Research output per year
Research output per year
Nijenborgh4
9747 AG Groningen
Netherlands
I am leading a research group (Multi-Scale Mechanics / MSM) that focuses on:
(1) fundamental understanding of structure-property relationship in materials by multi-scale (atomistic and continuum) modelling methods for dislocation plasticity, phase transitions and fracture in alloys;
(2) application of multi-scale modelling approaches to address key challenges such as hydrogen embrittlement and liquid metal embrittlement of steels; functional fatigue of shape memory alloys; wear of zinc-based coatings; strength/ductility trade-off in complex concentrated ("high entropy") alloys.
My group is currently hosting one Postdoc, 4 Ph.D.s and several M.Sc. and B.Sc. students that investigate the breadth and depth of the above research challenges by using:
(1) Atomistic modelling approaches:
- Molecular Dynamics (MD);
- Density Functional Theory (DFT).
(2) Micromechanics modelling approaches:
- Crystal Plasticity (CP) based on Finite Element Method or spectral (FFT) solvers;
- Discrete Dislocation Plasticity (DDP) simulations (in collaboration with Prof. E. Van der Giessen);
(3) Scale-bridging techniques:
- Machine-learning (ML) techniques to develop DFT-accurate potentials for MD simulations;
- Computational homogenization techniques to determine macroscopic materials response based on micromechanics simulations.
I am recognized worldwide for my contributions to the field of multi-scale modeling of plasticity and damage initiation in multi-phase steels, for my work on atomistic and multi-scale modeling of martensitic transformations in steels, and for solute strengthening theory in body-centered-cubic high entropy alloys.
I have received, among others, the following recognitions:
(1) Biezeno award 2016 for Solid Mechanics: Best PhD thesis in Solid Mechanics in the Netherlands, granted by KIVI Mechanics & Engineering Mechanics Graduate School;
(2) Young Academic’s award 2016 for “the best PhD thesis in Europe in the field of metallurgy and materials science of steels” (granted by Stahlinstitut VDEh Düsseldorf, Germany)
(3) I was nominated Emerging Leader 2021 by the Editorial Board of the journal Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering.
Mechanical Engineering (Mechanics of Materials), PhD degree (cum laude), Multi-scale modeling of plasticity and damage of lath martensite in multi-phase steels, TU Eindhoven
14-Nov-2011 → 30-Sept-2015
Award Date: 26-Nov-2015
Civil Engineering (Structural/Solid Mechanics), M.Sc. degree (cum laude), Torsion and material stability in gradient elasticity and plasticity, University of Florence
Award Date: 10-Oct-2011
Civil Engineering, B.Sc. degree (cum laude), On the collapse mechanism of a metallic truss under wind action, University of Florence
Post-doctoral fellow, EPFL (Switzerland)
1-Oct-2015 → 30-Jun-2019
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
28/09/2021
1 item of Media coverage
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16/09/2021
2 items of Media coverage
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16/09/2021
1 item of Media coverage
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