Sofia Traba

Assist with research in the European Clean-Sky Project SORCERER in the area of Structurally Integrated Energy Storage and Additive Manufacturing: -Planning of research tasks and meetings -Planning and writing of technical presentations -Evaluation and analysis of manufacturing- and test related technical matters -Participate in scientific research on current collectors and additive manufacturing processes and write a scientific contribution, in collaboration with different project partners.

Dry surface preparation of titanium alloys before bonding and painting including: -Synthesis of the technologies available on the market (laser, plasma, blasting, etc.) -Adhesion properties and metallurgical effects on titanium for each process -Mechanical properties (shear, peeling, traction, etc.) of the bonded assemblies

Synthesis of a new fast lithium ion conductor for solid-state batteries including: -Laboratory techniques for material characterization (ball milling, powder X-ray diffraction, Raman -spectroscopy, simultaneous thermal analysis), -Synthesis and doping of lithium indium bromide, -Data treatment.

Bibliographic research of a process for biodiesel production from Chlorella Protothecoides algae: -Synthesis of the different biofuels available -Description of the process step by step (mass balance, co-products, properties of the final product) -Design of the main reactor and agitator

« Innovative materials for health, transport and energy » Fiber composites, materials and multimaterials for energy, deformation and damage of polymer materials, assemblies, microtechnologies and functional oxides.

Surface treatment, composites, metallurgy, electrochemistry, biomaterials, tribology, adhesion, welding, surface analysis, polymers, micromechanics of composites, metal fabrication, project management

Basics of process engineering, units operations (distillation, absorption, adsorption), regulation, reactors, calculation and control of processes, design and dimensioning of processes and energy systems.