Rosa Maria Mendes Miranda

Interesses Científicos

Fields of Expertise: - Welding and joining Technologies - Laser Welding - Welding Metallurgy - Materials Engineering - Materials Processing with High Power Beams (Lasers, High Pressure Water Jets and Electron Beams) Membership in Professional and Honorary Societies: - Portuguese Professional Association of Engineers (Senior Fellow) - Portuguese Materials Society - American Water Jet Technology Association - International Society of Water Jet Technology (Board of Directors) ~ Honours and Awards: - Awarded “Alfredo Bensaude Award” at the Technical University, Lisbon, 1987. - French Government Research Fellowship, CALFETMAT, Institut Nacional des Sciences Appliquées em Lyon (France), 1987. - JNICT Research fellowship, Technical University of Lisbon, 1991-1994. - Awarded “ Best work on laser applications to welding and joining”, by Vigo University and CESOL at EUROJOIN6 with the paper “Fiber laser bead-on-plate welds in titanium, aluminium and X100 steel”. Scientific Activity: - Coordinator and/or researcher of 32 projects in research, technology transfer and education funded by national and international authorities. - Author and co-author of 11 text books or chapters in text books, 29 papers in peer reviewed international journals, 26 papers in national technical journals, 55 communications at international conferences, 12 of which as invited speaker and 16 communications in national conferences. -Proposal reviewer of the European Commission, since 1996, for programmes as: Standard, Measurements and Testing, BRITE – EURAM, GROWTH, Marie Curie, Leonardo da Vinci. - Proposal reviewer of Portuguese National Offices since 1996, for national R&D programmes. - Reviewer of scientific Journals edited by: Elsevier, Taylor and Francis, etc.

Publicações Representativas

PhD in Mining Engineering, Technical University of Lisbon (IST), Lisbon, 1996. European Welding Engineer,Portuguese Welding and Quality Institute (ISQ), 1983. Metallurgical Engineer Degree, Technical University of Lisbon (IST), Lisbon, 1981. - R. M. MIRANDA, L. QUINTINO “CO2 laser cutting of calcareous stones”, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 19, (6), 2004, 1133-1143. - A. COSTA, L. QUINTINO, R. M. MIRANDA, “Microstructural aspects of laser dissimilar welds of hard metals to steels”, Journal of Laser Applications, 16, (4), 2004, 206-211. - R. M. MIRANDA “Structural analysis of the heat affected zone of marble and limestone tiles cut by CO2 laser” Materials Characterization, 53, (5), 2004, 411-417. - I. PIRES, L. QUINTINO, R. M. MIRANDA, “Performance of 2024-T3 aluminium adhesive bonded joints”, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 20, (2), 2005, 175-185. - R. M. MIRANDA, L. QUINTINO “Microstructural study of material removal mechanisms observed in abrasive water jet cutting of calcareous stones”, Materials Characterization, 54, (4-5), 2005, 370-377. - C. G. ASCENÇO, J. P. GOMES, N. M. COSME, R. M. MIRANDA “Analysis of welding fume: a short notice on the comparison between two sampling techniques”, Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, 87, (3), 2005, 345-349. - I. PIRES, L. QUINTINO, R. M. MIRANDA, “Numerical simulation of mono- and bi-adhesive aluminium lap joints”, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 20, (1), 2006, 19-36. - A. COSTA, R. M. MIRANDA, L. QUINTINO, “Materials behaviour in laser welding of hard metals to steel” Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 21, (5), 2006, 457-463. - QUINTINO L., PIMENTA G., IORDACHESCU D., R. M. MIRANDA., PEPE N., “MIG brazing of galvanized thin sheet joints for automotive industry”, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 21, (1), 2006, 63-73. - IORDACHESCU D., QUINTINO L., R. M. MIRANDA, PIMENTA G., “Influence of shielding gases and process parameters on metal transfer and bead shape in MIG brazed joints of thin zinc coated steel plates”, Materials and Design, 27, (5), 2006, 381-390. - I. PIRES, L. QUINTINO, R. M. MIRANDA, J. P. GOMES, “Fume emssions during Gas Metal Arc Welding”, Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, 88, (3), 2006, 385-394. - D. IORDACHESCU, L. QUINTINO, R. M. MIRANDA, G. PIMENTA, “Brazed joints properties of the automotive galvanised thin sheets”, Welding Equipment and Technology, XII, 2006, 5-12. - I. PIRES, L. QUINTINO, R. M. MIRANDA, “Analysis of the influence of shielding gas mixtures on the GMAW metal transfer modes and fume formation rate”, Materials and Design, 28, (5), 2007, 1623-1631. - L. QUINTINO, A. COSTA, R. MIRANDA, D. YAPP, V. KUMAR, C.J. KONG, “Welding With high Power Fiber Lasers – A Preliminary Study”, Materials & Design, 28, (4), 2007, 1231-1237. Included in Science - Direct TOP25 Hotest Articles October 2007. - L. QUINTINO, A. COSTA, R. MIRANDA, “Fiber laser bead on plate welds in pipeline steel and aluminium”, The Annals of Dunarea de Jos, University of Galati, Fascicle XII, Welding Equipment and Technology, Year XVIII, ISSN 1221-4639, 2007, 11-18. - A. COSTA, R. M. MIRANDA, L. QUINTINO, D. YAPP, “Analysis of beam material interaction in welding of Ti with fiber lasers”, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 22, (7), 2007, 798-803. - D. IORDACHESCU, M. IORDACHESCU, L. QUINTINO, R. M. MIRANDA, “Properties of MIG brazed joints of thin sheet”, Welding and Materials Testing, 3, 2007, 14-25. - R. M. MIRANDA, G. LOPES, L. QUINTINO, J.P.RODRIGUES, “Rapid prototyping with high power fiber lasers”, Materias & Design, 29, 2008, 2072-2075. Included in Science Direct TOP25 Hotest Articles April 2008. - R. M. MIRANDA, L. QUINTINO, A. COSTA, J. C. P PINA, T. ROSA, P. CATARINO, J. P. RODRIGUES, “Analysis of different laser welding processes for joining hardmetals to steel”, Welding in the World, 52, (7/8), 2008, 42-51. - J. ALEGRIA,, R. M. MIRANDA, J. M. GOMEZ de SALAZAR, A. A. FERNANDES, “Modelling of voids closure in the diffusion bonding process”, Materials Science Forum, vols. 587-588 (2008), 731-735. - R. M. MIRANDA, A. COSTA, L. QUINTINO, D. YAPP, D. IORDACHESCU, “Characterization of weld microstructures in fiber laser and tungsten arc welding joints of X100 pipeline steel ”, Materials & Design, 30, (2009), 2701-2707. - F. NASCIMENTO, T. SANTOS, P. VILAÇA, R. M. MIRANDA, L. QUINTINO “Microstructural modification and ductility enhancement of surfaces modified by FSP in aluminium alloys”, Materials Science and Engineering A, 506 (2009) 16-22.