Journal of Material Sciences & Engineering

Garcia SL

Biography

Garcia SL is currently working at Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering
School of Chemistry, Complutense of Madrid University
Dr. Andrea García-Junceda graduated in Chemistry at the Complutense University of Madrid in 2000. She obtained a Materials Engineering degree from the same university in year 2002. In September 2002, she joined the Materalia group in the Department of Physical Metallurgy at the National Center for Metallurgical Research (CENIM-CSIC), where she performed studies concerning the optimization of the mechanical properties of dual phase steels. During years 2004 and 2005 she was a visting scholar at the Arcelor Research center located in Metz (France). In January 2007, she presented her PhD thesis, related to the microstructural optimization of Dual Phase (DP) steels by modification in their processing route. Subsequently, she worked at the Metal Technology Center (CTM) in Murcia (Spain), where she carried out failure analyses and corrosion studies in metallic materials. In 2008, she joined the Structural Materials Division belonging to the Technology Department at the Research Center for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT). During the five years that she was working at CIEMAT, her major research areas were focused on the study and qualification of novel structural materials for their application in energy generation plants. Nowadays, she works as research associate at IMDEA Materials Institute for the characterization of innovative materials manufactured by a novel pilot line.

During her career Dr. Andrea García-Junceda has been involved in seven international projects and two national projects. She has published eleven scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals and she has co-authored sixteen presentations in international and national conferences.

Education

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Technology, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain (2007)
Materials Engineering Degree, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain (2002)
Chemistry Degree, Materials Chemistry Speciality, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain (2000)
Research interests

Materials characterization
Optimization of the mechanical properties of metallic alloys by modification of their processing route
Study and optimization of novel structural materials for energy generation plants
Fabrication of Oxide Dispersion Strengthened alloys (ODS) by powder metallurgy and optimization of their properties
Past positions

2008-2013 Research associate, Structural Materials Division of the Research Center for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT) in Madrid, Spain
2007 Consultant engineer, Materials Laboratory of the Metal Technology Center (CTM) in Murcia, Spain
2002-2007 Predoctoral position at the Department of Physical Metallurgy of the National Center for Metallurgical Research (CENIM-CSIC) in Madrid, Spain

Research Interest

Electronic Material Development, Porous Materials,Nano Particles, Biological Engineering,Nano Structures,Semiconductors, Polymeric Materials,Dual structure, Boron steel, Heat treatment,Metallographic structures, Mechanical properties