Sergio Cicero
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Full Professor of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering
Sergio Cicero González holds a degree in Civil Engineering (Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos) from the University of Cantabria (2002), a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management from the same university (2007), and a PhD in Civil Engineering (2007), with a dissertation titled Evaluation of the Structural Integrity of Components under Low Confinement Conditions. His thesis received the Extraordinary Doctorate Award, the University of Cantabria Social Council Award, and the European Doctorate Mention.
He has been a Full Professor in the area of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering since 2019. He began his research career as a predoctoral researcher at LADICIM in 2002 and later held positions as Assistant Lecturer, PhD Assistant Lecturer, Tenured Lecturer, and Associate Professor. Alongside his teaching and research work, he was a founding partner and the first Director of INESCO Ingenieros (2005–2007), Managing Director of the Leonardo Torres-Quevedo Foundation (2008–2013), and Director of the Research Area at the University of Cantabria (2016–2021).
He coordinated the interuniversity Master’s Degree in Integrity and Durability of Materials, Components, and Structures (2015–2023) and served as a member of the Research Committee at the University of Cantabria for thirteen years. He has authored over 200 publications indexed in Scopus and led five consecutive national projects under the Spanish National Plan, as well as four European projects: HIPERCUT, INCEFA-PLUS, INCEFA-SCALE, and FRACTESUS.
His work has been recognized with the Royal Academy of Engineering Medal (2019) for Young Researchers, in acknowledgment of his contributions to fracture mechanics, fatigue resistance, and knowledge transfer.
Research Lines
- Structural integrity of notched components using FAD-TCD methodology.
- Structural assessment of metallic and non-metallic materials.
- Analysis of additively manufactured components using PLA, ABS, and graphene-reinforced PLA.
- Development and validation of Failure Assessment Diagrams (FAD) in engineering.
- Application of the Theory of Critical Distances to the fracture behavior of advanced materials.
Featured Publications
- ‘Assessment of structural materials containing notch-type defects: A comprehensive validation of the FAD-TCD methodology on metallic and non-metallic materials.’ Cicero, S.. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 2024, 133, art. no. 104612.
- ‘Analysis of additively manufactured notched PLA plates using failure assessment diagrams.’ Cicero, S., Arrieta, S., Sánchez, M., Castañón-Jano, L.. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 2023, 125, art. no. 103926.
- ‘Structural integrity assessment of additively manufactured ABS, PLA and graphene reinforced PLA notched specimens combining Failure Assessment Diagrams and the Theory of Critical Distances.’ Cicero, S., Sánchez, M., Martínez-Mata, V., Arrieta, S., Arroyo, B.. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 2022, 121, art. no. 103535.
- ‘Analysis of notch effect in the fracture behaviour of additively manufactured PLA and graphene reinforced PLA.’ Cicero, S., Martínez-Mata, V., Castañón-Jano, L., Alonso-Estébanez, A., Arroyo, B.. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 2021, 114, art. no. 103032.
- ‘Estimation of the load-bearing capacity of tubular cantilever beams containing through-thickness circumferential U-notches.’ Cicero, S., Sánchez, M., Arroyo, B., Fuentes, J.D., Álvarez, J.A.. Engineering Structures, 2021, 229, art. no. 111598.
