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PHD DEGREE IN MECHANICAL SCIENCE

Doctoral program in Mechanical Sciences is a multidisciplinary program covering some areas: Energy, Materials and Mechanical Design. Research carried out is of fundamental character, numerical and experimental with purpose to respond the development needs of our country and of the world: power generation, development of new materials, machinery design and environment conservation. The program is focused on form a solid group of researchers with capacity of understand, formulate and solve the actual society problems.

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Research lines

  • o Analysis and design of power systems
  • o Modeling, Simulation and optimization of physics thermic process
  • o Mechanical and mechatronics systems design
  • o Combustion, control and emission mitigation technologies
  • o Formulation, characterization and application of advanced materials
  • o Materials processing
  • o Development of nano materials and nano transport technics
  • o Compose and nano-structured Materials

    • Patricia Ponton

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    (Ocassional Professor)

    Pontón is an occasional professor in the Materials Department of the National Polytechnic School since 2017. Her areas of interest are related to the synthesis, characterization and application of nanostructures based on TiO2, materials with negative or near thermal expansion. zero; chemical modification of surfaces of nanomaterials and nanocomposites of polymeric matrix.

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    • Doctorate
    • Publications
    • Curriculum Vitae

      • Doctorado

        • Doctor of Science in "Materials Engineering and Chemical and Metallurgical Processes", 2017. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering (DEQM), Brazil. Research topic: "Co-precipitation Synthesis of Y2W3O12 and Al2W3O12 Submicronic Powders and their Application in Polymer Matrix Composites".

      • Master's degree

        • Master's degree in "Materials Engineering and Chemical and Metallurgical Processes", 2013. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering (DEQM), Brazil. Research topic: "Funcionalização de nanotubos de titanato e a sua aplicação em nanocompósitos de matriz nilon-11".

      • Bachelor's degree

        • Chemical Engineer, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador, 2009.

      • Articles indexed in international journals

      • A. Dosen, P. I. Pontón, B. A. Marinkovic, “Thermally induced phase transformations of lepidocrocite-like ferrititanate nanosheets synthesized from a low cost precursor by hydrothermal method”, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 197 (2017), 138-144.
      • P. I. Pontón, L. P. Prisco, A. Dosen, G. S. Faro, M. A. S de Abreu, B. A. Marinkovic, “Co-precipitation synthesis of Y2W3O12 submicronic powder”, Ceramics International, 43 (2017), 4222-4228.
      • L. P. Prisco, P. I. Pontón, W. Paraguassu, C. P. Romao, M. A. White, B. A. Marinkovic, “Near-zero thermal expansion and phase transition in In0.5(ZrMg)0.75Mo3O12”, Journal of Materials Research, 31 (2016), 3240-3248.
      • L. P. Prisco, P. I. Pontón, M. V. Guamán, R. R. Avillez, C. P. Romao, M. B. Johnson, M. A. White, B. A. Marinkovic, “Assessment of the thermal shock resistance figures of merit of Al2W3O12, a low thermal expansion ceramic”, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 99 (2016), 1742-1748.
      • L. Mancic, P. I. Pontón, S. Letichevsky, A. M. Costa, B. A. Marinkovic, F. C. Rizzo, “Application of silane grafted titanate nanotubes in reinforcing of polyamide 11 composites”, Composites Part B: Engineering, 93 (2016), 153-162.
      • B. A. Marinkovic, P. I. Pontón, J. M. Resende, S. Letichevsky, M. Habran, J. B. Viol, O. Pandoli, L. Mancic, “Lepidocrocite-like ferrititanate nanosheets and their full exfoliation with quaternary ammonium compounds”, Materials & Design, 85 (2015), 197-204.
      • A. R. Soares, P. I. Pontón, L. Mancic, J. R. M. d`Almeida, C. P. Romao, M. A. White, B. A. Marinkovic, “Al2Mo3O12/polyethylene composites with reduced coefficient of thermal expansion”, Journal of Materials Science, 49 (2014), 7870-7882.
      • P. I. Pontón, J. R. M. d`Almeida, B. A. Marinkovic, S. Savic, L. Mancic, N. A. Rey, E. Morgado Jr, F. Rizzo, “The effects of the chemical composition of titanate nanotubes and solvent type on 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane grafting efficiency”, Applied Surface Science, 301 (2014), 315-322.

        • Articles indexed in national journals:

      • P. I. Pontón y V.H. Guerrero, “Obtención de materiales compuestos de matriz poliéster reforzados con fibra de abacá mediante estratificación manual”, Revista Tecnológica ESPOL RTE, ISSN: 1390-3659, 3 (2010), 47-54, Ecuador.
      • P. I. Pontón y O. Bonilla, “Estudio del efecto de encolado de fibra de abacá en el mejoramiento de su capacidad de tisaje”, Revista Politécnica 31(1) (2010), 130-139, Ecuador.

        • Published books

      • V.H. Guerrero, J. Dávila, S. Galeas, P. I. Pontón, N. Rosas, V. Sotomayor, C. Valdivieso, “Nuevos Materiales: Aplicaciones Estructurales e Industriales”, Artes e Impresión, ISBN: 978-9978-383-20-9, Quito- Ecuador, Diciembre 2011.
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    General Information

  • • Name: Doctoral program in Mechanical Sciences

  • • Academic Degree: Doctor (PhD) in Mechanical Sciences

  • • Program Type: semi-structured

  • • Academic Units:

      • - Department of Mechanical Engineering
      - Department of Materials
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