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ALVARO RODRIGUEZ PRIETO - COORD MASTER EN INGENIERÍA INDUSTRIAL

ALVARO RODRIGUEZ PRIETO

COORD MASTER EN INGENIERÍA INDUSTRIAL

PROFESOR CONTRATADO DOCTOR

INGENIERÍA DE CONSTRUCCIÓN Y FABRICACIÓN

ESCUELA TÉCN.SUP INGENIEROS INDUSTRIALES

alvaro.rodriguez@ind.uned.es

(+34) 91398-913986454

EDUCATION

► BSc and MSc in Materials Engineering. Complutense University of Madrid. 2007

► MSc in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering. UNED. 2011

► PhD in Industrial Engineering | Program: Advanced Manufacturing Engineering. UNED. 2014

Topic of the PhD Dissertation: "Analytical evaluation of the Mechanical Integrity and suitability for service of structural Materials intended for the Nuclear Industry", as well as "Technical-economic Analysis of the impact, generated by the Selection of Materials and Design and Manufacturing Codes and in-service inspection, of critical equipment, on plant reliability and safety.

OTHER GRADUATE AND EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATES 

Complementary training in specialization and transversal skills at various universities such as the State University of New York (Digital Manufacturing and Industry 4.0), Stanford University (Advanced Data Analysis), at the IE Business Schools (Innovation | Digital Education) and CFI (Asset Management | Feasibility and profitability analysis), as well as in the European Patent Office (EPO) on Management of the Transfer of Research and Technology Results to the industry.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

In relation to teaching experience, he has taught, since the 2014/15 academic year (initially as a Guest Lecturer, in several universities, before joining the UNED full-time in 2019), in various undergraduate and MSc degree subjects - in the area of ​​Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering and in the area of ​​Manufacturing Process Engineering, thus - their teaching activity is aligned with their interests in research and transfer, as well as with their professional experience in the industry.

As mentioned above, in addition to his experience at UNED, he has taught - as a Guest Lecturer - at the Undergraduate, MSc, Specialization Seminars and Advanced Research Works Supervision levels at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, King Juan Carlos University of Madrid, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II and the Università del Salento (Italy).

Before joining as a Professor, he was first an Honorary Fellow under RD 1239/2011 and Lecturer-Tutor of the Associated Center of the UNED in Madrid, combining this occupation with an intense professional activity, within the private company, in the field of Materials Technology and Industrial Manufacturing.

Currently, he is an Associate Professor carrying out his teaching and research activities within the Department of Construction and Manufacturing Engineering of the UNED.

RESEARCH ACTIVITY

A) GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Lecturer of the Doctoral Program in Industrial Technologies of the UNED Doctoral School and Researcher in the consolidated Research Group "Industrial Production and Manufacturing Engineering(Industrial Production and Manufacturing Engineering - IPME)” from UNED.

He has published numerous research articles in prestigious international journals and has supervised two Doctoral Dissertations (one of them recognized with the UNED Extraordinary Doctorate Award, in the area of ​​Engineering, during the 2020/21 academic year) and a large number of MSc Research works.

Its research activity focuses on the field of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, from an approach that seeks to guarantee reliability, safety and efficiency in sustainable industrial applications, on the path of transition towards a zero-emissions industry.

B) RESEARCH LINE

Its line of work is aimed at optimizing the balance between《Intrinsic properties<>Processability<>In-service-behavior》of Materials - intended for the Manufacture of components and/or industrial equipment - through the development and application of methodologies based on analytical, numerical and/or experimental techniques, with the purpose of generating innovation around the following 3 main axes (MA) , which also revolve around Design and Manufacturing (MA1), Service Behavior (MA2) and Asset Management (MA3):

MA1.- Optimization of Material Selection and Manufacturing parameters, improvement of dimensional precision and evaluation of damage induced in advanced Materials processing

MA2.- Prognosis of Degradation and Failure‒ and analysis of Performance and Durability ‒ of mechanical components under extreme service conditions

MA3.- Evaluation of the impact of Mechanical Integrity Management and Asset Reliability on the safety and sustainability of industrial facilities and infrastructures.

As a consequence of the research carried out, collaborations have been established (and as a result joint JCR publications) with several international research centers and universities: Argonne National Laboratory (USA), Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (Italy), Instituto Superior Técnico -Universidade de Lisboa, University of Delaware, Università di Genova or Universitá del Salento. The research carried out has also led to collaboration (and as a result JCR publications) with institutions such as the Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) and international companies such as SGS Tecnos, Apollo Plus GbmH and the Machinery and Reliability Institute LLC (MRI), USA.

Additionally, in addition to these international companies, several of these research centers and universities participate or have participated in research projects, several of them led as IP by Álvaro Rodríguez Prieto. Funded by the US DOE 2017-2019 (participating as Guest Researcher): Argonne National Laboratory (USA) and Northwestern University (USA); financed by Banco Santander - Young Talent Call 2021 (led as IP): Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria and University of Delaware (USA); funded by the State Research Agency (AEI) - Call for Strategic Lines 2021 (participating as a collaborating researcher): State Agency Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), University of Castilla-La Mancha, Addvance Manufacturing Technologies SL, Soluciones Sicnova SL, Domotek Prototyping and Training Engineering, SL; funded by the AEI - Knowledge Generation Call 2022 (led as IP): Institute of Polymer Science and Technology ICTP-CSIC, Universidade do Porto (Portugal), Universitá del Salento (Italy) and University of Delaware (USA), in addition to the companies Airbus Space & Defense, Nordex / Acciona and Apollo Plus GbmH.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN PRIVATE COMPANIES AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

A) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE PRIVATE INDUSTRY

Since 2007, it has combined research, first, with intense professional work, and then with research and innovation tasks transferred to the industry, as well as R&D&I management tasks, linked to the activity carried out by the multinational. Swiss SGS (Société Générale de Surveillance). These occupations have focused mainly on the field of Supervision of manufacturing of industrial equipment, as well as in the Supervision of Operation and Maintenance and Technical Consulting (Operability, Reliability and Qualification of materials and components) for the electric power generation sector (especially the nuclear industry) and the Oil&Gas sector.

In this way, he has supervised (both nationally and internationally) the manufacturing and functional testing of numerous industrial equipment. Likewise, he has led numerous technical advisory projects related to the evaluation of the mechanical integrity, suitability for service and useful life of industrial assets and infrastructure.

Between 2007 and 2008, he trained professionally in various engineering specialties, deepening industrial knowledge in relation to the supervision of the design, construction and maintenance of facilities and infrastructure. Likewise, in that period he was Inspector of Welded Joints in several Design Modifications carried out at the LONZA plant in Porriño (Pontevedra) and worked carrying out Regulatory Inspections in the context of the Authorized Control Body of the Ministry of Industry and in the Materials Laboratory , carrying out mechanical testing and microstructural characterization for numerous clients in the industrial, energy and aeronautical sectors. In 2009, he worked as an Industrial Safety Inspector and also carried out the work of Head of Mechanical Inspection in the "NOx reduction project" of the Andorra Thermal Power Plant (ENDESA).

Between 2010 and 2014, he carried out internationally (in France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Holland; some residency periods of several months) numerous inspections and qualifications of important electromechanical equipment (4th Diesel Generator of the Almaraz NPP or Energy Analyzer). Boron for CN Trillo, among many others) and the monitoring of the Engineering, Purchasing and Construction (EPC) process of the first Thermal Power Plants in Spain (Gemasolar-Tower with Heliostats and Valley 1-2-Parabolic Cylinder). In that same period, he was also Mechanical Supervisor and Resident Engineer at the Trillo Nuclear Power Plant, being - between 2012 and 2014 - the Coordinator of the Materials and Components qualification processes and previously Coordinator of Inspection of Mechanical Design Modifications (some arising based on the guidelines following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant); also carrying out research on the impact of KTA manufacturing codes on mechanical maintenance procedures and developing materials testing procedures for critical assets of the plant.

From 2014 to 2019, he was first Responsible for Component Qualification and Engineering (Dedication of Commercial Grade Components and seismic-environmental qualification) and then Responsible for the contracts and services of Maintenance and Quality Assurance of the Almaraz and Trillo Power Plants, as well as Responsible of the development of services and business in the field of Mechanical Integrity and Asset Reliability, together with the management of the R&D&i generated in said projects.

B) LEADERSHIP IN THE TRANSFER OF RESEARCH RESULTS TO THE INDUSTRY

Currently, he coordinates the Innovation and Transfer Group "Advanced failure prognosis in industrial applications" - promoted by the UNED Research Results Transfer Office (OTRI) - through which various Results Transfer activities are promoted. of Research towards the industrial environment.

He has led and, on the other hand, also evaluated research projects within the company, with a view to the certification of R&D&I tasks according to the requirements set out in art. 35 “Deduction for research and development activities and technological innovation” of the corporate tax law (RDL 4/2004, law 27/2014 and updates).

In September 2023 he was elected Founding Member and Executive Committee Member of the Spanish section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Also, since September 2023, he is Member of the Steering Committee of the Industry Advisory Board from the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM).

C) TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE TO THE INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT | DRAFTING OF TECHNICAL GUIDES AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS

D) TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE TO THE INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT | WRITING OF TECHNICAL ARTICLES AND PARTICIPATION IN INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCES

Has published numerous articles, by invitation, in magazines such as Metal Industria, Industria Química, Nuclear España, Revista de Mantenimiento or DYNA Management. Likewise, he has communicated the results of his research at numerous industrial conferences such as the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), the Manufacturing Science & Engineering Conference (MSEC). or the Pressure Vessel and Piping Conference (PVP) organized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Additive Manufacturing Benchmarks organized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) or the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMIRT ), as well as the Annual Meetings of the Spanish Nuclear Society and the Reliability Conferences organized by the Spanish Maintenance Association.

E) TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE TO SOCIETY | PROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY AND INNOVATION, UNIVERSITY EXTENSION COURSES AND SCIENTIFIC DISSEMINATION ARTICLES

CONFERENCES FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY AND INNOVATION

- Speaker at II Conference on Technological, Industrial and Mining Heritage held on November 2 and 3, 2021, organized by the General Directorate of Universities and Research of the Community of Madrid, within the framework of the XXI Science and Innovation Week that took place from November 1 to 14, 2021. Title of the presentation: “Historical analysis of the technological evolution of material requirements for the manufacture of nuclear reactor vessels.”

UNIVERSITY EXTENSION COURSES

- Speaker at the UNED University Extension Course (Solidarity Training Initiative) entitled “Second course in the history of machine tools and manufacturing equipment: casting, plastic forming and welding”, organized by the UNED Associated Center in Ponferrada and coordinated by the Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SIF) and the Chair of Sustainable Territories and Local Development within the Project “Mining Heritage of the Iberian, Industrial and Archaeological Northwest”, with a duration total of 12 hours and 0.5 ECTS (from March 29 to May 19, 2022).

- Speaker at the UNED University Extension Course (Solidarity Training Initiative) entitled “Mining and Metallurgy in Spain around the industrial revolution”, organized by the UNED Associated Center in Ponferrada and coordinated by the Spanish Society for the Defense of Geological and Mining Heritage (SEDPGYM) and the Chair of Sustainable Territories and Local Development within the Project “Mining Heritage of the Iberian, Industrial and Archaeological Northwest ”, with a total duration of 12 hours and 0.5 ECTS (from October 19 to December 2, 2022).

SCIENTIFIC DISSEMINATION ARTICLES

Writing several informative articles, related to my research and transfer of results, for SGS Spain and for the digital professional magazines INTEREMPRESAS and EMPRENDEDORES:

  1. Evaluation of the reliability and mechanical integrity of materials in the energy industry. February 18, 2021. SGS SPAIN BLOG | Industrial manufacturing.
  2. Certification in additive manufacturing: a necessity to guarantee the reliability of this technology in industrial applications. September 8, 2021. SGS SPAIN BLOG | Industrial manufacturing.
  3. Current situation and challenges of training in additive manufacturing in Spain and its role in the fight against depopulation.May 23, 2023. INTEREMPRESAS | Additive Manufacturing.
  4. How to get into data science.September 28, 2023. EMPRENDEDORES | Professional Training.

LINKEDIN PROFILE (Professional Experience and Transfer)

Teaching

Asignaturas de Grado:

Asignaturas de Master:

Docencia

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

RESEARCH GROUPS

    • Research Group "Industrial Production and Manufacturing Engineering" (IPME) IPME Group
    • Teaching Innovation Group in Industrial Technologies in Productive Areas (GID-TIA-Plus) GID-TIA-Plus

RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • RESEARCH STAYS AND RECOGNITIONS RELATED TO HIS RESEARCH

    RESEARCH STAYS IN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTERS

    Between 2018 and 2019 he participated as Guest Researcher (Visiting Scholar) in several (3) projects framed along the lines "advanced manufacturing" and "materials for extreme environments", within the Applied Materials Division (AMD) of Argonne National Laboratory (USA).

    As a result of the research limited to that stage, several (4) publications were made in scientific journals with impact factor and several communications at international conferences in collaboration with researchers from Argonne National Laboratory, Northwestern University and IST-Lisbon.

    AWARDS RELATED TO HIS RESEARCH

    1. In the context of his stay as Guest Faculty Researcher at Argonne National Laboratory, he received the Iberquimia "Digital" Award 2018,- awarded by theBusiness Federation of the Spanish Chemical Industry (FEIQUE) and the Spanish Association for Digitalization (DigitalES)-in the category of best scientific-technical article published in the Revista Industria Química, for his work on "Selection of Materials for Additive Manufacturing in the context of Industry 4.0".
    2. Likewise, in 2019 he received the Award for Best Presentation in the "Materials Technology" section, from the 44th Annual Meeting of the Spanish Nuclear Society (SNE), for their applied industrial research work on "Reverse Engineering and Advanced Materials Characterization" to mitigate obsolescence in the nuclear sector.
    3. He has also been awarded in the UNED "Young Talents 2021" call, sponsored by Banco Santander, to develop (as Principal Investigator) his project proposal on "Prognosis of the behavior of materials and mechanical equipment through the use of advanced analytics of data".
    4. On the other hand, his Doctoral Dissertation (defended in July 2014) obtained recognition from the Spanish Nuclear Safety Council and the Almaraz and Trillo Nuclear Power Plants, given its industrial interest and its applicability for a better evaluation of the mechanical integrity of materials, components and equipment, resulting in an improvement in the safety of the facilities.
  • PROJECTS AND RESEARCH FUNDING

    In his postdoctoral stage he has contributed (as PI and as a collaborating researcher) to several calls for research projects funded by the US Department of Energy (US DOE), the State Research Agency (AEI) or Banco Santander among others, materialized in the form of publications of research results and communications presented at international conferences. The projects are detailed below (organized according to the type of call):

    COMPETITIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS:

    1.- 2017-042-N0. Metal Additive Manufacturing Modeling

    Funded by: US Department of Energy-LDRD program. Office of Science, of the US Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357.

    Participating entities: Argonne National Laboratory, Northwestern University

    Principal investigator: Angel Yanguas-Gil. Number of researchers: 6.

    Duration: September 1, 2017 – February 1, 2019.

    Description of the activity carried out by the applicant in the project: Development of new models for the selection of materials in additive manufacturing processes. Thermal modeling and analytical evaluation of mechanical, thermal and radiation resistance properties of the materials used.

    Within the project, 4 articles were published in journals indexed in JCR:IEEE Access(Q1/Q1 – JCR), DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2844360; Materials (T2/Q2 – JCR) DOI: 10.3390/ma11081449;ProcIMechE Part L: JMDA (T2/Q3 – JCR), DOI :10.1177/1464420718824858; Materials (T2/Q2 – JCR) DOI: 10.3390/ma12244094. 1 article in indexed journal with SJR impact factor:Procedia Manufacturing (Elsevier), DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2019.07.044.

    1 article in a technical journal which received the Iberquimia Award - awarded by the Spanish Federation of the Chemical Industry). in the category of “Digital Technologies” for the best article published in 2018 in the journal Industria Química (Chemical industry, 57, 14-18).

    5 communications at international conferences:Additive Manufacturing Benchmarks 2018.National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), June 2018, NIST Headquarters, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA;2nd International Conference on Materials Design and Applications(MDA 2018), 5-6 July, Porto (Portugal). pp. 72 and 74.;8th Manufacturing Engineering Society International Conference, June 19-21, 2019, Madrid;22th International Congress on Project Management and Engineering,pp. 1011-1023,July 13-15, Madrid). At this last congress an extended article was published that was part of the“Book of Proceedings”.

    2.- 2017-022-N0. Engineered Interfaces for Gallium Oxide Power Semiconductor Devices

    Funded by: US Department of Energy-LDRD program US Department of Energy-LDRD program. Office of Science, of the US Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357.

    Participating entities: Argonne National Laboratory

    Principal investigator: Angel Yanguas-Gil. Number of researchers: 4

    Duration: October 18, 2017 - January 26, 2019.

    Description of the activity carried out by the applicant in the project:experimental research with semiconductor materials. Related to this project, 1 article indexed in the JCR was published: 

    IEEE access (IEEE), DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2844360 (T1/Q1 – JCR)

    3.- 2017-002-N0.Developing superconducting MgB2 films on copper radio-frequency accelerating structures

    Funded by: US Department of Energy-LDRD program. Office of Science, of the US Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357.

    Participating entities: Argonne National Laboratory,

    Principal investigator: Angel Yanguas-Gil. Number of researchers: 4

    Duration: January 1, 2017 - January 26, 2019.

    Description of the activity carried out by the applicant in the project:research on materials for high frequency applications. Within this project, 1 communication was published at an international conference:

    -“Influence of Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) parameters on dielectric properties of materials for electromagnetic applications”. 2nd International Conference on Materials Design and Applications (MDA 2018), 5-6 July, Porto (Portugal).

    4.- DPI2016-81943-REDT. Additive Manufacturing Engineering and Technologies Network (INTEFADIT)

    Funded by: Ministry of economy, industry and competitiveness (Excellence Networks State Program for the Promotion of Scientific and Technical Research of Excellence).

    Participating entities: University of Cádiz, National Distance Education University

    Principal investigator: Mariano Marcos Bárcena. UNED Coordinator: Ana M. Camacho López.

    Duration: July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2019.

    Budget: 40,000€

    Description of the activity carried out by the applicant in the project: Numerical and experimental research of additive manufacturing processes (WAAM technology). As a result of the research carried out, I have published an article as co-author in the journal "Materials" indexed in the JCR and positioned in the first third (T1) within its classification category (Materials, DOI:10.3390/ma11081449).

    5.- PLEC2021-007750. Disrupting depopulation: Additive Manufacturing as a technological disruption to fight rural depopulation and social and spatial inequalities

    Funded by: State Research Agency – Call for Strategic Lines

    Participating entities: State Agency Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), National Distance Education University, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Addvance Manufacturing Technologies SL, Soluciones Sicnova SL, Domotek Ingenieria Prototipado y Formacion, SL

    Principal investigator: Ignacio García de Diego (CENIM-CSIC)

    Number of researchers: 24

    Duration: December 1, 2021 – December 1, 2024.

    Budget: 313,333€

    6.- 2021V/-TAJOV/006. Prognosis of the degradation and failure of mechanical components through the use of advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence techniques.

    Funded by: Santander Bank

    Participating entities: National Distance Education University, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and University of Delaware

    Principal investigator: Alvaro Rodríguez Prieto

    Number of researchers: 6

    Duration: February 1, 2022 – February 1, 2024.

    Budget: 15,000€

    Description of the activity carried out by the applicant in the project:2 articles published in Mathematics, 10 (10), 1779. pps 1-17. DOI: 10.3390/math10101779 and ". Mathematics, 10(23), 4489. pps 1-28. DOI:10.3390/math10234489 (ISSN: 2227-7390; Q1 – JCR) and presented 3 communications at the international congress“Value - Centered And Intelligent Asset Management In the 4th Industrial Revolution Era”, October 5-7, 2022, organized by the University of Seville and sponsored by IKERLAN, Enagás, Talgo and Cosmotech, among others, 1 at the 26th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMIRT), July 10 – 15, Berlin , Germany and 1 at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Spanish Nuclear Society, September 28 – 30, Cartagena.

    7.- PID2022-143329OA-I00.Thermo-mechanical behavior and in-service degradation of 3D auxetic structures produced by polymer additive manufacturing.

    Funded by: State Research Agency (Knowledge Generation Call 2022)

    Participating entities: National Distance Education University, Institute of Polymer Science and Technology – ICTP – CSIC, University of Porto, Universitá del Salento, University of Delaware, Airbus, Nordex / Acciona and Apollo Plus GbmH.

    Principal investigator: Alvaro Rodríguez Prieto

    Number of researchers: 8

    Number of members of the Work Team: 8

    Duration: September 1, 2023 – September 1, 2026.

    Budget: 97,600€ direct expenses (+ funding for Predoctoral Scholarship for 4 years)

    RESEARCH AID FROM THE INDUSTRIAL ETSI (SUB-DIRECTORATE OF RESEARCH AND TRANSFER) OF THE UNED:

    1. 2014-ICF04. Activities for the dissemination of research results in forming processes by plastic deformation

    Funded by: National Distance Education University

    Participating entities: National Distance Education University

    Principal investigator: Ana M. Camacho López.

    Duration:January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2015.

    Budget: 6000€

    Description of the activity carried out by the applicant in the project: Research tasks related to plastic deformation forming processes. Within this project, 1 article published in a journal indexed in JCR:

      • JOM (Springer) – leading scientific journal of “The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society-TMS, USA”. DOI: 10.1007/s11837-015-1687-y (T1/Q1 – JCR)

    And 2 publications indexed in SCOPUS and with SJR impact factor:

    2. 2016-ICF04. Activities for the dissemination of research results in forming processes by plastic deformation and selection of materials for high-demand applications

    Funded by: National Distance Education University

    Participating entities: National Distance Education University

    Principal investigator: Ana M. Camacho López.

    Duration: January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016.

    Budget: 5000€

    Description of the activity carried out by the applicant in the project: Research tasks related to plastic forming processes and selection of materials for high-demand applications. 1 article published in a journal indexed in JCR: -Int J Materials and Product Technology (Inderscience), DOI:10.1504/IJMPT.2017.082618

    3. 2017-ICF-04. Characterization and numerical-experimental analysis of friction in forming by plastic deformation of advanced materials for efficient and sustainable use of productive resources

    Funded by: National Distance Education University

    Participating entities: National Distance Education University

    Principal investigator: Ana M. Camacho López.

    Duration: January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017.

    Budget: 4500€

    Description of the activity carried out by the applicant in the project: Research tasks related to the "Characterization and numerical-experimental analysis of friction in forming by plastic deformation of advanced materials for an efficient and sustainable use of productive resources". 4 articles published in journals indexed in JCR:

    Additionally, the following articles indexed in SCOPUS and with SJR impact index are also part of this project:

    4. 2018-ICF04. Characterization and improvement of the mechanical behavior and quality of parts manufactured through conservation and material addition processes combining numerical-experimental and microstructural analysis techniques

    Funded by: National Distance Education University

    Participating entities: National Distance Education University

    Principal investigator: Ana M. Camacho López.

    Duration: January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018.

    Budget: 2000€

    Description of the activity carried out by the applicant in the project: Research tasks related to the "Characterization and improvement of the mechanical behavior and quality of parts manufactured through conservation and material addition processes combining numerical-experimental and microstructural analysis techniques." 4 articles published in journals indexed in JCR were included in this aid:

    5. 2019-ICF04. Research to improve processing, performance in service and surface quality of parts obtained by additive manufacturing and plastic deformation shaping of advanced materials

    Funded by: National Distance Education University

    Participating entities: National Distance Education University

    Principal investigator: Ana M. Camacho López.

    Duration: January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019.

    Budget: 2000€

    Description of the activity carried out by the applicant in the project:research tasks related to "the improvement of processing, behavior in service and surface quality of parts obtained by additive manufacturing and shaping by plastic deformation of advanced materials". Publications linked to this project: co-author of an article in the indexed journal "Materials" in the JCR (Materials, (Q2/Q2 – JCR), DOI:10.3390/ma12244094) in addition to 2 publications indexed in SJR (Procedia Manufacturing, 41, pp. 42-49 and pp. 177-184 (10.1016/j.promfg.2019.07.027;10.1016/j.promfg.2019.07.044).

    6. 2020-ICF04D. Research for the optimization of material property evaluation processes in highly demanding environments through the use of analytical, numerical-experimental and microstructural characterization techniques

    Funded by: National Distance Education University

    Participating entities: National Distance Education University

    Principal investigator: Alvaro Rodríguez Prieto

    Duration: January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020.

    Budget: 1000€

    Description of the activity carried out by the applicant in the project: Publications linked to this project: co-author of 6 articles in the journal indexed in JCR in the IEEE journal (IEEE Access, 8, 13444- 13456.DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2965769, IEEE access, (T2/Q2 – JCR), DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2994619; Metals (T1/Q2 – JCR), DOI:10.3390/met10070904; Polymers,(T1/Q1-JCR) DOI:10.3390/polym12102327, Applied Sciences, (T2/Q2-JCR), DOI:10.3390/app10228048, Materials,(T1/Q1-JCR), DOI:10.3390/ma13225227.

    7. 2021-ICF08. Research in the field of analysis of the reliability and mechanical integrity of materials for the manufacture of components intended to operate in highly demanding environments

    Funded by: National Distance Education University

    Participating entities: National Distance Education University

    Principal investigator: Alvaro Rodríguez Prieto

    Duration: January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021.

    Budget: 1700€

    Description of the activity carried out by the applicant in the project: Publications linked to this project: co-author of 6 articles in journals indexed in JCR.

    8. 2022-ETSII-UNED-01. Research for the development of new predictive models of the behavior in service of materials that operate in high-demand environments

    Funded by: National Distance Education University

    Participating entities: National Distance Education University

    Number of researchers: 3

    Principal investigator: Alvaro Rodríguez Prieto

    Duration: January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022.

    Budget: 3087.63€

    Description of the activity carried out by the applicant in the project: Publications linked to this project: co-author of 1 article in journals indexed in JCR.

    TEACHING INNOVATION PROJECTS IN ENGINEERING FUNDED BY THE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE RESEARCH (IUED):

    1. Participation in the QUALIFIED TEACHING INNOVATION PROJECT (Ref. GID 2016-28): “Implementation and development of teaching methodologies, production of teaching resources and evaluation of learning results and skills in subjects on Industrial Technologies in Fields Productive.”

    Announcement: III Call for Educational Innovation Projects (PID) for Teaching Innovation Groups. Entity: Educational Innovation Technical Unit – University Institute of Distance Education (IUED). Project coordinated by Prof. Marta M. Marín Martín. Number of participants: 9. Participating entities: National Distance Education University. Budget: €2200. Date: from November 7, 2019 to November 10, 2020. Contribution of the applicant to the project: publication related to teaching innovation published in Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 26 (1), 125-140. Wiley.DOI:10.1002/cae.21866.

    2. Participation in the QUALIFIED TEACHING INNOVATION PROJECT (Ref. GID 2016-28C): “Pilot experience for the application of additive manufacturing and 3D printing to improve university teaching of technical education supported by the promotion of collaborative work and the development of “open” resources in the context of a Fab Lab.”

    Announcement: III Call for Educational Innovation Projects (PID) for Teaching Innovation Groups. Entity: Educational Innovation Technical Unit – University Institute of Distance Education (IUED). Project coordinated by Prof. Ana M. Camacho López. Number of participants: 9. Participating entities: National Distance Education University. Budget: €2200. Date: from November 7, 2019 to November 10, 2020. Contribution of the applicant to the project: publication on additive manufacturing (AM) used in continuing training courses related to AM published in Polymers, 12(10), 2327. pp.21. DOI:10.3390/polym12102327.

    3. Participation in the QUALIFIED TEACHING INNOVATION PROJECT (Ref. GID 2016-28): “Design, implementation and diagnosis using multi-criteria techniques of collaborative teaching activities on contents of additive manufacturing and 3D printing in teaching in technical education, for the design of a catalog of teaching practices and itineraries in Fab Lab type environments.”

    Announcement: IV Call for Educational Innovation Projects (PID) for Teaching Innovation Groups. Entity: Educational Innovation Technical Unit – University Institute of Distance Education (IUED). Project coordinated by Prof. Juan Claver Gil. Number of participants: 10. Participating entities: National Distance Education University. Budget: €2000. Date: from November 10, 2020 to October 31, 2021. Contribution of the applicant to the project: preparation of a teaching publication on AM, in collaboration with the National Center for Metallurgical Research (CENIM), presented at the XI Conference of UNED Teaching Innovation Research Networks: Advances in hybrid and online training for post-pandemic education.

    4. Principal Investigator in QUALIFIED TEACHING INNOVATION PROJECT (Ref. GID 2016-28): “Pilot project to improve university teaching in the subject of Materials Technology by incorporating content on reliability and advanced prognosis of failures in applications industrial”.

    Announcement: IV Call for Educational Innovation Projects (PID) for Teaching Innovation Groups. Entity: Educational Innovation Technical Unit – University Institute of Distance Education (IUED). Project coordinated by Álvaro Rodríguez Prieto. Number of participants: 8 (6 UNED, 1 University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and 1 University of Delaware). Participating entities: National Distance Education University, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and University of Delaware. Budget: €2000. Date: from November 10, 2020 to October 31, 2021. Contribution of the applicant to the project: coordinate the different activities of the project and participate in the implementation of new teaching methodologies in different subjects in the industrial field. Publication of several JCR articles related to the PID [Polymers,(T1/Q1-JCR), DOI:10.3390/polym13060943¸Sustainability (T2-Q2-JCR), DOI:10.3390/su13105498; Polymers (T1/Q1-JCR), DOI:10.3390/polym13162688; Sustainability (T2-Q2-JCR), DOI:10.3390/su131910510] and a publication in the XXVIII University Congress of University Innovation in Technical Education (CUIEET 2021), pp. 1-8, Almadén, September 8-10, University of Castilla La Mancha.

    5. Participation in the QUALIFIED TEACHING INNOVATION PROJECT (Ref. GID 2016-28): “Development and implementation of interactive applications to support the delivery of virtual laboratory practices and training in solving activities to improve learning in Materials Science and Technology.”

    Announcement: V Call for Educational Innovation Projects (PID) for Teaching Innovation Groups. Entity: Educational Innovation Technical Unit – University Institute of Distance Education (IUED). Project coordinated by Prof. Ana M. Camacho López. Number of participants: 11 (8 UNED and 3 PTI FAB3D-CSIC collaborators). Participating entities: National Distance Education University and National Center for Metallurgical Research - CENIM-CSIC. Budget: 16,500€. Date: from November 8, 2021 to present. Presentation of a work at the XIX University Congress of Educational Innovation in Technical Education (29 CUIEET), July 19-22, 2022, Valencia (Spain).

    6. Participation in the QUALIFIED TEACHING INNOVATION PROJECT (Ref. GID 2016-28): “Multi-criteria analysis for the improvement and expansion of the teaching of additive manufacturing content in technical teaching with the blended methodology characteristic of the UNED.”

    Announcement: V Call for Educational Innovation Projects (PID) for Teaching Innovation Groups. Entity:Educational Innovation Technical Unit – University Institute of Distance Education (IUED). Project coordinated by Prof. Juan Claver Gil. Number of participants: 12. Participating entities: National Distance Education University Budget: €14,975. Date: from November 8, 2021 to present.

    7. Principal Investigator in QUALIFIED TEACHING INNOVATION PROJECT (Ref. GID 2016-28): “Evaluation of the impact of the implementation of virtual tools and remote interactive applications on distance teaching in Materials Science and Technology.”

    Announcement: VI Call for Educational Innovation Projects (PID) for Teaching Innovation Groups. Entity: Educational Innovation Technical Unit – University Institute of Distance Education (IUED). Project coordinated by Álvaro Rodríguez Prieto. Number of participants: 12 (9 UNED and 3 CENIM-CSIC). Participating entities: National Distance Education University, National Center for Metallurgical Research, CENIM-CSIC. Budget: 6,759.60€. Date: from September 7, 2022 to the present. Applicant contributions to the project: Work published at the 10th Manufacturing Engineering Society International Conference, June 28-30, Seville. Book of abstracts MESIC 2023, pp. 100. ISBN: 978-84-09-51261-4. Applicant contributions to the project: Work published at the 10th Manufacturing Engineering Society International Conference, June 28-30, Seville. Book of abstracts MESIC 2023, pp. 100. ISBN: 978-84-09-51261-4 and 3 publications in the journalKey Engineering Materials957(6), 87-95. DOI:10.4028/p-0JcHrz(with SJR impact factor), another publication inKey Engineering Materials958 (3), 131-138. DOI:10.4028/p-uR2MqnandKey Engineering Materials958 (24), 3-11. DOI:10.4028/p-Tzgv8s(with SJR impact factor) and another inAdvances in Science and Technology132, 540-548. DOI:10.4028/p-pMM0zq. Also in the context of the Project, the TFM of the Master in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering carried out by José Manuel Marín Rondán “Virtual reality laboratory design for carrying out hardness tests of metallic materials” supervised by Ana María Camacho and Álvaro Rodríguez. The objective of this research work is to be able to carry out testing and laboratory practices by telematic means to the student, who has the option of carrying them out in their own home and at the time that best suits them, as long as they have the appropriate computer equipment, or in person at the corresponding Associated Center, which must have the necessary VR equipment and software that we develop in this work. This work is digitally supported by the WordPress blog created, which can be found at the address: https://docenciavirtual2.wordpress.com/.

    8. Participation in the TEACHING INNOVATION PROJECT (Ref. GID 2016-28): “Multidisciplinary project-based methodology for active learning around the opportunities offered by additive manufacturing. Announcement: VI Call for Educational Innovation Projects (PID) for Teaching Innovation Groups. Entity: Educational Innovation Technical Unit – University Institute of Distance Education (IUED). Project coordinated by Amabel García Domínguez. Number of participants: 12 (10 UNED and 2 CENIM-CSIC). Participating entities: National Distance Education University, National Center for Metallurgical Research, CENIM-CSIC. Budget: 9,961€. Date: from September 7, 2022 to the present. Presentation of two papers at the 10th Manufacturing Engineering Society International Conference, June 28-30, 2023, Seville. Book of abstracts MESIC 2023, pp. 109. ISBN: 978-84-09-51261-4. Applicant contributions to the project: Presentation of two papers at the 10th Manufacturing Engineering Society International Conference, June 28-30, 2023, Seville. Book of abstracts MESIC 2023, pp. 109. ISBN: 978-84-09-51261-4. 2 publications inKey Engineering Materials958 (24), 3-11. DOI:10.4028/p-Tzgv8s, another post onKeyKey Engineering Materials958 (3), 131-138. DOI:10.4028/p-uR2Mqn(with SJR impact factor) and another inAdvances in Science and Technology132, 540-548. DOI:10.4028/p-pMM0zq.

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  • PARTICIPATION IN EXPERT PANELS AND REVIEW ACTIVITIES OF SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS AND ARTICLES

    Member of the expert panel and evaluator of innovation projects for the Solar Impulse Foundation (H2020) in the fields of sustainable manufacturing and materials.

    Participation in a panel of experts within the European H2020 project PILLARS (Pathways to Inclusive Labor Markets)"related to emerging Automation Technologies.

    Reviewer in several scientific journals with impact factor from the publishers ELSEVIER, SPRINGER, IEEE, WILEY, SAGE, HINDAWI and MDPI.
Otros

OTHER ACTIVITIES

CONTINUING EDUCATION
  • Master in Additive Manufacturing (in collaboration with the Higher Council for Scientific Research-CSIC)
  • Master in Operations Management. Effective leadership, Lean Techniques, Security and Risk and Data Analytics
  • Graduate Certificate in Reliability of Mechanical Equipment and 4.0 Technologies
  • Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Polymers
 OTHERS

IN-COMPANY TEACHING

He has given numerous training courses related to Manufacturing and Materials Technologies, Industrial Reliability and Equipment Qualification, aimed at engineers from companies such as Almaraz Nuclear Power Plants—Trillo AIE, Ascó Vandellós Nuclear Association AIE, Empresarios Agrupados, Abengoa, Flowserve Corporation and INEOS Composites, among others.

 SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in which he is a founding member of the ASME Spain Section, of the Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SIF) and is certified as Professional in Engineering Management and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Industry Advisory Board of the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM).

 OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES

 

SCIENTIFIC - TECHNICAL COMMITTEES

  • Member, since 2018 (MDA 2018,MDA 2020,MDA 2022), of the Scientific Committee and Chairman of the "Metals" and "Design" sessions of the International Conference on Materials Design & Applications (MDA), organized biannually by the University of Porto.
  • Member of the Scientific - technical committeeand organization of the 1st Ibero-American Congress on Engineering Asset Management. Sustainable and Digital Innovation in Engineering Asset Management (congrEGA' 24), to be held from July 3 to 5, 2024, organized by the Instituto Superior Técnico – IST Lisboa, together with INGEMAN and APMI, among other organizations. Sponsorship (Bronze Sponsorship) from the AFP Innovation and Transfer Group (led by Álvaro Rodríguez)
  • Member of the technical subcommittee "PHM - Advanced Monitoring, Diagnostics and Prognostics in Manufacturing Operations"of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), for the development of standards in the field of reliability in advanced manufacturing operations.
  • Member of the Reliability Committee of the Spanish Maintenance Association (AEM).

JOURNAL EDITORIAL COMMITTEES

  • Member of the Editorial Committee (materials and mechanical design section) of the journal indexed in Scimago-SJR Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering.

EDITOR OF SPECIAL ISSUES IN JOURNALS INDEXED IN THE JCR