Prof. Francisco Javier Velasco – Full professor
fvelasco@ing.uc3m.es
Mining Engineer (1992) and PhD in Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering (1995), both of them from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, he is working at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid since 1996, where he is Full Professor since 2017. He has developed the majority of his research career in surfaces, mainly studying the corrosion of metallic materials, organic coatings, surface treatments for paints and adhesive bonds, and wear. In the field of corrosion, he worked in sintered (powder metallurgical) materials, mainly stainless steels (studying the influence of porosity and sintering atmosphere in corrosion and oxidation performance). Moreover, since 2004, he has worked in corrugated stainless steels and carbon steels for concrete, deepening in the influence of processing and microstructure on the corrosion mechanisms. Nowadays, he also works in funcionalized organic coatings to improve corrosion and wear properties. He has worked in research projects (national, international and regional founds, and with companies as well. He has supervised 3 European projects (VII PM, H2020, Interreg Sudoe). He has published more than 125 papers in journals included in JCR (such as Corrosion Science, Oxidation of Metals, Applied Surface Science, Wear, Construction and Building Materials or Electrochimica Acta). His personnel interests include reading and rugby.
Prof. Asunción Bautista Arija – Full Professor
mbautist@ing.uc3m.es
Graduated in Chemisty Sciences (1992) and Master in Nuclear Energy (1993) at Autonoma University of Madrid. She performed the research related to her PhD at the National Centre of Metallurgical Research (CENIM-CSIC) in Madrid. The work obtained the Extraordinary Doctorate Award of the Complutense University of Madrid. She got the Norman Hackerman Award from the Electrochemical Society in 1999. She was Ramon y Cajal Researcher and held other researching and teaching positions at the Carlos III University of Madrid. In 2009, she became assistant professor of the Carlos III University of Madrid, in 2012, the Excellence Award of the Carlos III University was given to her. She has been director of the Doctorate Program and of the Master Program, both in Materials Science and Engineering for the Carlos III University of Madrid. Nowadays, she is Professor at the Materials Science and Engineering Department of the Polytechnic School of that University. Her expertise is corrosion and durability of metallic materials. She has performed aqueous corrosion and oxidation studies, being mainly focused on electrochemical characterization of construction materials and stainless steels. The research activity developed up to now has allowed to co-authored more than 80 scientific articles with more than 1500 citations (h index 25).
Prof. Miguel Ángel Martínez – Associate Professor
mamc@ing.uc3m.es
Degree in Chemical Sciences from the UCM (1983) and Doctor of Chemical Sciences in the specialty of Metallurgy from the UCM (1989). Associate Professor of Baccalaureate (1986-1988). Professor of University School (1988-1990) and Professor (interim) in the Department of Materials Science of the E.T.S.I. Roads Canals and Ports of the UPM (1990-1995). Titular Professor in the Department of Materials Science of UC3M (since 1995). He has co-supervised 7 doctoral theses and 3 others under realization. Author of more than 92 articles in indexed journals (SCI) and 52 in non-indexed journals. He has participated in 123 communications to congresses of international character and 136 of national character. President of the Spanish Adhesion and Adhesives Group (2013-2020). Scientific coordinator of the courses «European Adhesive Engineer» «European Adhesive Specialist» and «European Adhesive Applicator Technician» of the Spanish Association of Welding and Union Technology (CESOL) in Spain as a representative of the European Welding Federation (EWF) and professor of courses since 2010 and Member of the Adhesives Certification Committee since 2015. Member of the Scientific Committee of the Certification Agency in Spanish Innovation (ACIE) since 2015.
Dr. Manuel Torres Carrasco – Associate Professor
matorres@ing.uc3m.es
Graduated in Chemisty Sciences at Autonoma University of Madrid (2010). He obtained his PhD in 2015 (Cum Laude), at the Eduardo Torroja Institute for Construction Sciences in Madrid (IETcc-CSIC) under the direction of Prof. Francisca Puertas. He was hired as Doctor in the Ceramic for Smart Systems group at the Ceramic and Glass Institute (ICV-CSIC), and later with a Juan de la Cierva Fellowship. Currently, he is assistant doctor at the Carlos III University. He is the author of 42 publications in JCR with more than 1700 cites and H index = 19. He is co-author in 3 book chapter and more than 30 communications to international and national conferences. Moreover, he has been awarded with 2 prizes in national and international conferences on the occasion of his work during his doctoral thesis. In 2022, the Excellence Award of the Carlos III University was given to him. He has participated in 11 research projects with the publication of 1 patent. He has been the PI and coordinator in 3 research projects (1 regional and 2 national projects). His research focuses on the preparation of new cementitious materials through alkali activation of different natural products (metakaolin) and industrial by-products, such as blast furnace slag or fly ash, using different activators. Moreover, he has experience in the study of Portland cement systems (pastes, mortars and concretes) – Study the mechanical behavior in different alkali activated slag and fly ash concretes prepared using alkaline solution, such as, NaOH, sodium silicate and alternative solution. – Study the durability behavior in these systems: chloride permeability, resistivity, freze-thaw cycles, carbonation, sulphates… -Characterization: FTIR, Confocal Raman Microscopy, XRD, 29Si and 27Al NMR MAS, ATD/TG, SEM, BSEM/EDX.
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Dra. Juana Abenojar – Assistant Doctor
Graduated in Chemistry from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1990 and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering in 2003 from Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M). After being assistant of university school and doctor assistant in Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering department of UC3M from 2001 until 2010, she is a researcher with charge to project in the same department of UC3M since 2011. The accreditation as a tenured professor was obtained in 2009. Her lines of work are focused on surface treatments and adhesion, adhesives, composite and bio-composite. Regarding research, she has contributed to 35 R+D Projects funded in public calls, both national and international; along with 22 contracts of R+D of special relevance with Companies and / or Administrations, besides technical consultancies with companies. She has participated in the publication of 73 papers in international journals indexed in the JCR, 32 in non-indexed journals and three book chapters. She has also participated in the presentation of 125 papers to international congresses and 105 to national congresses. She has also co-directed 5 doctoral theses, along with a total of 51 master’s theses and degree’s theses. She currently holds a patent together with Porto University and Pontificia Comillas University of Madrid.
Irene Ramón Álvarez – Assistant Doctor
Graduated in Engineering in Industrial Design and Product Development from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (2019). She obtained her Master’s Degree in Materials Science and Engineering at the Carlos III University of Madrid (2020). Currently, she is a doctoral student at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering, and she is a professor in the Academic Support and Reinforcement Plan of the Community of Madrid since 2017. As a Master’s Final Project, she studied and optimized the conditions of preparation of porous PLA / PCL materials by blown spinning in order to improve the quality and biocompatibility of scaffolds (biological structures). At this time, her work is focused on producing eco-efficient cementitious materials, which avoid the use of Portland cement since its manufacture entails large associated emissions, in order to implement them in solar thermal power plants as solid means of thermal storage. Together with her research work, she is a laboratory professor of subjects related to materials of the different Engineering Degrees.
Graduated in Materials Engineering (2016) from San Agustin National University of Arequipa (Perú). She was granted the Global Korean Scholarship (GKS) as an exchange student at Handong Global University (2012) where she pursued studies on environmental impact. Her undergraduate work was carried out as part of a scientific stay at the Unitê de Matêriaux Et Transformations in Lille 1 University (2015), it was focused on the obtention and characterization of chitosan nanoparticles by ionic gelation method. She has got her Master degree in Materials Science and Technology (2022) from San Agustin National University of Arequipa (Perú). Her master thesis was focused on the characterization of the volcanic ash alkaline activation based geopolymer mortars. In 2023 she started her PhD studies at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and her research is focused on powder coating functionalization to improve their lifetime and protection capacity against corrosion. Alongside her research, she is a laboratory professor on subjects related to materials science and engineering. 
Graduated in Chemistry from the Autonoma University of Madrid (2023). He specialized in materials with a Master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Carlos III University of Madrid (2024). During his university years, he has been investigating the ionic conductivity in NASICONs-type solid-state electrolytes and the chemical durability of magnesium potassium phosphate cements, publishing a paper on this last topic. Currently, he is carrying out his doctoral studies, focussed on developing eco-efficient cementitious materials that can be self-repaired using bacillus family bacterias. In addition, he imparts laboratories practices of chemistry and materials science in different engineering degrees. PREVIOUS STUDENTS-RESEARCHERS OF THE GROUP
Dr. Segundo Manuel Shagñay Pucha
He obtained his Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo ESPOCH (Riobamba- Ecuador) (2015). He obtained his Master Degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2018). He is PhD in Materials Science and Engineering student. He was hired as assistant professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Mechanical´s Faculty (ESPOCH) in 2014 until 2015. He was hired as professor for Materials Science and Engineering Subject at Mechanical´s Faculty (ESPOCH) in 2015 until 2017. He has worked in study of behavior against wear of intermetallic alloy. Nowadays, his work is focused in Corrosion of carbon and stainless steels in ecological mortars: Influence on fatigue behavior. Besides, he is a laboratory professor of subjects related to materials of different Bachelor Degrees in Engineering.
Dra. María Fernández Álvarez
Bachelor Degree in Industrial Chemical Engineering at Universidad de Oviedo (2015), studying the Materials Engineering specialty at the Università degli Study di Napoli Federico II and with her final thesis carried out at Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering at Universidad de Oviedo. Master Degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2016). She has worked in very different fields: metallurgical wastes treatments, duplex stainless steel obtained by PIM, powder organic coatings, erosion and abrasive wear, cure kinetic of powder organic coatings and mechanical properties. She has participated in the elaboration of 1 research paper and 3 communications to international and national conferences. Nowadays, her work is focused on functionalizing powder organic coatings with silica nanoparticles for wear and corrosion applications. Besides, she is a laboratory professor of subjects related to materials of different Bachelor Degrees in Engineering.
Dr. José Antonio Butenegro
José Antonio Butenegro holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Technologies Engineering from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2018), with a specialisation in materials science and engineering. In his Bachelor’s thesis, he cooperated with the Department of Inorganic Chemistry at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) in the characterisation of high temperature superconductors. He holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2020). In his Master’s thesis, he worked on toughened matrices for carbon fibre reinforced polymers. He started his PhD in 2020, and his research focuses on the recycling of composite materials and long fibres and the study of thermoplastic matrix composites. In addition to his research work, he is a laboratory teacher in subjects related to materials science and engineering.
Dr. Mohsen Bahrami
Dra. María Belén Enciso Ramos
Industrial Mechanical Engineer at Carlos III University (2009), place where she obtained her Master Degree in Materials Science and Engineering (2012). She has been developed her technical knowledge as Rotating Equipment Engineer during 6 years working in two companies, Sener, Ingeniería y Sistemas and Initec, Plantas Industriales. She obtained her PhD in 2018 in the same University (Cum Laude) focusing her investigation on the behavior of polymeric composites reinforced with natural fibres under different conditions, analyzing its durability, biodegradation and biodeterioration. Currently, she is working as a postdoctoral researcher in Carlos III University in the department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering at Carlos III University. She is carrying out the thermal, mechanical and structural characterization of electric steels and epoxy resins in order to be employed as materials for transformers. She is author of 7 publications, 3 of them in SCI journals and more than 25 communications to national and international conferences. Besides, she has participated in 4 research projects.
Dra. Sara López de Armentia Hernández
Bachelor Degree in Industrial Technology Engineering at Polytechnic University of Madrid (2015), with her final thesis carried out at Eduardo Torroja Institute for Construction Sciences in Madrid (IETcc-CSIC). Master Degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Carlos III University of Madrid (2018). She was hired as research support technician in Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering at Carlos III University in 2015 until 2017. She has worked in very different fields: additives for calcium aluminate cement, superhydrophobic coatings, wear, wettability of surfaces, surface treatments, composites and impact resistance. She has participated in the elaboration of 5 research papers and 9 communications to international and national conferences. Nowadays, her work is focused on recycling of composite materials and the study of thermoplastic matrix composite materials. Besides, she is a laboratory professor of subjects related to materials of different Bachelor Degrees in Engineering.
Dr. Pedro Gálvez Villarino
Bachelor Degree in Aerospace Engineering (aerospace propulsion specialization) at Polytechnic University of Madrid (2014). In his bachelor thesis he worked in optimization with genetic algorithms. Master Degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Carlos III University of Madrid (2015). In his master thesis he worked in structural adhesive joints. He started his PhD in 2015, and his research is focused on different areas of both science and engineering of materials and mechanical engineering, highlighting: composite materials, adhesives, surface treatments, mechanical properties of materials, fracture mechanics and simulation by finite elements. In addition to his research work, he is working as lecturer in subjects related to the science and engineering of materials.