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Prof. Javier LLorca in 2018.

Prof. Javier LLorca (born February 26, 1960 in Spain) is a Spanish Engineer and materials scientist. He is Scientific Director of the Madrid Advanced Studies Institute of Materials (IMDEA Materials Institute) in Madrid, Spain, in which he is Principal Investigator of the Institute's Bio/Chemo/Mechanics of Materials research group and was the Institute's director from its' founding in 2007 until 2017. He is also Professor of Materials Science and the Head of the Advanced Structural Materials and Nanomaterials research group at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM)[1], where he was first appointed an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science in 1987.

He is Fellow of the European Mechanics Society (2012) and of the Materials Research Society (2019) and member of the Academia Europaea (2013). In September 2023, Prof. LLorca was awarded the Leonardo Torres Quevedo National Prize in Engineering and Architecture by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [2] and the Morris Cohen Award of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society in 2024[3].

Education and career edit

Prof. LLorca obtained his BEng/MSc in Civil Engineering with honors at the UPM in 1983 and his Ph.D. in Materials Science at the same institution in 1986. In doing so, he received the university's "Best Doctoral Thesis" award.

From 1984-1987, Prof. LLorca was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science at the UPM. He became an Associate Professor at the UPM in 1987 and was appointed Full Professor in 1995. From 1989-1990, Prof. LLorca was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar in the Division of Engineering at Brown University, USA.[4]

In 2007, he founded IMDEA Materials Institute[5] where he was Director until 2017, when he became the Scientific Director, a position he holds today.[6]

Internationally, he has held (or currently holds) Visiting or Honorary Professorships at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China (2012-2015 & 2022-2025), Yanshan University[7], China, the Indian Institute of Science, India (2013-2014) and Central South University, China (2016-2021)[8].

In receiving the Leonardo Torres Quevedo National Research Prize from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Prof. LLorca was noted “for the pioneering nature and leadership of his research in the field of Computational Materials Engineering.” His contribution to the development of novel multi-scale modeling strategies, which have had a tremendous impact on various industrial sectors, was also highlighted.[9]

Research Interests and Expertise edit

Prof. LLorca's research interests are focused on understanding the processing-structure-properties relationships of materials by means of different computational tools (ab initio, cluster expansion, molecular mechanics, dislocation dynamics, phase field, computational thermodynamics, computational mechanics, etc.) and multiscale modelling strategies (transition state theory, homogenisation, etc.) with the support of in situ and in operando characterisation techniques.This information is used to design new materials that are manufactured by means of advanced processing techniques (including additive manufacturing of metallic alloys, polymers and composites, magnetron sputtering, etc.).

Owing to the vision and ideas of Prof. LLorca in this area, he was awarded in 2015 an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council[10] to develop a multiscale modelling strategy to carry out virtual design, virtual processing and virtual testing of metallic alloys.

The current interests of his research group – within the framework of Integrated Computational Materials Engineering – are aimed at the design of advanced materials for engineering applications, so new materials can be designed, tested and optimised in silico before they are actually manufactured in the laboratory. They include the microstructural design of polycrystalline metallic alloys and composite materials for structural applications in transport, health care (implants and scaffolds) as well as energy (catalysis).

In receiving the Leonardo Torres Quevedo National Research Prize from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Prof. LLorca was noted “for the pioneering nature and leadership of his research in the field of Computational Materials Engineering.” His contribution to the development of novel multi-scale modeling strategies, which have had a tremendous impact on various industrial sectors, was also highlighted.

 
Prof. Javier LLorca was the recipient of the 2024 Morris Cohen Award from The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).

Honours and Awards edit

  • 1986: "Best Doctoral Thesis", Technical University of Madrid, Spain.
  • 1989-1990: "Fulbright Visiting Scholar", Division of Engineering, Brown University, USA.
  • 1990: "Young Investigator Award", Technical University of Madrid, Spain.
  • 1999: "Research Award", Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences, Spain
  • 2000: "Gold Medal", Spanish Society of Structural Integrity[11]
  • 2008: Elected to Royal Academy of Sciences of Zaragoza (Physics Section)[12]
  • 2009: "Research Award", Technical University of Madrid, Spain[13]
  • 2012: Fellow, European Mechanics Society[14]
  • 2012-2015: Visiting Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
  • 2013: Elected to Academia Europaea, Physics and Engineering Section[15]
  • 2013-2014: Brahm Prakash Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Science, India[16]
  • 2016-2021: Visiting Professor, Central South University, China
  • 2018: "Career Award", Spanish Society of Materials (SOCIEMAT)[17]
  • 2018: "SMD JOM Best Paper Award", The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)[18]
  • 2019: Fellow, Materials Research Society[19]
  • 2022-2025: Visiting Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
  • 2023: Distinguished Scientist Award, Structural Materials Division, TThe Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)[20]
  • 2023-2026: Honorary Professor, Yanshan University, China
  • 2023: Leonardo Torres Quevedo National Research Award in Engineering, Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation
  • 2024: "Morris Cohen Award", The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)

Committees and Professional Activities edit

 
Prof. Javier LLorca is a member of a number of committees and professional organisations, including the European Mechanics Society.

References edit

  1. ^ "Observatorio de I+D+i UPM". www.upm.es. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  2. ^ Innovación, Ministerio de Ciencia e. "El Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación concede los Premios Nacionales de Investigación 2023". Ministerio de Ciencias e Innovación. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  3. ^ "Prof. Javier LLorca makes history as first Spanish recipient of the Morris Cohen Award". materials.imdea.org. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  4. ^ "GS Class of 1990". www.brownalumnimagazine.com. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  5. ^ "El Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Materiales inicia su andadura | elmundo.es". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  6. ^ "Javier Llorca". materials.imdea.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  7. ^ "IMDEA Materials' Scientific Director, Prof. Javier LLorca, appointed Honorary Professor at Yanshan University". materials.imdea.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  8. ^ "El catedrático de la UPM Javier Llorca, profesor invitado de la Central South University, China". Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. 2016-05-05.
  9. ^ ""The possibility of seeing what no one has seen before in what everyone has already looked at": Prof. Javier LLorca is awarded the National Research Prize in Engineering and Architecture". materials.imdea.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  10. ^ "Prof. Javier LLorca receives the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant". materials.imdea.org. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  11. ^ "sobre-gef – GEF" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  12. ^ "Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas, Químicas y Naturales de Zaragoza". www.raczar.es. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  13. ^ "Trayectorias de Profesores". Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
  14. ^ "Solid Mechanics Fellows – Euromech". euromech.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  15. ^ "Academy of Europe: Llorca Javier". www.ae-info.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  16. ^ "Indian Institute of Science". Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  17. ^ Muesmann, Anna (2019-04-24). "Javier Llorca, nombrado Fellow de la MRS". Sociemat (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  18. ^ "SMD JOM Best Paper Award". www.tms.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  19. ^ "Javier Llorca, primer español elegido fellow por la asociación de ciencia de materiales más importante del mundo | madrimasd". www.madrimasd.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  20. ^ "SMD Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award". www.tms.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  21. ^ "MMM10 | About Multiscale Materials Modeling". mmm10.jhu.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  22. ^ "Past Board Members". Society of Engineering Science. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  23. ^ "EMMCC European Mechanics of Materials Conference Committee – Euromech". euromech.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
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