Research fellow
Cindy Morales
Graduated in Chemical Engineering in 2014 from the Autonomous University of Coahuila in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. In 2015, she also obtained a specialization in Industrial Welding Technology at the Mexican Materials Research Society (COMIMSA) in Saltillo, Mexico, and in 2017, she earned a Master’s Degree in Industrial Welding Technology from the same research center. Recently, in 2023, she completed a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences at the University of Ferrara, focusing on topics related to the additive manufacturing of ferrous materials. Throughout her past and recent research activities, she has acquired specific skills in metallographic preparation, microstructural analysis, and its correlation with the mechanical properties of ferrous and non-ferrous metal alloys. Additionally, she has expertise in process-microstructure-property correlation for components produced through conventional/unconventional welding and additive manufacturing.
Currently, she is a research fellow on the ALERT project (Leghe di ALluminio per componenti soggetti a fatica E fretting: Rivestimenti e Trattamenti superficiali integrati), part of the FSR 2021-2027 Program of the Emilia-Romagna Region.
She is the recipient of the Aldo Daccò Award 2024 from the Italian Association of Metallurgy for her work entitled “Challenges in the quality control of EN AW 2024-T3 friction stir welded T-joints: microstructural optimization using neural network technique,” awarded on September 12, 2024, during the 40th AIM National Conference in Naples.