IMDEA Materials Institute
@imdeamaterials.bsky.social
We are a non-profit research institute in Materials Science and Engineering. For news, job opportunities, social networks: http://linktr.ee/imdeamaterials
🙏 Yesterday, we were pleased to welcome a guest seminar from Prof. Dr. Dan Xiao from HTW Dresden on how the design and preparation of high-performance flame-retardant polymer composites and nanocomposites are being introduced through dynamic and static electron beam treatment.
December 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
🙏 Yesterday, we were pleased to welcome a guest seminar from Prof. Dr. Dan Xiao from HTW Dresden on how the design and preparation of high-performance flame-retardant polymer composites and nanocomposites are being introduced through dynamic and static electron beam treatment.
🚨 #ATENEA Programme Applications FINAL DAY!
Today is the last day to send your applications for the IMDEA Materials, #MSCA Co-fund ATENEA postdoctoral fellowship programme!
🔗 For more information and to apply, see: atenea-cofund.eu
Today is the last day to send your applications for the IMDEA Materials, #MSCA Co-fund ATENEA postdoctoral fellowship programme!
🔗 For more information and to apply, see: atenea-cofund.eu
December 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
🚨 #ATENEA Programme Applications FINAL DAY!
Today is the last day to send your applications for the IMDEA Materials, #MSCA Co-fund ATENEA postdoctoral fellowship programme!
🔗 For more information and to apply, see: atenea-cofund.eu
Today is the last day to send your applications for the IMDEA Materials, #MSCA Co-fund ATENEA postdoctoral fellowship programme!
🔗 For more information and to apply, see: atenea-cofund.eu
👩🎓 ¿Será mi vocación?
El 10 de diciembre, 80 estudiantes de los IES Antonio Gala e IES Miguel Delibes nos visitaron dentro del programa de la Comunidad de Madrid '¿Será mi vocación?', una iniciativa para acercar a los jóvenes al mundo profesional y despertar vocaciones.
El 10 de diciembre, 80 estudiantes de los IES Antonio Gala e IES Miguel Delibes nos visitaron dentro del programa de la Comunidad de Madrid '¿Será mi vocación?', una iniciativa para acercar a los jóvenes al mundo profesional y despertar vocaciones.
December 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
👩🎓 ¿Será mi vocación?
El 10 de diciembre, 80 estudiantes de los IES Antonio Gala e IES Miguel Delibes nos visitaron dentro del programa de la Comunidad de Madrid '¿Será mi vocación?', una iniciativa para acercar a los jóvenes al mundo profesional y despertar vocaciones.
El 10 de diciembre, 80 estudiantes de los IES Antonio Gala e IES Miguel Delibes nos visitaron dentro del programa de la Comunidad de Madrid '¿Será mi vocación?', una iniciativa para acercar a los jóvenes al mundo profesional y despertar vocaciones.
👩🔬 IMDEA Materials Institute would like to congratulate our former predoctoral researcher, Meihui Zhou, who successfully defended her #PhD at the @urjc.bsky.social last week.
Her thesis was supervised by Prof. Dr. De-Yi Wang and Prof. Dr. Silvia González Prolongo.
Her thesis was supervised by Prof. Dr. De-Yi Wang and Prof. Dr. Silvia González Prolongo.
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
👩🔬 IMDEA Materials Institute would like to congratulate our former predoctoral researcher, Meihui Zhou, who successfully defended her #PhD at the @urjc.bsky.social last week.
Her thesis was supervised by Prof. Dr. De-Yi Wang and Prof. Dr. Silvia González Prolongo.
Her thesis was supervised by Prof. Dr. De-Yi Wang and Prof. Dr. Silvia González Prolongo.
👩🎓 We were pleased to welcome a visit yesterday of 80 students from IES La Senda in Getafe.
Such visits form an important part of our commitment to inspiring future generations of materials scientists and engineers.
Such visits form an important part of our commitment to inspiring future generations of materials scientists and engineers.
December 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
👩🎓 We were pleased to welcome a visit yesterday of 80 students from IES La Senda in Getafe.
Such visits form an important part of our commitment to inspiring future generations of materials scientists and engineers.
Such visits form an important part of our commitment to inspiring future generations of materials scientists and engineers.
🏆 Prof. Javier LLorca’s Miguel Catalán Award 2025 consolidates his position as one of the leading scientific figures in the @comunidadmadrid.bsky.social.
However, this latest recognition is not just another accolade for this born-and-bred“madrileño”.
Read more: materials.imdea.org/from-madrid-...
However, this latest recognition is not just another accolade for this born-and-bred“madrileño”.
Read more: materials.imdea.org/from-madrid-...
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🏆 Prof. Javier LLorca’s Miguel Catalán Award 2025 consolidates his position as one of the leading scientific figures in the @comunidadmadrid.bsky.social.
However, this latest recognition is not just another accolade for this born-and-bred“madrileño”.
Read more: materials.imdea.org/from-madrid-...
However, this latest recognition is not just another accolade for this born-and-bred“madrileño”.
Read more: materials.imdea.org/from-madrid-...
👏 IMDEA Materials Institute would like to recognise and congratulate our doctoral researcher, Mingyang Zhang, who successfully defended her thesis entitled: "Fire-safe lithium-ion batteries: material, assessment, and mechanism" at @upm.es last week!
Great work, Mingyang!
Great work, Mingyang!
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
👏 IMDEA Materials Institute would like to recognise and congratulate our doctoral researcher, Mingyang Zhang, who successfully defended her thesis entitled: "Fire-safe lithium-ion batteries: material, assessment, and mechanism" at @upm.es last week!
Great work, Mingyang!
Great work, Mingyang!
👋 Today, we present our High-Performance Polymers and Fire Retardants group, led by Prof. De-Yi Wang.
Founded by Prof. Wang in 2012, it focuses on application-oriented fundamental problems and novel technologies in fire safety engineering.
+info: materials.imdea.org/groups/hppn/
Founded by Prof. Wang in 2012, it focuses on application-oriented fundamental problems and novel technologies in fire safety engineering.
+info: materials.imdea.org/groups/hppn/
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
👋 Today, we present our High-Performance Polymers and Fire Retardants group, led by Prof. De-Yi Wang.
Founded by Prof. Wang in 2012, it focuses on application-oriented fundamental problems and novel technologies in fire safety engineering.
+info: materials.imdea.org/groups/hppn/
Founded by Prof. Wang in 2012, it focuses on application-oriented fundamental problems and novel technologies in fire safety engineering.
+info: materials.imdea.org/groups/hppn/
🤝 We have taken a new step in strengthening international collaboration by signing a Framework Collaboration Agreement with INEGI, one of Portugal’s leading research and technology organisations in mechanical and industrial engineering.
+info: materials.imdea.org/imdea-materi...
+info: materials.imdea.org/imdea-materi...
November 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🤝 We have taken a new step in strengthening international collaboration by signing a Framework Collaboration Agreement with INEGI, one of Portugal’s leading research and technology organisations in mechanical and industrial engineering.
+info: materials.imdea.org/imdea-materi...
+info: materials.imdea.org/imdea-materi...
Work being done in the #AM2SoftMag project to improve the manufacturing of amorphous metals for soft magnetics is highlighted.
This recording was carried out as part of the Southern Counties Materials, Minerals & Mining Society's webinar series. #SCMMMS is an affiliate of @iom3.bsky.social.
This recording was carried out as part of the Southern Counties Materials, Minerals & Mining Society's webinar series. #SCMMMS is an affiliate of @iom3.bsky.social.
November 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Work being done in the #AM2SoftMag project to improve the manufacturing of amorphous metals for soft magnetics is highlighted.
This recording was carried out as part of the Southern Counties Materials, Minerals & Mining Society's webinar series. #SCMMMS is an affiliate of @iom3.bsky.social.
This recording was carried out as part of the Southern Counties Materials, Minerals & Mining Society's webinar series. #SCMMMS is an affiliate of @iom3.bsky.social.
⏳ There is just 1 month remaining to apply for the #ATENEA MSCA Actions Co-Fund #postdoctoral #fellowship programme, coordinated by IMDEA Materials.
We especially encourage female candidates who can bring their talent and expertise to this wide-reaching MSE project.
We especially encourage female candidates who can bring their talent and expertise to this wide-reaching MSE project.
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
⏳ There is just 1 month remaining to apply for the #ATENEA MSCA Actions Co-Fund #postdoctoral #fellowship programme, coordinated by IMDEA Materials.
We especially encourage female candidates who can bring their talent and expertise to this wide-reaching MSE project.
We especially encourage female candidates who can bring their talent and expertise to this wide-reaching MSE project.
1/2...🥳 Felicitamos a nuestro Director Científico, el Prof. Javier LLorca, !galardonado con el Premio Miguel Catalán de la @comunidadmadrid.extwitter.link!
El Prof. LLorca fue destacado por ser pionero en la aplicación sistemática de herramientas computacionales y estrategias de simulación...
El Prof. LLorca fue destacado por ser pionero en la aplicación sistemática de herramientas computacionales y estrategias de simulación...
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
1/2...🥳 Felicitamos a nuestro Director Científico, el Prof. Javier LLorca, !galardonado con el Premio Miguel Catalán de la @comunidadmadrid.extwitter.link!
El Prof. LLorca fue destacado por ser pionero en la aplicación sistemática de herramientas computacionales y estrategias de simulación...
El Prof. LLorca fue destacado por ser pionero en la aplicación sistemática de herramientas computacionales y estrategias de simulación...
🥽 During this year's #BIOMET4D project meeting at
RWTH Aachen University Hospital, researchers from IMDEA Materials and @upm.es stepped into the future of research training: Virtual Reality (#VR).
It’s a clear example of how such Horizon Europe projects enable international collaboration.
RWTH Aachen University Hospital, researchers from IMDEA Materials and @upm.es stepped into the future of research training: Virtual Reality (#VR).
It’s a clear example of how such Horizon Europe projects enable international collaboration.
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🏆 We would like to congratulate the three winners of our annual Four Minute Thesis Talk (#4MT) event, held earlier this week: predoctoral researchers Wei Tang, Ángela García de la Camacha Díaz and Marcos Rodríguez Sánchez!
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🏆 We would like to congratulate the three winners of our annual Four Minute Thesis Talk (#4MT) event, held earlier this week: predoctoral researchers Wei Tang, Ángela García de la Camacha Díaz and Marcos Rodríguez Sánchez!
Through this, the institute highlights the importance of this research being carried out by IMDEA Materials' doctoral candidates. At the same time, participants develop their communication skills and learn to present complex scientific ideas in a clear, concise, and engaging way.
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Through this, the institute highlights the importance of this research being carried out by IMDEA Materials' doctoral candidates. At the same time, participants develop their communication skills and learn to present complex scientific ideas in a clear, concise, and engaging way.
👩🔬 👨🔬 On Tuesday, IMDEA Materials held our annual Four Minute Thesis Talk (#4MT), with 13 of our predoctoral researchers taking part.
The 4MT event challenges young researchers to present their thesis clearly and engagingly to a non-specialist audience in just four minutes.
The 4MT event challenges young researchers to present their thesis clearly and engagingly to a non-specialist audience in just four minutes.
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
👩🔬 👨🔬 On Tuesday, IMDEA Materials held our annual Four Minute Thesis Talk (#4MT), with 13 of our predoctoral researchers taking part.
The 4MT event challenges young researchers to present their thesis clearly and engagingly to a non-specialist audience in just four minutes.
The 4MT event challenges young researchers to present their thesis clearly and engagingly to a non-specialist audience in just four minutes.
🎥 ¡Aquí les mostramos un vistazo a todo lo que ha estado ocurriendo hasta ahora en #FITEA2025, el Forum de Innovación, Talento y Educación Aeroespacial 2025 en el Instituto IMDEA Materiales!
October 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🎥 ¡Aquí les mostramos un vistazo a todo lo que ha estado ocurriendo hasta ahora en #FITEA2025, el Forum de Innovación, Talento y Educación Aeroespacial 2025 en el Instituto IMDEA Materiales!
🌍 Fue inspirador ver cómo la próxima generación de ingenieros y científicos afronta el desafío de crear tecnologías, ideas y colaboraciones que no solo imaginan un futuro posible en el Planeta Rojo, sino que también aportan un impacto tangible en nuestro propio planeta.
October 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🌍 Fue inspirador ver cómo la próxima generación de ingenieros y científicos afronta el desafío de crear tecnologías, ideas y colaboraciones que no solo imaginan un futuro posible en el Planeta Rojo, sino que también aportan un impacto tangible en nuestro propio planeta.
Ayer, los cuatro países finalistas: Puerto Rico 🇵🇷, Costa Rica 🇨🇷, Portugal 🇵🇹 y España 🇵🇹, presentaron las propuestas que han estado desarrollando a lo largo del año.
October 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Ayer, los cuatro países finalistas: Puerto Rico 🇵🇷, Costa Rica 🇨🇷, Portugal 🇵🇹 y España 🇵🇹, presentaron las propuestas que han estado desarrollando a lo largo del año.
🚀 Uno de los aspectos más emocionantes de #FITEA2025 es su colaboración con la final del Mars Challenge.
El #RetoMarte es una iniciativa que invita a estudiantes de Iberoamérica a desarrollar soluciones innovadoras para la vida en Marte y la sostenibilidad en la Tierra.
El #RetoMarte es una iniciativa que invita a estudiantes de Iberoamérica a desarrollar soluciones innovadoras para la vida en Marte y la sostenibilidad en la Tierra.
October 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🚀 Uno de los aspectos más emocionantes de #FITEA2025 es su colaboración con la final del Mars Challenge.
El #RetoMarte es una iniciativa que invita a estudiantes de Iberoamérica a desarrollar soluciones innovadoras para la vida en Marte y la sostenibilidad en la Tierra.
El #RetoMarte es una iniciativa que invita a estudiantes de Iberoamérica a desarrollar soluciones innovadoras para la vida en Marte y la sostenibilidad en la Tierra.
✈️ ¡Esta mañana, hemos celebrado la espectacular inauguración del Forum de Innovación, Talento y Educación Aeroespacial 2025 (#FITEA2025) en IMDEA Materiales!
El acto de apertura reunió a destacadas personalidades del ámbito gubernamental, educativo y del sector aeroespacial.
El acto de apertura reunió a destacadas personalidades del ámbito gubernamental, educativo y del sector aeroespacial.
October 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
✈️ ¡Esta mañana, hemos celebrado la espectacular inauguración del Forum de Innovación, Talento y Educación Aeroespacial 2025 (#FITEA2025) en IMDEA Materiales!
El acto de apertura reunió a destacadas personalidades del ámbito gubernamental, educativo y del sector aeroespacial.
El acto de apertura reunió a destacadas personalidades del ámbito gubernamental, educativo y del sector aeroespacial.
⚡ One of the most exciting areas of materials research is #catalysis and #energymaterials.
That is why IMDEA Materials has been so pleased to see the growth in our Catalysis and Energy Materials research group, led by Prof. Dr. Harun Tuysuz, in the past 12 months!
That is why IMDEA Materials has been so pleased to see the growth in our Catalysis and Energy Materials research group, led by Prof. Dr. Harun Tuysuz, in the past 12 months!
October 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
⚡ One of the most exciting areas of materials research is #catalysis and #energymaterials.
That is why IMDEA Materials has been so pleased to see the growth in our Catalysis and Energy Materials research group, led by Prof. Dr. Harun Tuysuz, in the past 12 months!
That is why IMDEA Materials has been so pleased to see the growth in our Catalysis and Energy Materials research group, led by Prof. Dr. Harun Tuysuz, in the past 12 months!
👩🔬 Bacterias que depuran agua, biomateriales impresos en 3D para "tejer" el cerebro, comunicación cuántica segura, gymkhana de software...
🤔 Si te interesan estos y otros muchos temas, ven a los #IMDEAInstitutes en la #SemanaCienciaInnovación.
+ Inf.: c.madrid/66m47
🤔 Si te interesan estos y otros muchos temas, ven a los #IMDEAInstitutes en la #SemanaCienciaInnovación.
+ Inf.: c.madrid/66m47
October 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
👩🔬 Bacterias que depuran agua, biomateriales impresos en 3D para "tejer" el cerebro, comunicación cuántica segura, gymkhana de software...
🤔 Si te interesan estos y otros muchos temas, ven a los #IMDEAInstitutes en la #SemanaCienciaInnovación.
+ Inf.: c.madrid/66m47
🤔 Si te interesan estos y otros muchos temas, ven a los #IMDEAInstitutes en la #SemanaCienciaInnovación.
+ Inf.: c.madrid/66m47
👋 We are delighted to welcome Dr. Julia Lyubina, Head of Global New Business Development at @evonik.bsky.social Creavis and Prof. at @tuda.bsky.social to our Industrial Advisory Board!
Dr. Lyubina brings lengthy experience at the intersection of materials innovation and industrial application.
Dr. Lyubina brings lengthy experience at the intersection of materials innovation and industrial application.
October 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
👋 We are delighted to welcome Dr. Julia Lyubina, Head of Global New Business Development at @evonik.bsky.social Creavis and Prof. at @tuda.bsky.social to our Industrial Advisory Board!
Dr. Lyubina brings lengthy experience at the intersection of materials innovation and industrial application.
Dr. Lyubina brings lengthy experience at the intersection of materials innovation and industrial application.
Beyond its capability to create intricate geometries, #LPBF additive manufacturing is a powerful tool to tailor the microstructure of metallic materials.
Last Friday, we were pleased to welcome a guest seminar from Dr. Christos Sofras from @empa-materials.bsky.social on this fascinating topic.
Last Friday, we were pleased to welcome a guest seminar from Dr. Christos Sofras from @empa-materials.bsky.social on this fascinating topic.
October 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Beyond its capability to create intricate geometries, #LPBF additive manufacturing is a powerful tool to tailor the microstructure of metallic materials.
Last Friday, we were pleased to welcome a guest seminar from Dr. Christos Sofras from @empa-materials.bsky.social on this fascinating topic.
Last Friday, we were pleased to welcome a guest seminar from Dr. Christos Sofras from @empa-materials.bsky.social on this fascinating topic.