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Pedro Javier Lloreda Jurado

Universidad de Sevilla, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Sevilla Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Sevilla

Research areas: Materials Science · Metals and Alloys · Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes · Iron and Steelmaking Processes · Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

ORCID iD 0000-0002-9139-9605
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Javier Lloreda obtained his degree in Industrial Chemical Engineering from the University of Jaén in 2015, being first by marks of the promotion. He obtained a mention in Environment and Materials Sciences, and developed his Bachelor's Thesis on: "Synthesis and characterization of nano-materials with industrial interest". During this stage, he also carried out scientific dissemination activities (Science Week within the V Plan for Scientific Dissemination and Innovation, 2013), as well as teaching activities (4.5 ETCS in the subject "Experimentation in Chemical Engineering I" course 2014/2015).

In 2017 he obtained a Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Sevilla. In this period, he strengthened ties with the members of the Powder metallurgy and Corrosion Technology research group (TEP-973) in the department of Engineering and Science of Materials. In this research group to which he belongs, he developed his PhD Thesis: "Manufacturing of porous materials from nano-metric and sub-micrometric powders using the freeze casting technique" which sought to obtain tailored porous materials for applications by controlling the thermo-kinetic parameters that determine the solidification of stabilized colloids previously prepared from nano-powders. The interest of these materials lies in the characteristics they present related to the production and storage of pure hydrogen (Steam Iron Process), as well as for obtaining wicks for heat pipes (Loop Heat Pipe). In February 2019, he joined the project "Manufacturing of Fe-Based Porous Materials Using the Directional Solidification Technique" (MAT2016-76713-P), funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. In April 2022, he defended his Thesis, reaching a Doctor’s Degree in Science and Technology of New Materials with the International Mention. Furthermore, he got the habilitation from ANECA as “Profesor Contratado Doctor”. During the PhD, he was contracted as Researcher in Training thanks to the help of the University of Sevilla’s own program grant for Research and Knowledge Transfer (VIPPIT-2017-II.2), which allowed him to acquire experience in Materials Science teaching (18 ETCS) and research. Furthermore, he performed two research stays in renowned centers within his field: 3 months in Dr. Dunand's Research Group at Northwestern University (Evanston, United States), and 2 months in the Research Group of the Dr. Ferrari at the Institute of Ceramics and Glass - CSIC (Madrid, Spain). Between May 2022 and November 2023 he worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Materials Science of Seville (ICMS-CSIC) where he continued his training in optical characterization and synthesis of thin films by magnetron sputtering, expanding his knowledge through postgraduate courses such as “Physical methods of thin film and solid surface analysis”. Among the projects in which he participated, the Proof of Concept: “NIR optofluidic device for liquid analysis - NIRflow” (PDC2021-121379-I00), which consisted of the development of a pre-commercial prototype for fluid analysis based on microfluidic technology and with optical sensing in the NIR capable of following the conversion of glucose into ethanol in alcoholic fermentation processes, stands out. In addition, he also continued with the teaching activity by tutoring Final Degree Projects and curricular practices for students of the University of Seville, as well as participating in outreach activities on the occasion of the “International Day of Women and Girls in Science”, in different schools in Seville and its province (February 2023). He is currently researching in the field of Materials Science (powder metallurgy of porous materials, micro-characterization, additive manufacturing, corrosion resistant alloys, magnetron sputtering, etc.) and teaches (18 ETCS/year) in different Engineering degrees as Assistant Professor at the University of Seville, where he participates in Teaching Innovation projects.

He has strengthened his scientific production with the publication of 11 articles (JCR) with 61 citations (WoS, 66 in SCOPUS and 85 in Scholar), and an H index of 5 (WoS, 6 SCOPUS, 7 in Scholar), being the corresponding author of 1 of them. He maximized his impact by publishing 2 articles in decile D1 journals (Journal of the European Ceramic Society), and 7 in Q1 journals (Materials, JMR&T, Material & Design, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Ceramics International, etc.), obtaining the award for scientific article of the quarter ETSI: July-September 2021 for one of them. In addition, he has promoted the scientific dissemination of his work by participating in national and international conferences, and won the 3rd Best Oral Contribution Award at the VII Conference on Research, Development and Innovation (2020, University of Seville).

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