Jorge Alcala Cabrelles

Jorge Alcala Cabrelles is a Full Professor at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), affiliated with the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Barcelona Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineering (ETSEIB). His research focuses on multiscale mechanics of materials, with emphasis on crystal plasticity, nanomechanics, and deformation mechanisms at the nanoscale. He holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering and has led numerous competitive research projects, including the InSup group investigating surface interactions in biomaterials and materials science.

His work spans molecular dynamics simulations of dislocation avalanches, indentation mechanics in metallic crystals, and the interplay between mechanical deformation and ferroelectric properties. Key contributions include studies on size-dependent plasticity, contact mechanics in nanoindentation, and energy landscape analysis of deformation processes. Over 130 publications and 18 competitive grants highlight his expertise in bridging atomic-scale phenomena with continuum mechanics models.

Research interests: Molecular Dynamics, Dislocation Dynamics, Finite Element Modeling, Contact Mechanics, Crystal Plasticity, Nanomechanics.

Recent projects include analyzing plastic instabilities in FCC/BCC metals and exploring flexoelectric switching mechanisms. His team collaborates internationally on topics like indentation-induced ferroelectric polarization and lattice disorder in perovskites.

Grants include Spanish National Research Program projects on micromechanical modeling and plasticity intermittency. Advises PhD candidates on topics like nanocontact plasticity and indentation crystal plasticity simulations.