Anna Neus Igual Muñoz

Anna Neus Igual Muñoz is a Senior Scientist and Lecturer at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the School of Engineering (STI) and Institute of Materials (IMX). She has held academic roles since 2001, including Professor at the Technical University of Valencia (UPV) and Invited Professor at EPFL (2012-2016). Her work focuses on materials-environment interactions involving corrosion, tribology, and electrochemistry.

• Education: MSc in Industrial Engineering (Chemical Engineering specialization), PhD in Electrochemical Corrosion (2001) from UPV
• Postdoc: University of Virginia (2002) in electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Research interests include:

• Tribocorrosion mechanisms in metallic materials
• Surface analysis techniques for thin films
• Development of functional coatings for corrosion resistance
• Electrochemical behavior of alloys in dynamic environments

Recent publications highlight her expertise in:

• Electrochemical deposition of nanomaterials
• Tribocorrosion in biomedical implants
• Stability of cathodes in electrolyzers
• Passivation of titanium alloys

She teaches courses on corrosion, surface analysis, and tribology at EPFL, with a maximum of 18 students per lab session. Her PhD advisees include Lumongsod-Thompson Marian and Nida Sagarino, and she leads the SCI-STI-SM research group.