Conclusion | PhD in Mechanical Engineering by Filipa Grifo Cunha

On December 15, at 2:00 p.m., the PhD defense in Mechanical Engineering of Filipa Grifo Cunha took place in the Sala de Atos of Building IV at NOVA FCT. She presented the dissertation entitled “Enhancement of functionally graded material created by multi-feed wire and arc additive manufacturing using full-field identification method.”

The defense was held before a jury composed of academics of recognized merit:

Chair of the Jury

Dr. Virgílio Cruz Machado, Full Professor, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon

Members:

• Dr. António Andrade Campos, Full Professor, University of Aveiro
• Dr. Carlos Alves da Silva, Assistant Professor, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (Opponent)
• Dr. Valdemar Rebelo Duarte, Adjunct Professor, School of Technology of Setúbal, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal
• Dr. Virgílio Cruz Machado, Full Professor, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon
• Dr. José Cardoso Xavier, Associate Professor, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon (Supervisor)
• Dr. Raquel Brás de Almeida, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon

The thesis focuses on improving functionally graded materials produced by multi-feed wire and arc additive manufacturing, using full-field identification methods to characterize and optimize their mechanical behavior.

UNIDEMI congratulates Filipa Grifo Cunha on the successful completion of her PhD defense and wishes her every success in the continuation of her professional career.