Hector Basoalto is a Professor of Metallurgy and Multiscale Materials Modeling at the University of Sheffield's School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering. He leads the M2i2 research group and serves as Beacon Director of the Materials Made Smarter Centre (MMSC), focusing on bridging academic research with industrial applications through partnerships with companies like Rolls-Royce, GKN, and Airbus. His research specialises in: Micromechanics and multiscale material modeling Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Digital Threading frameworks for materials engineering Physics-based AI for materials Creep deformation in superalloys Additive manufacturing process modeling Key article trends include: Residual stress analysis in 3D printed components Thermal-fluid dynamics in laser and electron beam welding Microstructural modeling across scales Creep and fatigue behavior in aerospace alloys Uncertainty quantification in metallurgical processes Industrial applications of material informatics Scientific awards: NIST AM-Bench Challenge 2022 – 1st and 2nd prizes NIST AM-Bench Challenge 2018 – 1st prize He holds a PhD and B.Eng (Hons) and has led research teams at QinetiQ, HMV Catapult AFRC, and the University of Birmingham's PRISMM computational laboratory.







