Research

I do research in three main areas: Ceramic composites, waste, manufacturing:

Composites:
Composites for Construction and building industry
Nanocomposites
High performance composites
Natural fiber composites
Materials under fire, impact, or irradiation

Waste:
Stabilization and utilization
Inorganic waste
Radioactive waste

Manufacturing:
Surface modification
Mechanical processing
Advanced manufacturing

Others
Materials characterization
Materials under extreme conditions
Dynamic properties

Art vs Science
Ceramics in art
Oil painting materials science
Alternative and new materials in art
Additive manufacturing in arts
Archaeology materials science
Ancient and cultural materials
Traditional techniques

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
Missouri University of Science and Tech., USA
Xavier University of Louisiana, USA
University of Florida, USA
The University of Tennessee, USA
University of California Los Angeles, USA
Centro Atomico Bariloche, Argentina
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil.
IME: Instituto Militar de Engenharia, Brazil
University of California, Berkeley, USA

LOCAL COLLABORATION
Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin
Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota