Contact Dr Adriana Encinas-Oropesa
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 750111
- Email: A.Encinas-Oropesa@cranfield.ac.uk
- Twitter: @AdrianaE_O
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Areas of expertise
- Design, Strategy & Innovation
- Structures and Materials
Background
Dr. Adriana Encinas-Oropesa is a Lecturer in Design and Materials at the Centre of Design Engineering.
Adriana's research area has been triggered by her passion to underpin design and materials systems with a sustainability agenda. She combines her Industrial Design background, with her Materials Science expertise to investigate processes and products to increase resource efficiency and develop new knowledge, methods, and systems. This research is based on understanding the effect of various operating environments on materials' product life and their interconnection as a part of peoples' everyday life.
Adriana holds an Industrial Design BSc from the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Mexico; an MSc in Industrial and Product Design from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain and a Ph.D. in Advanced Materials from Cranfield University.
Working closely with Industry, Adriana has over 15 years of experience evaluating the performance and degradation of materials at Cranfield. She has over 40 technical publications and has also contributed to the development of new British Standards for materials testing.
Fellowship from the UK Higher Education Academy (HEA) and Fellow of The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) Adriana is also a member of the Mexican National System for Researchers CONACyT (SNI).
Research opportunities
I am keen to supervise students investigating materials and product design, methods, and processes involving design-led research, innovation, and enterprise, from conceptualization to proof-of-concept evaluation. Topics of interest include; human-centered materials development, sustainable materials and technologies, circular economy, circular-driven materials, and waste/ resource efficiency for materials and products.
Current activities
Adriana is MSc. Programme Director for the Jiangsu University Cranfield Tech Futures Graduate Institute (JSU CU), a strategic collaboration between Jiangsu University (China) and Cranfield. This role involves the leadership and management of the Joint Institute academic programs including Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering Management, as well as developing new courses, encouraging innovation in teaching and assessment along with mentoring colleagues.
Adriana is the module leader of the User-centred Design module that is part of the Design Thinking course in the Centre for Design Engineering.
Clients
Unilever UK
Rolls-Royce plc (UK, Germany, and Canada)
MTU Engines (Germany)
Cool Milk ltd (UK)
National Council of Science and Technology CONACyT (Mexico)
Autonomous University of State of Mexico (UAEM)
Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Innovate UK
EU Framework Programmes (EU)
European Coal and Steel Community (EU)
Siemens Energy Inc (USA, Germany)
Alstom Power (UK)
Porvair Filtration (UK)
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Varghese A, Arana‐Catania M, Mori S, Encinas‐Oropesa A & Sumner J. (2024). Causal discovery to understand hot corrosion. Materials and Corrosion, 75(12)
- Salignon M, Gray S, Rose T & Encinas-Oropesa A. (2023). A New Preparation Method for 3D Bio-composite Filament Manufacturing: a Study on the Effects of Ball Milling on the Cohesion/Adhesion of an Agave tequilana Bagasse/PLA Pellet Mixture. Circular Economy and Sustainability, 3(3)
- Yu J, Hieu T, Gray S & Encinas-Oropesa A. (2023). A bi-objective decision support tool based on system dynamics and discrete event modelling for sustainable supply chain. Circular Economy, 1(3)
- Jiang Y, Yang R, Zang C, Wei Z, Thompson J, .... (2022). Toward Baggage-Free Airport Terminals: A Case Study of London City Airport. Sustainability, 14(1)
- Huang Y, Shafiee M, Charnley F & Encinas-Oropesa A. (2022). Designing a Framework for Materials Flow by Integrating Circular Economy Principles with End-of-Life Management Strategies. Sustainability, 14(7)
- Omar H-C, Isidro D-C, Philip LJ & Adriana E-O. (2022). “Film-stacking method as an alternative Agave tequilana fibre/PLA composite fabrication”. Materials Today Communications, 31(June)
- Xie J, Unnikrishnan D, Williams L, Encinas-Oropesa A, Mutnuri S, .... (2022). Influence of domain experience on icon recognition and preferences. Behaviour & Information Technology, 41(1)
- Syed AU, Martinez FD, Roberts T, Encinas-Oropesa A, Morar NI, .... (2021). Performance Comparison Between Isothermal Hot Corrosion And In Situ Cyclic Hot Corrosion of Nickel-Based Superalloys. Oxidation of Metals, 96(1-2)
- Haines-Gadd M, Charnley F & Encinas-Oropesa A. (2021). Self-healing materials: A pathway to immortal products or a risk to circular economy systems?. Journal of Cleaner Production, 315(September)
- Huerta-Cardoso O, Durazo-Cardenas I, Marchante-Rodriguez V, Longhurst P, Coulon F, .... (2020). Up-cycling of agave tequilana bagasse-fibres: A study on the effect of fibre-surface treatments on interfacial bonding and mechanical properties. Results in Materials, 8
- Huerta-Cardoso O, Durazo-Cardenas I, Longhurst P, Simms NJ & Encinas-Oropesa A. (2020). Fabrication of agave tequilana bagasse/PLA composite and preliminary mechanical properties assessment. Industrial Crops and Products, 152
- Shafiee M, Alghamdi A, Sansom C, Hart P & Encinas-Oropesa A. (2020). A Through-Life Cost Analysis Model to Support Investment Decision-Making in Concentrated Solar Power Projects. Energies, 13(7)
- Sumner J, Encinas‐Oropesa A, Simms NJ & Nicholls JR. (2014). Type
II hot corrosion: Behavior ofCMSX ‐4 andIN 738LC as a function of corrosion environment. Materials and Corrosion, 65(2) - Encinas‐Oropesa A, Simms NJ, Nicholls JR, Oakey JE, Heikinheimo L, .... (2014). Effect of biofuel‐derived contaminants on coated industrial gas turbines blade materials. Materials and Corrosion, 65(2)
- Sumner J, Encinas-Oropesa A, Simms NJ & Oakey JE. (2013). High temperature oxidation and corrosion of gas turbine materials in burner rig exposures. Materials Science and Technology, 29(7)
- Sumner J, Encinas-Oropesa A, Simms NJ & Nicholls JR. (2013). Type II Hot Corrosion: Kinetics Studies of CMSX-4. Oxidation of Metals, 80(5-6)
- Sumner J, Encinas-Oropesa A, Simms NJ & Oakey JE. (2011). High temperature oxidation and corrosion of gas turbine component materials in burner rig exposures. Materials at High Temperatures, 28(4)
- Simms NJ, Encinas‐Oropesa A & Nicholls JR. (2008). Hot corrosion of coated and uncoated single crystal gas turbine materials. Materials and Corrosion, 59(6)
- Simms NJ, Newton R, Norton JF, Encinas-Oropesa A, Oakey JE, .... (2003). Degradation of Fe–Cr–Al–RE and Ni–Cr–Al–RE foils in air and combustion gas atmospheres. Materials at High Temperatures, 20(3)
Conference Papers
- Haines-Gadd M, Charnley F & Encinas-Oropesa A. (2019). Self-healing materials in a circular economy
- Hardy MC, Herbert CRJ, Kwong J, Li W, Axinte DA, .... (2014). Characterising the Integrity of Machined Surfaces in a Powder Nickel Alloy used in Aircraft Engines
- Sumner J, Seraffon M, Simms NJ, Encinas-Oropesa A & Nicholls JR. (2012). Lifetime prediction for gas turbine materials in power generation
- Encinas-Oropesa A, Simms NJ, Nicholls JR, Drew GL, Leggett J, .... (2009). Evaluation of oxidation related damage caused to a gas turbine disc alloy between 700 and 800°C
- Encinas-Oropesa A, Drew GL, Hardy MC, Leggett AJ, Nicholls JR, .... (2008). Effects of Oxidation and Hot Corrosion in a Nickel Disc Alloy
- Simms NJ, Encinas-Oropesa A & Nicholls JR. (2008). Modelling the Development of Type I Hot Corrosion on Coated and Uncoated Single Crystal Superalloys
- Nicholls JR, Simms NJ & Encinas-Oropesa A. (2007). Modelling hot corrosion in industrial gas turbines
- Simms NJ, Encinas-Oropesa A, Kilgallon PJ & Oakey JE. (2005). Performance of gas turbine materials in 'dirty fuel' environments
- Simms NJ, Encinas-Oropesa A & Nicholls JR. (2004). Hot corrosion of coated single crystal superalloys
- Simms NJ, Encinas-Oropesa A & Nicholls JR. (2004). Development of Hot Corrosion on Coated Single Crystal Superalloys
- Simms NJ, Norton JF, Encinas-Oropesa A & McColvin GM. (2004). An Evaluation of the Performance of Candidate Gas Turbine Abradeable Seal Materials Exposed to a High Temperature Combustion Atmosphere
- Bacos M-P, Josso P, Vialas N, Poquillon D, Pieraggi B, .... (2004). ALLBATROS advanced long life blade turbine coating systems
- Simms NJ, Heikinheimo L, Encinas-Oropesa A, Tuurna S, Kilgallon PJ, .... (2003). Predicting type II hot corrosion in industrial gas turbines
- Simms NJ, Newton R, Norton JF, Encinas-Oropesa A, Oakley JE, .... (2003). Degradation of Fe–Cr–Al–RE and Ni–Cr–Al–RE foils in air and combustion gas atmospheres
- Simms NJ, Smith PJ, Encinas-Oropesa A, Ryder S, Nicholls JR, .... (2001). Development of type II hot corrosion in solid fuel fired gas turbines
- Simms NJ, Norton JF, Encinas-Oropesa A, Oakey JE, Wilshaw D, .... (2001). Degradation of Fe- and Ni-based Cr, Al-containing foils in a combustion gas atmosphere
- Wastling T, Sebastiampillai S, Liemberger M, Dubreuil X, Escamilla Greenham P, .... Women centred empowerment: developing solutions to improve living conditions in rural Mexico
Books
- Simms NJ, Encinas-Oropesa A & Nicholls JR. (2023). Hot corrosion of coated and uncoated single crystal gas turbine materials* In Protective Systems for High Temperature Applications EFC 57. CRC Press.
- Flores M, Golob M, Maklin D, Herrera M, Tucci C, .... (2018). How Can Hackathons Accelerate Corporate Innovation? In Moon I, Lee G, Park J, Kiritsis D & von Cieminski G (eds), IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (535). Springer International Publishing.
- Simms N, Encinas-Oropesa A, Nicholls J & Oakey J (eds). (2001). Life modelling of high temperature corrosion processes
