© N. Rivas
Main Focus
Materials science engineer specializing in metallurgy,
ceramics and nano-characterization of materials implemented in renewable energy applications.
Characterization techniques:
- Atom probe tomography (APT)
- Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
- Focused ion beam (FIB)
- Electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD)
Curriculum Vitae
- 04/2021-present:
Full time Post-doctoral researcher
position at the Max Planck Institut für Eisenforschung (Düsseldorf, Germany) in
collaboration with Freudenberg
- 12/2019-03/2021: Research scientist position at Hasselt University (Hasselt, Belgium) in collaboration with Umicore
- 09/2015-09/2019: Full time PhD position at Hasselt University (Hasselt, Belgium) in collaboration with the Max Planck Institut für Eisenforschung (Düsseldorf, Germany) and RWTH Aachen (Aachen, Germany)
- 08/2013 – 05/2015 Research assistant at the Max Planck Institut für Eisenforschung
- 08/2010 – 09/2012 Process engineer in the ceramic tiles plant Americer (Ocumares del Tuy, Venezuela)