Asun Cantera

Background

About Asun Cantera

Highly motivated, detail-oriented, flexible, and consistent Engineer with demonstrated communicational and analytical skills Industrial Engineer, Mechanical Engineer (MSC) from University of Navarre, Tecnun and PhD from the University of the Basque Country (2014, UPV/EHU). The doctoral thesis was awarded by the Federación Iberoamericana de Ingeniería Mecánica (FEIBIM, 2015), “Analysis of the Mechanical Behavior of Bistable cross ply laminates”, under the supervision of Dr F Mujika. I also have working experience in several industrial companies during 15 years. Positive rating in research (sexenios) and in lecturing. I worked both in private (Fundial, Uribesalgo, Grupo Alumafel) and public sectors (Basque Government). Currently I am Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering of Vitoria, lecturing Applied Mechanics, in 2nd year of Mechanical, Electronic and Electric Engineering, Strength of Materials and Machine Design. I have been Visiting professor at Université de Pau et Des Pays de L´Adour (UPPA). I carried out researcher stays at University of Reno (USA, 2 months 2015-2016) working with Professors RF Gibson, y F. Gordaninejad, and at University of Bristol,(UK, 2016, 5 months) thanks to a postdoctoral scholarship of the Spanish Government “José Castillejo” (JC2015-00148). I belong to the research group 'Materials + Technologies'/ Mechanics of Materials from the University of the Basque Country. My research activity is focused on modeling and mechanical characterization of continuous fiber composite material. In recent years, I have focused on modeling nonlinear structures, on morphing, fracture mechanics and determination of Lamination Parameters.