|  Nanotechnology Activities Survey in Spain  | 
              
               
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                |  Name of the Laboratory  | 
                Nano-Architectures and Materials Design 
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                |  Department  | 
                Nano-Architectures and Materials Design | 
              
               
                |  Institution  | 
                  IMDEA Materials  | 
              
               
                |  Institution (Acronym)  | 
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                |  Contact Person (e-mail)  | 				
				
				GUZMAN DE VILLORIA, Roberto
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                |  Address  | 
                C/ Profesor Aranguren sn | 
              
			   
                |  Postal code  | 
                28040 | 
              
               
                |  Province  | 
                
				Madrid                 | 
              
               
                |  Autonomous Region  | 
                
				Madrid                 | 
              
               
                |  Country  | 
                Spain | 
              
               
                |  Phone  | 
                +34 | 
              
               
                |  Fax  | 
                +34673416926 | 
              
               
                |  Website  | 
                http://www.materiales.imdea.org/ | 
              
               
                |  Main Research Areas  | 
                 
                   * nano-architectures 
                    * composites 
                    * nano-engineered 
                    * materials design                   
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                |  Participating Projects | 
              
               
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				 * NFRP Coordinator: R. Guzman de Villoria 
				
				
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                |  Three more relevant publications within 2010-2013  | 
              
               
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				   * 				     				       R. Guzman de Villoria, A. J. Hart, and B.L. Wardle -  ACS Nano, 5 (6), pp 4850 - 4857, 2011                     
                   
                  * 				     				       R. Guzman de Villoria, N. Yamamoto, A. Miravete, and B.L. Wardle -  Nanotechnology, vol 22, 2011, p. 185502 (7pp).                     
                   
                  * 				     				       S.S. Wicks, R. Guzman de Villoria, and B.L. Wardle -  Composite Science and Technology, vol. 70, 2010, pp. 20- 28.                     
                   
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                |  Instruments and equipment available  | 
              
               
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                   * CVD reactor 
                     
                     
                                        
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                |  Number of researchers (3)  | 
              
               
                |  Permanent positions (Prof, Dr)  | 
                0 | 
              
               
                |  PhD(contracted)  | 
                0 | 
              
               
                |  PhD Students  | 
                2 | 
              
               
                |  Technicians  | 
                0 | 
              
               
                |  Others  | 
                0 | 
              
               
                | PhD 2010-2013  | 
                0 | 
              
               
                | PhD Ramon y Cajal (currently) | 
                1 | 
              
			  
			  
			  
             
               
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				   Nano powered ceramics
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