Carmen Torres-Sanchez

Professor Carmen Torres-Sanchez leads the Multifunctional Materials Manufacturing Research Theme at Loughborough University’s Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. As Executive Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Embedded Intelligence, she integrates advanced manufacturing with biomimetic principles to create novel lightweight materials through mathematical modeling and ultrasound applications.

• Education: MEng Chemical Engineering (University of Granada), PhD Mechanical Engineering (Heriot-Watt University)
• Research Focus: Ultrasound-controlled porosity in polymeric foams, computational modeling of acoustic-structure interactions, functionally graded materials manufacturing
• Collaborations: Prof Mulholland’s team at Strathclyde University, FAR Composites UK Ltd

Her work combines Galilean mathematical principles with modern manufacturing to optimize material distribution. Publications in the Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics demonstrate her team’s contributions to porosity tailoring through ultrasonic irradiation. Current research explores applications in regenerative medicine scaffolds and food industry materials.

• Key Publications: 3D Acoustic-Structure Interaction (2025), Sonication Bubble Modeling (2025), Multiphysics COMSOL Conference Work (2017)
• Research Tools: Finite Element Analysis, Acoustic Pressure Field Modeling, Bubble Dynamics Simulation