Rafael Borrajo

Rafael Borrajo is an Associate Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University's Faculty of Technology, Art and Design, Department of Mechanical, Electrical and Chemical Engineering. He teaches Materials Technology and Hydraulics and Machine Systems.

• Education: BSc in Industrial Engineering (University of Malaga, Spain, 2008), MSc (University of California, Irvine, 2012), and PhD (UC Irvine, 2014) in Material Science and Space Propulsion under Prof. Gamero-Castaño.
• Research Focus: Materials innovation/characterization using ion/nanoparticle beams, super-hard materials, steel optimization, and spacecraft propulsion.
• Expertise: SEM, TEM, FIB, EBSD, XRD, EDS, AFM.
• Collaborations: European Space Agency (ESA), Luleå Technical University, KTH Stockholm, Yale University.

His research spans materials physics, nanostructuring, and space propulsion, with recent work in electrospinning for construction materials. He has contributed to understanding sputtering mechanisms and microstructure evolution in hard materials.

Current affiliations: Member of research groups ADEPT (ADvanced hEalth intelligence and brain-insPired Technologies) and Mechanics, Mechatronics and Material Technology. Projects include Brain activation during gait and balance.