Raúl
Muñoz Sánchez

Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering. I hold a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Carlos III University of Madrid. I worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the aeronautics department at Imperial College London, analyzing, among other things, the damage tolerance of carbon fiber panels subjected to compression loads after impact. Previously, at the Imdea Materials Institute, I collaborated with AIRBUS for nearly 5 years on various R&D projects related to ice and lightning strike on aircraft. My thesis, titled "Mechanical Behavior of Hybrid 3D Woven Composites," was awarded the best doctoral thesis prize by the Spanish Association of Composite Materials (AEMAC). Outside of academia, I have worked as a Mechanical Engineer on significant industrial projects, such as analyzing the structural behavior of tritium generators for the ITER nuclear fusion experiment and leading the design of shielding for a nuclear reactor on a submarine. Currently, my research interests are focused on finite element simulation of nonlinear thermo-mechanical problems, as well as the study of composite materials (carbon fiber-reinforced polymers, glass, etc.), especially in response to impact loads.