MU / Researcher

Francis Avilés Position: Scientific Researcher Department: Materials Mexican national system of researchers (SNI): Level I Telephone : (+52-999)-942-83-30 ext 388 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Education 

• BS.Mechanical Engineering.Merida Institute of Technology, Mexico 2000
• MS.Applied Physics.CINVESTAV-Merida 2002
• PhD.Solid Body Mechanics and Materials.Florida Atlantic University, Florida, USA, 2005
• Postdoctoral stay.Composite materials.Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware, USA, 2006 

Research Lines

• Mechanics of composite materials, nanocomposites, experimental mechanics, modeling and simulation. 

Current projects 

• Mechanical and electrical properties of carbon nanotube nanocomposites.
• Fracture analysis and characterization of sandwich composite materials.
• Physical properties of metallic nanostructures over polymeric substrates. 

Recent publications

• TEM observations of MWCNTs oxidized by mild experimental conditions”, F. Avilés, A. Ponce, J.V. Cauich-Rodriguez, G.T. Martínez, Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, Vol. 20(1), 2012, 49-55.
• Mechanical properties of PET composites using multi-walled carbon nanotubes functionalized by inorganic and itaconic acids”, A. May-Pat, F. Avilés, P. Toro, M. Yazdani-Pedram, J.V. Cauich-Rodríguez, Express Polymer Letters, Vol. 6(2), 2012, 96-106.
• Influence of vacancies on the elastic properties of a graphene sheet”, A. Tapia, R. Peón-Escalante, C. Villanueva, F. Avilés, Computational Materials Science, Vol. 55, 2012, 255-262.
• On the merits of Raman spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis to asses carbon nanotube structural modifications”, R. Schönfelder, F. Avilés, A. Bachmatiuk, J.V. Cauich-Rodriguez, M. Knupfer, B. Büchner, M.H. Rümmeli, Applied Physics A, in press.
• Cyclic tension and compression piezoresistivity of carbon nanotube/vinyl ester composites in the elastic and plastic regimes”, J.J. Ku-Herrera, F. Avilés, Carbon, in press.

Awards and Honors 

• Member of the Mexican National System of Researchers (SNI), Level I.
• Member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences.

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