Jose de Avila Jr., M.Sc.
Doctor Candidate
Mechanics of Composites & NanoStructured Materials Lab.
Mechanical Engineering Department
Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Current Researches:
- Self-healing composite materials
- High performance nanostructured composites
- Carbon fiber/epoxy composite toughened by electrospun nanomembranes
- Carbon nanotubes and graphene sheets simulation using molecular mechanics and FEM
Advisor: Prof. Antonio Ferreira Avila, PhD.
Grantee of: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
Interests:
- Aircraft design, aerodynamics, stability, flight mechanics, control and performance
- Nanotechnology, composites and nanostructured materials
- Finite element method and structural analysis
- Mechanical design and optimization
- Computational mechanics
- Programming languages
Work:
- Mar/2009 - present: Researcher Assistant
Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Mechanical Engineering Department
Mechanics of Composites & NanoStructured Materials Lab.
- Feb/2010 - Dec/2011: Substitute Professor
Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG)
Mechanical Engineering Department
Disciplines: Machine Components Design, Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Vibrations
Education:
- in progress - Doctorate degree in Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Design
Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) - Brazil
Thesis: ...
Advisor: Prof. Antonio Ferreira Avila, PhD.
Grantee of: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
- 2010 - Master degree in Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Design
Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) - Brazil
Dissertation: "Interlayered Nanomembranes for High Performance Composites"
Advisor: Prof. Antonio Ferreira Avila, PhD.
Grantee of: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
- 2007 - Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering - Aeronautical Engineering
Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) - Brazil
Final Work: "Computational Implementation of the Routines Used in the Center for Aeronautical Studies (CEA-UFMG) to Calculate the Static Stability and Longitudinal Control of Light Aircrafts"
Advisor: Prof. Ricardo Luiz Utsch de Freitas Pinto, Dr.
Grantee of: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
Recent Publications:
- J. Avila Junior, A.F. Avila
"A Parametric Study on Electrospinning and its Application to Carbon/Epoxy Composites"
In: 21th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering (COBEM2011)
Natal/RN, Brazil, October 24-28, 2011
- A.F. Avila, J. Avila Junior, D.J. Souza, M. Triplett
"Moving from Hydrophilic to Super Hydrophobic Surfaces"
In: 26th Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites (ASC)
Montreal, Canada, September 26-28, 2011
- A.F. Avila, M.I. Yoshida, M.G.R. Carvalho, E.C. Dias, J. Avila Junior
"An investigation on post-fire behavior of hybrid nanocomposites under bending loads"
Composites Part B: Engineering, 41 (5) 2010, 380-387. doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2010.02.002
- A.F. Avila, E.C. Dias, D.T.L. Cruz, M.I. Yoshida, A.Q. Bracarense, M.G.R. Carvalho, E.C. Dias, J. Avila Junior
"An investigation on graphene and nanoclay effects on hybrid nanocomposites post fire dynamic behavior"
Materials Research, 13 (2) 2010, 143-150. doi:10.1590/S1516-14392010000200005
- A.F. Avila, M.G.R. Carvalho, A. Silva Neto, L.G.Z.O. Peixoto, L.G.B. Finotti, J. Avila Junior, P.P.C. Rocha
"Thermo-mechanical Characterization of Graphene Based Hybrid Nanocomposites"
In: 25th Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites (ASC)
Dayton, USA, September 20-22, 2010
- A.F. Avila, M.G.R. Carvalho, J. Avila Junior, G.R.S. Lacerda
"Atomistic Simulations of Carbon Nanotubes Hetero-Junctions"
In: 20th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering (COBEM2009)
Gramado/RS, Brazil, November 15-20, 2009
