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Iman El Gharamti is a Researcher affiliated with Aalto University, serving as a Visitor (Faculty) in the Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering and the Marine and Arctic Technology department. She holds a Doctorate (Tekn. toht., konetekniikka) awarded in November 2021. Her research focuses on fracture mechanics of ice, creep behavior, and experimental methods in materials science, particularly in freshwater ice under varying thermal and loading conditions. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to climate and environmental research.
El Gharamti has conducted extensive experimental studies on ice fracture properties, thickness effects, and material behavior under different loading scenarios. Her methodologies include Digital Image Correlation for ice property analysis. She has collaborated internationally, including visits to the University Centre in Svalbard and Clarkson University, and presented at conferences such as the IAHR International Symposium on Ice and POAC.
Her publications highlight contributions to understanding ice mechanics, with studies on process zones, crack propagation, and thermal influences. Her research has been cited in peer-reviewed journals like Engineering Fracture Mechanics and the CRYOSPHERE. Media coverage includes a feature in Aalto-yliopisto discussing ice behavior under warming conditions.