Dr Erik Poloni
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in High Entropy Ceramics
Engineering 147, Mile End
| Supervisor: | Prof Michael Reece |
| Expertise: | My research interests are in the design, processing, and characterization of materials for extreme environments. In particular, composites of high-entropy ceramics and carbon fibres with improved hardness, thermal stability, thermal/electrical conductivity, and resistance against crack propagation, ablation, oxidation, and corrosion. |
Brief Biography
I graduated with a BSc in Manufacturing Engineering from Unicamp (Brazil) and later earned an MSc in Engineering from CentraleSupélec (France) and a PhD in Materials Science from ETH Zurich (Switzerland). During my PhD, I focused on bio-inspired composites, exploring their mechanical, optical, and functional properties through both experiments and theoretical work.
I completed a postdoc at the Institute for Space Systems at the University of Stuttgart (Germany), where I developed and tested heat shields for space vehicles, using plasma wind tunnels to simulate atmospheric entries into Earth, gas giants, and ice giants. I also worked as a postdoc at the Center for Advanced Structural Ceramics at Imperial College London (UK), developing tough graphite composites for space applications. These projects were funded by the European Space Agency.
I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at Queen Mary University of London (UK), where I focus on high-entropy ceramics for space vehicles, nuclear reactors, turbine blades, cutting tools, and electrical contacts.
I completed a postdoc at the Institute for Space Systems at the University of Stuttgart (Germany), where I developed and tested heat shields for space vehicles, using plasma wind tunnels to simulate atmospheric entries into Earth, gas giants, and ice giants. I also worked as a postdoc at the Center for Advanced Structural Ceramics at Imperial College London (UK), developing tough graphite composites for space applications. These projects were funded by the European Space Agency.
I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at Queen Mary University of London (UK), where I focus on high-entropy ceramics for space vehicles, nuclear reactors, turbine blades, cutting tools, and electrical contacts.