorio.

Resumen The performance of metallic materials under cryogenic conditions is critical for advancing technologies in aerospace, hydrogen economy, and superconductivity. However, designing alloys for these extreme environments is challenging due to the complex interplay of deformation mechanisms that

PhD Defense of Wei Tang, entitled “Construction of Efficient Intumescent Flame-Retardant Systems Based on Multi-Group Synergy: Properties and Mechanism in Polypropylene” – On January 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 AM.

The PhD defence will take place in Aula 225, Departamental I, Campus de Alcorcón. How to get there: Google Maps – Campus de Alcorcón (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)https://www.google.com/maps/search/Campus+de+Alcorcón+Universidad+Rey+Juan+Carlos The dissertation is titled “Construction of Efficient

Doctoral Thesis Defence: Guillermo Domínguez – January 16, 2026

On January 16th, 2026, Guillermo Dominguez will defend his doctoral thesis entitled “Effects “of chemical composition, surface treatments, and processing technique on the corrosion and cytocompatibility of Zn and Mg alloys. It was advised by Prof. Javier Llorca and Dr. Mónica Echeverry The PhD

Seminario de Daniel Garcia-Gonzalez titulado: “Magneto-mechanics for biology: soft robotic platforms to control cellular mechanobiology”. El día 15 de enero, a las 12:00 pm, en la sala de Seminarios.

Resumen: Understanding how cells sense and respond to mechanical cues is a central challenge in mechanobiology, yet current experimental platforms offer limited control over dynamic and spatially heterogeneous mechanical environments. In this talk, I will introduce our work at the intersection of

Cómo evitar que nos sepulte la montaña de basura que generamos

Miguel Ángel Rodiel, IMDEA MATERIALES y José Manuel Torralba, IMDEA MATERIALES ¿Son los españoles adictos a la basura? No a la comida basura, ni a la “telebasura” que nos engancha a muchos por la tarde-noche, sino a la basura en sí: la que llena nuestros vertederos y, más allá, nuestros ríos,

Materialise Call 2026

IMDEA MATERIALS PROOF-OF-CONCEPT CALL 2026 - MATERIALISE​ GOAL AND DESCRIPTION​ There is a gap between the progress made through research funding and what industry and investors view as an interesting commercial opportunity. While researchers usually

Prof. Dr. Dan Xiao, de la Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden, dará un seminario titulado «High-performance Recyclable Fire Retardant Polymer Composites/Nanocomposites Enabled by Electron Beam Treatment». Tendrá lugar el 15 de diciembre de 2025, a las 11:30, en la Sala de Seminarios.

Resumen: Trillions of dollars of polymer products, such as wires and cables, hydrogels, tires, heat shrinkable films, wood plastic for floor, tubes, etching, disinfection, harm removal, 3D printing, and coating etc. have been recreated by electron beam (EB) technology every year. Over the past

Robots que inventan nuevos materiales

José Manuel Torralba, IMDEA MATERIALES ¿Qué pinta la inteligencia artificial en una fábrica de materiales? ¿Cómo puede ayudar a elegir la mejor combinación de ingredientes para lograr determinadas propiedades para los fines más diversos? Resulta que está siendo fundamental para poder digerir los

FYA de Nafiseh Mollaei titulado «In situ EBSD analysis of the deformation mechanisms of a Zn-1wt%Mg alloy manufactured by laser power bed fusion» – 24 de octubre de 2025 a las 12:00 en la sala de seminarios

Resumen:      Zinc and its alloys have been recently considered promising candidates for biodegradable implants due to their excellent biocompatibility and stable degradation rates, despite their low mechanical strength. Among advanced fabrication technologies for medical components, laser powder

Electric Machine

Patent details Status Spanish patent filed Inventors Juan José Vilatela García, Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Ana Inés de Isidro Gómez, David Camacho Pernil, Marta Isabel Ocaña Dominguez, Eva Novillo Diaz Application number P202530142 Applicant IMDEA

Dr. Mert Celikin, de Universidad Colegio de Dublín, dará un seminario titulado «Platform technologies for targeted delivery of RNA therapeutics». Tendrá lugar el 3 de noviembre, a las 12:00, en la sala de seminarios.

Abstract: Since the advent of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, mRNA has become one of the most promising nucleic acid therapeutics. However, a major challenge now is how to deliver mRNA to targeting cells effectively and increase mRNA expression yield but de-risk potential toxicity to expand its clinical

Dr. Ni Qianqian, de la Universidad Nacional de Singapore, dará un seminario titulado «Nucleic Acid Nanotechnologies for RNA Therapy and Genome Editing». Tendrá lugar el 14 de noviembre de 2025, a las 11:30, en la sala de seminarios

Resumen: Since the advent of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, mRNA has become one of the most promising nucleic acid therapeutics. However, a major challenge now is how to deliver mRNA to targeting cells effectively and increase mRNA expression yield but de-risk potential toxicity to expand its clinical

FYA de Vittoria Squartecchia, titulado «Phase-Field Modeling of Magnesium Alloy Degradation for Biomedical Applications» – 27 de octubre a las 12:00 en la sala de seminarios.

Resumen: Biodegradable magnesium (Mg) alloys represent a promising class of materials for next-generation biomedical implants, particularly endoluminal devices. Their major limitation, however, lies in the difficulty of controlling corrosion in the aggressive physiological environment, where

FYA of Ahsan Kaleem titulada “Thermomechanical Models for Additive Manufacturing Processes: Theory and Implementation” – Tomará lugar el 10 de octubre a las 12:00 en la sala de seminarios.

Resumen: "Additive manufacturing processes are predominantly governed by complex thermomechanical interactions that critically influence the mechanical properties and the quality of the final product. This study first developed a mathematical framework of general small-strain thermo-mechanics

Charlas innovadoras titulado, «Crystal Semiconductor Technologies: from the crystal growth lab to the market» – Martes 9 de octubre a las 12:00 en la de seminario

Resumen In this talk, José Luis Plaza will briefly discuss the development of Crystal Semiconductor Technologies company, born at the Crystal Growth Laboratory of the Autonomous University of Madrid (LCC-UAM). He will introduce how the knowledge gained from more than 40 years of experience led to

Dr. Christos SOFRAS, investigador postdoctorado de EMPA, Suiza, dará un seminario titulado «Microstructure design by additive manufacturing». Tendrá lugar el 17 de octubre., a las 12:00, en la sala de Patronato.

Resumen: Beyond its capability to create intricate geometries, Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) is a powerful tool for tailoring the microstructure of metallic materials. By carefully adjusting process parameters, L-PBF enables fine tuning of crystallographic textures – a particularly critical

El próximo jueves 9 de octubre, a las 12:00, tendrá lugar una nueva sesión de nuestras charlas de innovación, en las que empresas de «ciencia profunda» comparten su trayectoria emprendedora surgida en un entorno académico como el nuestro. En esta ocasión, José Luis Plaza contará la historia de Crystal Semiconductors, una empresa derivada (spin-off) de la UAM especializada en tecnologías de crecimiento de cristales. A continuación, encontrarás más detalles sobre su charla.

Resumen: El seminario explorará los principales desafíos en el diseño y desarrollo de sistemas de administración de fármacos dirigidos a tratamientos específicos de enfermedades. Se hará especial énfasis en estrategias para superar barreras biológicas, con un enfoque en la entrega dirigida al

Prof. Joana Loureiro, de la Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad de Porto, dará un seminario titulado «Challenges in the design and development of drug delivery systems for targeted disease treatment». Tendrá lugar el 23 de octubre de 2025, a las 12:00, en la Sala de Seminarios.

Resumen: The talk will explore the key challenges in the design and development of drug delivery systems aimed at targeted disease treatment. Special emphasis will be placed on strategies for crossing biological barriers, with a focus on targeting the brain, while also considering broader aspects

Christina Schenk

Aprendizaje automático para el descubrimiento de materiales La Dra. Christina Schenk ocupa el puesto de Investigadora de Plantilla en IMDEA Materiales y lidera el laboratorio ML4Materials (Aprendizaje Automático para el Descubrimiento de Materiales). En este rol, colabora y apoya a varios

Miguel Monclús

Películas delgadas y nanomecánica El Dr. Miguel Monclús se licenció en Ingeniería Electrónica por la Dublin City University (DCU) y como Ingeniero Técnico en Electrónica Industrial (1996) en la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV). Obtuvo su doctorado en DCU en el ámbito de la deposición

Dr. Rubén Sánchez-Gómez de la Universidad de Complutense de Madrid nos dará un seminario titulado, “The Need for Reactive Polymers in Clinical Applications of Sports Podiatry” – Tendrá lugar el 1 de octubre a las 11:30 en la sala de seminarios.

Resumen: Sports injuries often arise from the limited ability of the human locomotor system to effectively store and release elastic energy during high-demand activities (Nigg & Wakeling, 2001). Current athletic footwear technologies rely heavily on energy-absorbing polymers that reduce

Prof. Sam Kassegne, de San Diego State University, dará un seminario titulado «Re-Imagining Carbon: The Quest for Material Discovery and Synthesis of New and Novel Carbon Hybrids». Tendrá lugar el jueves, 25 de septiembre de 2025, a las 12:00, en la sala de seminarios de IMDEA Materials.

Resumen: The development of new and novel materials is critical for driving innovations in the next generation of devices and systems for applications in nanoelectronics, energy conversion and storage, and quantum computing. As the limitations of silicon-based technologies become increasingly

Juan Pedro Fernández Blázquez

Caracterización de polímeros El Dr. Juan Pedro Fernández Blázquez completó su Máster en Química en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2001), donde también obtuvo su doctorado con la tesis titulada “Síntesis, transición de fase y efecto de la orientación en polímeros de cristal líquido”,

Investigadores de Plantilla

Juan Pedro Fernández Miguel Monclús Christina Schenk Caracterización de Polímeros Investigador de Plantilla y Coordinador Técnico Películas delgadas y nanomecánica Investigador de Plantilla Aprendizaje automático para el descubrimiento de materialesInvestigadora de Plantilla

FYA de Henry Summers titulado “The coupled influence of microstructure and architecture on additively manufactured Inconel718 lattice structures” – 25 de septiembre a las 15:00 en la sala de seminarios.

Resumen: Additive manufacturing (AM), particularly laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), has revolutionized the fabrication of high-performance metal components for aerospace by enabling more complex geometries to be produced with superior mechanical properties and minimal material waste [1-5].

FYA de Yufei Liu, titulado “Efficient Steel Creep Behavior Prediction with Bayesian-Calibrated Models” – Viernes 12 de septiembre de 2025 a las 12:00 en la Sala de Seminarios.

Resumen: Creep is the slow, continuous deformation of a material whenit is subjected to constant stress over time, especially at hightemperatures. The accurate identification of its parameters remains acritical challenge in materials science. This research focuses oncalibrating these parameters

Defensa de tesis doctoral de Ignacio Rodríguez Barber, titulada «Laser powder bed fusion of Inconel 939: from parameter optimization to microstructural design» – Este viernes, 12 de septiembre a las 11:00.

La defensa de la tesis doctoral se llevará a cabo en Sala 3.S01.08, Edificio Biblioteca Rey Pastor, Universidad Carlos III – Campus de Leganés. Ha sido asesorada por Directora: Dra. María Teresa Pérez Prado y Tutora: Prof. Mónica Campos Gómez. Dirección de la Universidad:Universidad Carlos III

Prof. Paraskevas Kontis, de la Universidad Noruega de Ciencia y Tecnología, dará un seminario titulado «Atomic-scale engineering for crack-free additively manufactured superalloys». Tendrá lugar el 19 de septiembre, a las 12:00 h, en la sala de seminarios.

Resumen: The presence of minor grain boundary solutes such as boron and zirconium can have significant consequences for the production of superalloys using additive manufacturing methods. On the one hand, their presence in the bulk chemistry is crucial for achieving the required mechanical

Prof. Pere Barriobero, de la Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC), dará un seminario titulado «Real-time monitoring of engineering alloys under manufacturing and service conditions». Tendrá lugar el 11 de septiembre de 2025, a las 12:00, en la Sala de seminarios.

Resumen: Optimizing the performance of engineering alloys during manufacturing and service conditions requires a keen understanding of their microstructure evolution under applied temperature and load. It is thus a challenging task, because under the influence of an external load and/or

Materiales para aviones inspirados en los esqueletos de los erizos de mar

Lucía Doyle, IMDEA MATERIALES Construir un avión es una tarea que debe pensarse al detalle. Sus materiales deben cumplir exigencias estrictas en cuanto a resistencia mecánica, rendimiento y reducción de peso, además de otras funciones como aislamiento acústico y térmico. Para satisfacer

La Prof.ª Ana Inés Gómez de Castro dará un seminario titulado «Ultraviolet radiation, nanomaterials and the investigation of the origin of life.» – Tendrá lugar el 17 de semptiembre a las 12:00 la sala de seminario.

Resumen: Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is efficiently absorbed by the atmosphere of the Earth and its relevance and usefulness in materials processing has been often disregarded being this type of studies relegated to astrophysics and space science and exploration. In this seminar, two examples of