Topical Advisory Panel
- Biomaterials Section
- Energy Materials Section
- Advanced Composites Section
- Advanced Materials Characterization Section
- Porous Materials Section
- Manufacturing Processes and Systems Section
- Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Section
- Smart Materials Section
- Thin Films and Interfaces Section
- Catalytic Materials Section
- Carbon Materials Section
- Materials Chemistry Section
- Materials Physics Section
- Optical and Photonic Materials Section
- Corrosion Section
- Construction and Building Materials Section
- Materials Simulation and Design Section
- Electronic Materials Section
- Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses Section
- Metals and Alloys Section
- Soft Matter Section
- Polymeric Materials Section
- Quantum Materials Section
- Mechanics of Materials Section
- Green Materials Section
Members
Interests: advanced functional materials; geopolymers; hybrid composite geopolymers; lightweight geopolymers; polymers; resins; organic–inorganic hybrid and composite materials
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Interests: physicochemical and biological research of natural compounds; molecular structure; antioxidant activity; antimicrobial activity; spectroscopic methods; thermal analysis; molecular modeling
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Interests: ceramic membranes; polymeric membranes; fouling; microfiltration; ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; membrane bioreactor; wastewater treatment; fermentation; membrane; membranes cleaning; chemical engineering
Interests: composites; lightweight engineering; material models; carbon fibers; resource efficiency
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Interests: coordination chemistry; d elements; nanochemistry; molecular magnetism; magnetic nanoparticles; magnetic materials; techniques for characterization of materials
Interests: biomaterials; dental alloy; powder matallugy; selective laser melting; subtractive manufacturing; dental CAD/CAM; Finite element analysis
Interests: iIntelligent welding; arc additive manufacturing; laser welding; machine learning
Interests: laser material processing; metal hydrophobic surface
Interests: nanomaterials; metal ion batteries; supercapacitors; energy storage device; photocatalysis
Interests: sulfur-containing monomers; thermoplastic polyurethanes; polythiourethanes; elastomers; thermal (TG/DSC) analysis; mechanical and adhesive properties
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2. CEMMPRE, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Mechanical Engineering Polo II, University of Coimbra, Rua Luís Reis Santos, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: mechanical properties of bulk materials and thin films: modelling and numerical simulation, inverse analysis and experimental aspects; experimental mechanical characterization of materials: mechanical tests and structural studies by different techniques; mechanical properties of nanomaterials: modelling and experimental aspects; metal forming: fundamental aspects, modelling, constitutive laws, inverse analysis, numerical simulation and applications
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Interests: electrochromism; Inorganic/organic composites; energy storage; smart window; multifunction
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Interests: road materials; asphalt; asphalt mixture; polymer modified asphalt; pavement; biomaterials; cementitious materials; sustainable materials; rubber; X-ray CT; 3D scanning; 3D printing
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Interests: light metals and alloys; metal matrix composites; biomaterials; solidification; thermomecchanical processing; severe plastic deformation; recrystallization; textures; grain boundaries
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Interests: friction; biomaterials; coating; tribology; diamond-like carbon (DLC); wear; material characterization; doped diamond-like carbon; plasma application; Raman spectroscopy; surface engineering; carbon nanomaterials; implant modification
Interests: wide-bandgap semiconductor; sensors; nanoelectronics; artificial intelligence
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Interests: nanostructures; density functional theory; perovskite solar cells; machine learning techniques; evolutive algorithms
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Interests: multiscale method development; molecular modelling; biophysics; nanomechanics; protein complexes; plastic degradation; cellulosome design; cellulose structure
Interests: artificial neural networks modelling of laser cutting of wooden materials; thermophysical properties determination
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Interests: digital-twin; development and application of statistical and numerical methods for the solution of inverse problems in the context of structural anomaly and structural load identification; inverse FEM; physics-informed machine learning; Bayesian inference and Monte-Carlo methods for model updating; damage prognosis of composite structures; sensor network optimization; active and passive impact monitoring; implementation of multifunctional composite materials with self-sensing and self-heating functions
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Interests: carbon; composite; sustainability; circular economy; advanced materials; nanomaterials
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Interests: phase-change memories; chalcogenide glasses; 2D transition metal dichalcogenides; thin chalcogenide films.
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Interests: optics; metamaterials; metasurfaces; nonlinear optics; plasmonics; 3D printing
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Interests: laser and laser-arc hybrid welding; laser cleaning; process mechanism
Interests: implant dentistry; biomechanics; oral medical images; antibacterial/biocompatibility metallic coatings
Interests: recrystallization; crystallographic texture; precipitation, deformation structure; microstructure characterization; numerical modelling
Interests: additive manufacturing; ferrous alloys; mechanical properties; phase transformation; computer simulation; machine learning for materials and process design
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Interests: mechanical metamaterials; nanomaterials theory and computation; surface phenomena in materials systems
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Interests: graphene & 2D materials; printed electronics; energy conversion and storage; percolation
Interests: nanomaterial processing; additive manufacturing; metallic foam; graphene nanocomposite; laser-based material processing; laser matter interaction; inkjet printing; 2D materials















