Dr. Rafael Gitti Tortoretto Fim
Department Microstructure Physics and Alloy Design
Mechanism-based Alloy Design
Surface Science for Future Materials
Sustainable Magnets and Recycling
Mechanism-based Alloy Design
Surface Science for Future Materials
Sustainable Magnets and Recycling
Main Focus
Sustainable production of functional hard magnetic materials, recycling and post-processes
- Sustainable metallurgy and recycling of RE-Fe-B based permanent magnets
- Cryogenic processing of functional materials for energy applications
- Additive Manufacturing of hard magnetic materials
- Chemical, magnetic, microstructural and structural characterization of magnetic alloys and permanent magnets
Curriculum Vitae
2024 - present: Group deputy - Sustainable Magnets and Recycling Group - MPI SusMat
2024 - present: Postdoctoral researcher - Sustainable Magnets and Recycling Group - MPI SusMat, Germany
2022: Visiting researcher - Functional Materials Group - Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
2018 - 2023: PhD in Materials Science and Engineering - Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil
2016 - 2018: Master of Nuclear Technology and Materials Science - Nuclear and Energy Research Institute of Universiy of São Paulo (IPEN/USP), Brazil
2012 - 2015: Bachelor in Materials Technology - Faculty of Technology of São Paulo, Brazil