Humberto Almeida Jr

Humberto Almeida Jr
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)
Mechanical Engineering
LUT School of Energy Systems
+358 50 305 4460
LUT Focus Areas
Energy transition
Research areas
Mechanics of Materials
Materials Science

Biography

Humberto is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Composite Materials and Solid Mechanics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at LUT University, Finland. He is also a Visiting Researcher at the University of Manchester, UK. His primary research focus lies in the mechanics of high-performance fibre-reinforced polymer composites. He combines advanced computational modelling with experimental mechanics to generate impactful and meaningful findings.

His main research interests are:

  • Multiscale modelling
  • Uncertainty quantification
  • Damage and failure modelling
  • X-Ray computed tomography
  • Additive manufacturing of composites
  • Structural optimisation
  • Finite Element Method


Humberto has editorial roles in the following journals:

  1. Materials Today Communications: Assistant Editor
  2. Composite Structures: Early Career Editor
  3. Composites Communications: Early Career Editor
  4. Advances in Mechanical Engineering: Associate Editor
  5. Discover Polymers: Editorial Board Member
  6. Discover Materials: Editorial Board Member

Researcher information

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