Natascha Zocoller Borba

• Assess the design, durability, and damage tolerance of hybrid joints • Coordinate research projects with industrial partners • Supervise bachelor/master students • Coordinate the thermal analysis laboratory (DSC and TGA) • Train and assist users of the scanning electron microscopy, confocal laser microscopy, and micro-computed tomography • Write and present technical reports and scientific papers internationally

• Assess the texture and material flow of titanium alloy plastically deformed by a friction-based joining process • Be responsible for experiments of transmission electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy • Assist the department with academic activities

• Evaluate the feasibility of friction-based joining process for thermoset composite in bridge structures • Assist the department with daily tasks (metallography procedures, mechanical tests, and thermal analyses) • Write technical reports

Assess the fracture toughness of PBT/ABS blend via essential work of fracture (EWF) method

Summer Internship at Itaipu in the Materials Superintendence (work offered for a month).

Evaluate the calcium aluminate cements for endodontic application

Ph.D. dissertation: "Design and structural performance of friction-riveted multi-material joints for aeronautic applications"

MEng. thesis: "Friction Riveting of Ti6Al4V and pultruded glass-fiber-reinforced thermoset polyester hybrid joints"

BEng. thesis: "Study of friction riveting of thermoset polymer and metal hybrid joints for infrastructure application" • Academic Coordinator at Materials Engineering Academic Center • Student representative of the Faculty Council • Co-founder of "Materials Science School for High schools"