Research groups

Jesús Doval Gandoy
URL: apetrg.webs.uvigo.es
Email: apetrg@uvigo.es
Lines:

• Power electronics.
• Renewable energy.
• Power quality.
• Electric drives.

José Cidrás Pidre
URL: grupo_ene.webs.uvigo.es
Email: grupo_ene@uvigo.es
Lines:

• Renewable energies: simulation and integration in electrical networks.
• Electric power networks: planning, analysis, control and protection.
• Electrical technology.
• Quality of Supply.
• Energy efficiency systems
• Evaluation of energy efficiency in facilities.
• Infrared thermography of electrical installations.

Juan M. Pou Saracho
URL: laseron.webs.uvigo.es
Email: jpou@uvigo.es
Lines:

• Laser treatment of biomaterials surface.
• Production of bioactive / bactericidal nanofibers by Laser Spinning.
• Production of nanoparticles by Laser Ablation.
• Additive manufacturing of implants (bioceramics, Titanium and CrCo alloys)..
• Generation of multiphase materials for tissue regeneration.

José Fariña Rodríguez
Email: jfarina@uvigo.es
Lines:

• Design and implementation of embedded systems for instrumentation, control and data processing.
• Quartz microbalance (QCM) sensors for electrochemical and biosensor applications.

José Enrique Ares Gómez
Email: enrique.ares@uvigo.es
Lines:

• Optimization of the useful life in the design, manufacture and reuse of products, equipment, tools and machines.
• Integration of lean-manufacturing and six-sigma methodologies in design and manufacturing 4.0 processes.
• Methodologies for the analysis and composition of tolerances.
• Implementation of Value Techniques in integrated systems.
• Application of additive and rapid manufacturing technologies.

José Carlos Prado Prado
URL: http://www.gio.uvigo.es/
Email: gio@uvigo.es
Lines:

• Design of Logistics Systems and Supply Chain management.
• Continuous Improvement and Staff Participation.
• Development and Integration of Management Systems (Quality, environment, Risk Prevention).
• Design of the Logistics of the Container and packaging (E + E).
• Evaluation and improvement of the performance of road transport processes.
• E-commerce

Ángel Fernández Vilán
URL: cima.webs.uvigo.es
Email: grupocima@uvigo.es
Lines:

• FEM simulation of mechanical systems, focusing on both static and dynamic problems, with non-linear behavior and viscohyperelasticity.
• Aerospace Research: mechanical design of minisatellites and study of their behavior through physical testing and FEM correlation.
• Mechanical equipment for application in particle physics: high resistance and low weight equipment, especially carbon fiber manufacturing and FEM calculation.
• Special mechanical equipment: 3D design, dynamic calculation using multi-leather systems and structural calculation using FEM.
• Renewable energy.

José Luis Fernández Fernández
URL: opticalmetrology.webs.uvigo.es
Email: jlfdez@uvigo.es
Lines:

• Study of deformations and vibrations and non-destructive tests of mechanical and structural components.
• Surface inspection, microgeometry analysis (roughness) and detection of defects (pores, cracks, etc.) in metals, ceramics, ornamental rocks and other materials.
• Development of algorithms for evaluating the phase of fringe patterns in the field of optical metrology.

Elena Martín Ortega
URL: sidor.uvigo.es
Email: emortega@uvigo.es
Lines:

• Numerical simulation of flows in arteries and coronaries.
• Reduced order models.
• Numerical simulation of heat treatments.
• Flow simulation using free and commercial software.

Jacobo de Uña Álvarez
URL: sidor.uvigo.es
Email: sidor@uvigo.es
Lines:

• Statistics.
• Operations research.
• Big Data.

Alejandro Pereira Domínguez
URL: cadcam.uvigo.es
Email: apereira@uvigo.es
Lines:

• Design of products, tools and manufacturing processes.
• Machining studies, cutting conditions and tool wear studies.
• Formed by casting. Realization of models. Simulation with 3DFlow Casting.
• Dimensional metrology, analysis and study of surface quality.
• Development of prototypes in ABS and Metals in additive manufacturing machine by:
  • Fused ABS deposition.
  • CMT welding.
  • Training: Delivery of Design and Manufacturing courses.

X. Ramón Nóvoa Rodríguez
URL: encomat.uvigo.es
Email: encomat@uvigo.es
Lines:

• Control of corrosion by high energy surface modification (ion implantation, laser remelting).
• Low energy surface modification corrosion control (self-assembled monolayers, sol-gel layers).
• Control of corrosion by organic and inorganic coatings.
• Control of steel corrosion in concrete (cathodic protection, chloride extraction, passivity).
• Study of alloys for biomedical uses (Ni / Ti, stainless steels, …).
• Development of electrodes for Li-ion batteries.
• Industrial applications of electrochemistry.

Estrella Álvarez da Costa
Email: chete@uvigo.es
Lines:

• CO2 capture: Innovation, control and monitoring.
• Physicochemical and thermal characterization of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids.
• Rheological characterization of foods and polymers.
• Multiphase separation processes.
• Savings and improvement of energy efficiency, industrial facilities, services or residences.
• Thermographic analysis of equipment, processes, installation and building.
• Study of renewable energies: Low temperature geothermal energy.
• Alternative fuels: 1st and 2nd generation Biodiesel; Bioethanol.
• Recovery of industrial waste.

Pio González Fernández
URL: newmaterials.uvigo.es
Email: newmaterials@uvigo.es 
Lines:

• Biomaterials for dental implants, bone and tissue engineering.
• Bio-inspired materials for implants, tissue engineering and drug delivery.
• Biomedical applications for medical diagnosis and tissue engineering.
• Group IV semiconductors (Si, Ge, SiC, SiGeC, SiGeSn, GePb …) for micro- and nano-electronics, photovoltaics, photonics, sensors, biomedicine …
• Functionalization of surfaces for electronics, flexible photonics and biomedicine.
• Laser cleaning for the preservation of cultural heritage.
• Characterization of surfaces, interfaces and thin layers.
• Numerical simulation of laser / matter interactions to optimize laser processes.