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IMDEA Materials Scientific Director, Prof. Javier LLorca, at the Madrid-based institute in 2023.

Javier LLorca (born February 26, 1960, in Spain) is a Spanish engineer and materials scientist. He is Scientific Director of the Madrid Advanced Studies Institute of Materials (IMDEA Materials Institute]) in Madrid, Spain, and Principal Investigator of the institute's Bio/Chemo/Mechanics of Materials research group.[1] He is also Professor of Materials Science and the Head of the Advanced Structural Materials and Nanomaterials research group at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM).[2]

Education

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LLorca attended the UPM, from which he received an honours degree in civil engineering in 1983 and a doctorate in materials science in 1986.[3]

Career

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Llorca began his academic career after receiving his doctorate from UPM, becoming an associate professor in the university's Department of Materials Science in 1987.[4] From 1989 to 1990, LLorca was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar in solid mechanics in the Division of Engineering at Brown University.[5]  In 1995, he became a full professor at UPM.[6]

In 2007, Llorca founded IMDEA Materials Institute. He served as the institute's director until 2017, at which point he took on the role of scientific director.[7]

In the field of integrated computational materials engineering, LLorca has been recognised[8] for his work in the systematic application of advanced computational tools and multiscale modelling strategies to establish links between the processing, microstructure and mechanical behaviour of structural materials.[9]

This research activity has impacted several fields, including the development of multiscale modelling strategies to simulate the mechanical behaviour of composites for structural and multifunctional applications,[10] which are considered the foundation of the virtual testing techniques to save time and cost in the certification of composite structures.[11]

In 2015, LLorca was awarded an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council.[12] It was found to be possible to predict the microstructure and mechanical properties of metallic alloys using a cascade of modelling strategies covering different length and time scales.[13]

Honours

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In 2023, LLorca was awarded the Leonardo Torres Quevedo National Prize in Engineering and Architecture by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation,[14] before receiving the Morris Cohen Award of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society,[15][16] as well as the Science and Technology Award from the International Magnesium Society[17] in 2024. In 2025, he was recognised by the Community of Madrid with the Research Prize Miguel Catalán 2025[18] for his scientífic career. In receiving the award he was noted as: "a pioneer in the systematic application of computational tools and multiscale simulation strategies for the design and processing of structural materials."[19] He was elected to the Academia Europaea (Physics and Engineering section) in 2013.[20] He is a Fellow of the European Mechanics Society[21] and in 2019 was the first Spanish researcher elected Fellow at the Materials Research Society.[22] In 2026, LLorca was included in the UPM's Hall of Distinguished People, where he was noted as a pioneer of computational materials engineering.[23]

References

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  1. ↑ "Javier Llorca". materials.imdea.org. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  2. ↑ "Observatorio de I+D+i UPM". www.upm.es. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  3. ↑ "Tesis Doctorales UPM: Consulta online". tesis.biblioteca.upm.es. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  4. ↑ "BOE-A-1987-18798 Resolución de 1 de julio de 1987, de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, por la que se nombra, en virtud de concurso, a don Francisco Javier Llorca Martínez Profesor titular de Universidad, área de conocimiento «Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica», de dicha Universidad". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  5. ↑ "GS Class of 1990". www.brownalumnimagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  6. ↑ "FCO. JAVIER LLORCA MARTINEZ - Polytechnic University of Madrid". portalcientifico.upm.es. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  7. ↑ "Javier Llorca". materials.imdea.org. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  8. ↑ Callejo, David (2023-09-27). "El director científico y fundador del IMDEA de Getafe recibe un premio nacional del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación | Ciencia y tecnología | Actualidad". Cadena SER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  9. ↑ "Javier LLorca". Departement Materiaalkunde. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  10. ↑ LLorca, J.; González, C.; Molina-Aldareguía, J. M.; Segurado, J.; Seltzer, R.; Sket, F.; Rodríguez, M.; Sádaba, S.; Muñoz, R.; Canal, L. P. (2011-11-23). "Multiscale Modeling of Composite Materials: a Roadmap Towards Virtual Testing". Advanced Materials. 23 (44): 5130–5147. Bibcode:2011AdM....23.5130L. doi:10.1002/adma.201101683. ISSN 0935-9648. PMID 21971955.
  11. ↑ González, C.; Vilatela, J. J.; Molina-Aldareguía, J. M.; Lopes, C. S.; LLorca, J. (2017-08-01). "Structural composites for multifunctional applications: Current challenges and future trends". Progress in Materials Science. 89: 194–251. arXiv:1703.09917. doi:10.1016/j.pmatsci.2017.04.005. ISSN 0079-6425.
  12. ↑ "ERC Advanced Grants 2014 Results" (PDF). European Research Council.
  13. ↑ Beyerlein, Irene J.; Xu, Shuozhi; Llorca, Javier; El-Awady, Jaafar A.; Mianroodi, Jaber R.; Svendsen, Bob (2019). "Alloy design for mechanical properties: Conquering the length scales". MRS Bulletin. 44 (4): 257–265. arXiv:1904.04569. doi:10.1557/mrs.2019.67. ISSN 0883-7694.
  14. ↑ "Inicio - Actividades y Agenda - Entrega de los Premios Nacionales de Investigación 2023". www.casareal.es. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  15. ↑ "Javier Llorca ganador del Premio Morris Cohen 2024". ETSI Caminos Canales y Puertos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  16. ↑ TecnoGetafe (2024-03-08). "El Director Científico de IMDEA Materiales hace historia como el primer español en recibir el Premio Morris Cohen". TecnoGetafe (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  17. ↑ "Universidad Politécnica de Madrid". www.upm.es. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  18. ↑ Madrid, Comunidad de (2025-11-13). "La Comunidad de Madrid reconoce con sus Premios de Investigación el estudio de materiales estructurales o el diagnóstico genético". Comunidad de Madrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  19. ↑ Madrid, Comunidad de (2025-11-13). "La Comunidad de Madrid reconoce con sus Premios de Investigación el estudio de materiales estructurales o el diagnóstico genético". Comunidad de Madrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  20. ↑ "Academy of Europe: Llorca Javier". www.ae-info.org. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  21. ↑ "Solid Mechanics Fellows – Euromech". euromech.org. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  22. ↑ "Internacional". www.upm.es. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  23. ↑ "Caminos UPM suma a su Salón de Personas Ilustres a Javier Llorca, pionero de la ingeniería de materiales computacional". ETSI Caminos Canales y Puertos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-05-11.
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