Borja Arroyo
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Structural Integrity Manager
Borja Arroyo Martínez earned his PhD from the University of Cantabria in 2017, graduating Cum Laude with a thesis titled Mechanical Characterization of High and Medium Strength Steels Under Hydrogen Embrittlement Conditions Using Small Punch Tests. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering (Roads, Canals, and Ports) from the University of Cantabria (2010), having spent one year at the Grande École INSA-Lyon (France). Additionally, he completed a Master’s in Research (2011), a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (2015), and holds a Professional Certificate in Production Management (2015), as well as training in Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (ARIEMA, 2023).
He is currently a Lecturer in the field of Graphic Expression in Engineering at the University of Cantabria and has been accredited as an Associate Professor by ANECA since 2022. His professional career has been entirely at the University of Cantabria, where he has held positions as a research fellow, predoctoral contracted researcher, postdoctoral contracted researcher, and researcher. Since 2023, he has also served as a substitute professor in the Department of Geographic Engineering and Graphic Expression Techniques.
He has participated in over 30 research and technology transfer projects, more than half of which are competitive projects at the European, national, and regional levels. He is the Principal Investigator of a State Plan project (PID2023-152089NB-I00) and has served as Technical Director in several privately funded projects. He completed predoctoral stays at the University Institute of Industrial Technology of Asturias and the University of Oviedo, as well as a postdoctoral stay at the National Technological Institute of Mexico (Celaya).
Among his achievements are the supervision of three completed doctoral theses and one currently in progress, co-authorship of more than 75 publications—around 30 of which are in JCR journals, primarily Q1—and the acquisition of three invention patents. He has received awards for the best presentation by a non-PhD researcher at the GEF2016 conference and for the best oral presentation at the 12th JCM – 33rd INGEGRAF (2024).
Research Lines
- Mechanical characterization of high and medium strength steels subjected to hydrogen embrittlement.
- Development of advanced experimental techniques based on Small Punch tests.
- Applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in structural integrity analysis.
- Optimization of production processes in the metallic materials and renewable energy industries.
- Innovative teaching in graphic expression applied to civil and mechanical engineering.
Publicaciones destacadas
- ‘A current and global approach for the syllabus of a first graphic expression subject in a civil engineering degree.’ Arroyo, B., Lastra, P., Otero, C.. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2024 (pendiente de publicación).
- ‘On the use of mini-CT specimens to define the Master Curve of unirradiated reactor pressure vessel steels with relatively high reference temperatures.’ Sánchez, M., Cicero, S., Arroyo, B., Cimentada, A.. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 2023, 124, 103736.
- ‘Time optimization of the step loading technique in hydrogen embrittlement small punch tests.’ Arroyo, B., Andrea, L., Gutiérrez-Solana, F., Álvarez, J.A.. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 2022, 117, 103206.
- ‘Hydrogen embrittlement processes in microalloyed steel notched tensile samples.’ Cayón, A., Gutiérrez-Solana, F., Arroyo, B., Álvarez, J.A.. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 2021, 112, 102878.
- ‘Analysis of key factors of hydrogen environmental assisted cracking evaluation by small punch test on medium and high strength steels.’ Arroyo, B., Álvarez, J.A., Lacalle, R., Uribe, C., García, T.E., Rodríguez, C.. Materials Science and Engineering A, 2017, 691, pp. 180–194.
