On May 26th, 2017, Dr. Àlex Ferrer has been awarded his PhD by the UPC·Barcelona Tech. Dr. Ferrer carried out his thesis within the Structural Analysis Programme, entitled "Multi-Scale Topological Design of Structural Materials: An Integrated Approach”.
Conducted under the supervision of the Professors Xavier Oliver and Juan Carlos Cante, both researchers at CIMNE, the PhD Thesis has received a qualification of "Excellent Cum Laude".
The exam committee was composed by Prof. Gabriel Bugeda (CIMNE/UPC, Barcelona, Spain), Prof. Fermín Navarrina (University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain) and Prof. Jose Guedes (Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal).
From left to right: Prof. J. Guedes, Prof. F. Navarrina, Prof. G. Bugeda, Dr. A. Ferrer, Prof. X. Oliver, Prof. J.C. Cante