DrSoraia Pimenta

Associate Professor in Mechanics of Materials and Structures

Department of Mechanical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering

BIO

Soraia is a Reader at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London. She obtained her PhD from Imperial College London in 2013. Soraia’s research focuses on the mechanics of composites, with emphasis on the development of accurate and efficient models, addressing the entire life-cycle of materials and structures, and spanning from high-performance to high-volume applications of composites. Soraia received the SAMPE Schliekelmann Award in 2009, the International Committee for Composite Materials Tsai Award in 2011, the Japan Society for Composite Materials Hayashi Memorial International Award in 2015, and a Research Fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering (2015-2020).

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DEGREES

  • MEng
    FEUP - Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal22 Apr 2002 - 22 Jul 2008
  • PhD
    Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom4 Oct 2008 - 10 Apr 2013

FACULTY

  • Faculty of Engineering

POSITION NAME

  • Associate Professor in Mechanics of Materials and

FIELDS OF RESEARCH