Supernumerary Member

Experimental Sciences: Doctor of Chemical Sciences

Date of admission: March 19, 2019

Admission speech: “From the Beauty of Materials to the Arts and Advanced Technologies for the Innovative Society of the 21st Century”

Reply speech: Dr. Javier Gil Mur, Doctor of Chemical and Materials Engineering

Dr. JOSEP MARIA GUILEMANY CASADAMON

UNIVERSITY QUALIFICATIONS

TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

  • Associate Professor (1978) at the Complutense University of Madrid.
  • Senior Lecturer in Physical Metallurgy (1982).
  • Full Professor of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Barcelona (1983–).
  • Key architect in creating the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Barcelona, where he served as Director (2005).
  • Member of the editorial team of the White Paper of ANECA (2004–2007), which enabled the introduction of the Degree in Materials Engineering in Spain.
  • Pioneer in Spain in:
    • Scanning Electron Microscopy and Electron Probe Microanalysis (University of Cambridge, 1971).
    • Compacted Cast Irons (1982).
    • Smart Shape Memory Alloys (1987).
    • Thermal Spray Technologies (1988) and Cold Spray (2009).
  • Founder of the Thermal Spray Center (CPT) of the University of Barcelona (1994), the only one of its kind in Spain, which he directed for 24 years. Recognized as a Technological Innovation Center (1999) and Consolidated Research Group (2001) by the Government of Catalonia.
  • Fellow of the Institution of Metallurgists (IoM3), United Kingdom (1977).
  • Secretary and founder of the Technical Section of Metallurgy of the College of Chemists of Spain (1978).
  • Chartered Engineer by the Council of Engineering Institutions, United Kingdom (1978).
  • Distinguished Member of the Spanish Welding Association (1988).
  • Vice-President of the European Thermal Spray Association (ETSA) (2013).
  • Supervisor of 50 doctoral theses.
  • Speaker at more than 130 international conferences.
  • Principal investigator in over 160 international research projects.
  • Holder of more than 35 patents and industrial secrets.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Author of over 1,200 scientific and technical contributions.
  • More than 20 published books and monographs.

AWARDS AND HONOURS

  • National Industry Institute Foundation Award (1974).
  • Gold Medal and Award of the Royal Spanish Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences (1977).
  • Juan March Foundation Award (1981).
  • International Metallographic Society Award, USA (1982).
  • “Emilio Jimeno” Award from the College of Chemists of Spain (1988).
  • “Domingo Martínez” Research Award, Valladolid (1993).
  • International Thermal Spray Association Awards in Singapore (2001) and Germany (2002).
  • City of Barcelona Award for Technology (2005).
  • “Rose Prize” from the Academy of Sciences of the People’s Republic of China (2010).
  • Award for Best Materials Researcher in Spain from the Spanish Association of Scientists (2011).
  • Medal of the University of Barcelona (2017).
  • Honorary Member of the Spanish Center for Welding and Joining Technologies (CESOL, 2018).

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