People

Group Leader

Position: Structural Composites
Education: PhD: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, España
Email: carlosdaniel.gonzalez@imdea.org

Collaborative Researchers

Federico Sket

Education: PhD: Max-Planck Institute for Iron Research (Germany)
Research: Materials characterization through X-ray
Email: federico.sket@imdea.org

Jon Molina

Education: PhD: University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Research: Micro- and Nano- mechanics
Email: jon.molina@imdea.org

Former Researchers

Cláudio Saúl Lopes

Position: Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Education: PhD: Universidad Tecnológica de Delft, Países Bajos.

Joseba Múgica

Education: Phd: University of Mondragón (Spain)
Research: Advanced composite materials simulation

Abrar Baluch

Education: PhD: KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Research: Hypervelocity impact on composite materials: Experiments and simulations.
Email: abrar.baluch@imdea.org

Post Docs

David Garoz

Education: PhD Technical University of Madrid UPM
Research: Multiscale Modelling of Structural Composites
Email: david.garoz@imdea.org

Ángel León

Position: PostDoctoral Researcher
Education: PhD Ecole Centrale De Nantes, France
Research: Numerical modelling of structural composites processing
Email: angel.leon@imdea.org

Cristina Pascual González

Education: PhD: Sheffield Hallam University
Research: Processing-composition-structure effects on the optical band gap of KNbO3-based ceramics.
Email: cristina.pascual@imdea.org

Pre-doctoral Researchers

Keayvan Keramati

Education: Master in Mechanical Engineering Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
Research: Modelling and Simulation of Liquid Moulding Processing of Structural Composites
Email: keayvan.keramati@imdea.org

Joaquín Fernández

Education: Master in Data Science Open University of Catalonia (UOC)
Research: Data Science Methods for Structural Composite Processing
Email: joaquin.fernandez@imdea.org

David Aveiga

Education: MSc in Mechanical Engineering at University of São Paulo (Brazil)
Research: Modelling and experimental characterization of prepreg thermoforming
Email: david.aveiga@imdea.org

Jaime Castro

Education: M.Sc: Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain
Research: Vacuum assisted infiltration, microfluid flow, X-ray tomography, polymer-matrix composites
Email: jaime.castro@imdea.org

Andrea Fernández

Research: Recyclable composites
Email: andrea.fernandez@imdea.org

Yunfu Ou

Research: Multi-functional Graphene Thermoplastic Composite Materials
Email: yunfu.ou@imdea.org

Mostafa Barzegar

Education: M.Sc: Swansea University, United Kingdom
Research: Multiscale Computational Mechanics of Hybrid Composites
Email: mostafa.barzegar@imdea.org

Iker Lizarralde

Education: BEng: Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain
Research: Application of Computational Micromechanics to the Analysis of Microcracking in CFRP
Email: iker.lizarralde@imdea.org

Laboratory Technicians

José Sánchez

Position: Laboratory Technician
Research: Instrumentation and electronics technician
Email: jose.sanchez@imdea.org

Vanesa Martínez

Position: Laboratory coordinator and specialist in composite materials manufacture and materials mechanical characterization
Education: MEng: University of Valencia. Spain
Email: vanesa.martinez@imdea.org

José Luis Jiménez

Position: Laboratory technician specialized in processing and machining of composite materials and mechanical characterization of materials
Education: VT: Specialist technician. Spain
Email: joseluis.jimenez@imdea.org

PhD Completed

Fernando Naya Montáns

Education: PhD: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain, 2017)
Research: Prediction of mechanical properties of unidirectional FRP plies at different environmental conditions by means of computational micromechanics

Silvia Hernández

Education: PhD: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, 2013
Research: Curing, Defects and Mechanical Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Composites

Sergio Sádaba

Education: PhD: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid , Spain, 2014
Research: Research: High Fidelity Simulations of Failure in Fiber-Reinforced Composites

Raúl Múñoz

Education: PhD: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain, 2014)
Research: Mechanical Behavior of Hybrid 3D Woven Composites

Joaquim Vilá

Position: Phd completed

Francisca Martínez Hergueta

Research: Characterization and simulation of the mechanical behaviour of nonwovens based on high strength fibers

Alejandro García

Research: Mesomechanical characterization of 2D braided composites
Email: alejandro.garcia@imdea.org

Miguel Herráez Matesanz

Education: PhD: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain, 2018)
Email: miguel.herraez@imdea.org

Mohammad Marvi-Mashhadi

Research: Multiscale simulation of polyurethane foams
Email: mohammad.marvi@imdea.org

Juan José Torres

Research: Voids in out-of-autoclave prepregs
Email: juanjose.torres@imdea.org

Marcos Rodríguez

Education: PhD: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain, 2012)
Research: Micromechanical Characterization and Simulation of the Effect of Environmental Aging in Structural Composite Materials