Jose de Avila Jr.
MSc. Student
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanics of Composites & NanoStructured Materials Lab.
Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Current Researches:
- 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: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
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
- 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 - present: Substitute Professor
Federal Centre for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG)
Mechanical Engineering Department
Disciplines: Machine Components Design I & II
Education:
- in progress - 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 Centre 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:
- 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, in press, 2010. doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2010.02.002 - 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, November 15-20, 2009.
