Francis Aviles Cetina

Francis Aviles Cetina is a Researcher at CICY (Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán), Mexico, leading a research group focused on smart hierarchical composites with self-sensing capabilities. His work integrates smart materials for structural health monitoring, aiming to develop condition-based maintenance solutions for large composite structures.

Education:

• Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida (2000)
• Master's in Applied Physics from CINVESTAV (2002)
• PhD in Solid Mechanics from Florida Atlantic University (2005)
• Post-doctoral research in Composite Materials at the University of Delaware (2006)

Research interests include carbon-nanostructured composites, self-sensing damage detection, and transduction mechanisms in smart materials. His group's work bridges materials science, mechanical engineering, and nanotechnology to advance structural health monitoring applications.

Labs/Teams: Active leadership of the smart materials research group at CICY, Mexico.