Lecturers


Conference 1

Friction Stir Welding and Processing of Aluminum Alloys: Recent Advances and Industrial Applications

Dr. Eng. Hernan Svoboda

Mechanical engineer from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), doctor from the UBA in the engineering field, and Independent Researcher at CONICET. In the last 20 years he has developed his activity as a researcher in the field of ​​Metallic Materials Processing, especially in relation to Welding Technology, addressing issues related to the study of the relationships between processes, structure and properties. He has presented and published more than 280 papers in national and international conferences and published more than 60 articles in specialized Journals. At the same time, he has developed a strong interaction with the industry, generating various transfer activities. Currently, he is director of the group of Welding Technology and Mechanical Behavior of Metallic Materials of INTECIN (UBA-CONICET Institute) and Director of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering – UBA. In the context of the COVID-19 health emergency, he is the coordinator of the RespirAr UBA Project.



Conference 2

Functions of Polarity, Pulsing, Gas, and Fluxes in Arc Welding

Prof. Patricio F. Mendez

Weldco Industry Chair in Welding and Joining and Director of Canadian Centre for Welding and Joining at University of Alberta. His teaching and research focus on physics and mathematics of welding and materials processing, including heat transfer, magnetohydrodynamics, arc plasma, thermodynamics, and kinetics. Applications include wear protection for mining, and oil extraction, alloy development, procedure development, new welding processes such as laser cladding, casting, solidification, and direct metal additive manufacturing using semi-solid processing. Before joining the University of Alberta in January 2009, he taught and researched at the Colorado School of Mines. Before that, he was a consulting engineer at Exponent Inc. In 1995 he co-founded Semi-Solid Technologies Inc. in Cambridge, MA. He holds a Ph.D. and a M.S. degree in Materials Engineering from the MIT, and a Mechanical Engineer degree from the University of Buenos Aires. He is a Fellow of the AWS and the CWA. Awards include UofA Outstanding Mentorship in Undergraduate Research, AWS William Irrgang Award, IIW Kenneth Easterling Award, the ASM Brian Ives Award, the NSF CAREER Award, the MIT Rocca Fellowship, and UBA Research Fellowship. He has 83 indexed publications and 9 patents.



Conference 3

Development of a Successful Repair Procedure for Embrittled High Strength Steel Penstock Welds

Prof. Horst Cerjak

Graduation in Metallurgy from Montan University Leoben, Austria. Doctorate from the University of Technology Hannover, Germany. Responsible for Materials and Welding for Primary Nuclear Components for all German built Nuclear Power Plants, in SIEMENS – KWU Erlangen, Germany. He also worked intensively on the Argentinian Nuclear Power Plants CNA 1 and CNA 2. Full Professor and Director of Institute for Material Science and Welding at Graz University of Technology, Austria. Main Research Focus: Connection of microstructural based science approaches of modelling and simulation to application in industry. Close cooperation with industry. Service in national and international research projects and international scientific organizations like IIW (International Institute of Welding). Independent Consultant Focus; Hydro Power Plant Industry. Author of 350 Publications and Author and Editor 14 books. Recipient of many high ranked national and international scientific awards.



Conference 4

Requirements for rehabilitation of old metallic structures through welded reinforcements

Eng. Sebastián Laprida

Civil Engineer graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Buenos Aires (FIUBA). Specialized in design and construction of reinforced concrete and metallic structures. He has ventured into the use of innovative techniques, such as the use of fibers as a concrete reinforcement, and of compensators and retraction reducers to obtain high performance concretes. For more than 10 years he has used and carried out non-destructive trials as a work and quality control tool in the works in which he is involved. He is a member of the Association of Structural Engineers (AIE). Since 2015 he is a member of the Non-Destructive Tests Committee (CEND), where he currently is President of the Board.



Conference 4

Requirements for rehabilitation of old metallic structures through welded reinforcements

Eng. Marcelo Liendo

Metallurgical engineer from the National Technological University of Buenos Aires, with more than 30 years of experience in metallurgy applied to the nuclear field. He completed an International Atomic Energy Agency training in Fractomechanics at the University of Tennessee, United States. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the CEND (Committee for Non-Destructive Testing applied to civil engineering and historical heritage) and a member of the International Working Group Argentina of ASME, Section III and various associations related to metallurgy and the nuclear field. He participated in the manufacture of welded components for the retubation of the reactor for the Life extension project of the Embalse Nuclear Power Plant. Currently, he is Head of the Mechanical and Civil Department of the CNAI (Atucha I Nuclear Power Plant) life extension project.



Conference 5

Additive manufacturing of metals. Special features and application of DMLS technology

Adrián G. Dünky

Electromechanical technician. He has worked at INTI Rafaela for 15 years. Since 2015 he has been working in the ​​design area and additive manufacturing. He specializes in design of parts and products for additive manufacturing of polymers and metals. He is a qualified operator of CenTec Rafaela’s additive manufacturing equipment.