Rafael Lopez Rangel

Rafael Rangel is a researcher in computational mechanics with a general interest in multiphysics and multiscale numerical modeling applied across various engineering fields, primarily geotechnical, structural, mechanical, and chemical. Dr. Rangel earned his PhD degree (2024) in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (BarcelonaTech-UPC), Spain, while working as a research engineer in the Structural and Particle Mechanics group of the International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE) and also completing academic secondments at the University of Surrey and Imperial College London, UK. He obtained his BSc (2016) and MSc (2019) degrees in Civil Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil, while working as a research fellow in the Modeling and Visualization in Engineering and Geology (MVGEO) group of the Tecgraf Institute of Technical-Scientific Software Development of PUC-Rio (Tecgraf/PUC-Rio). Rafael is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Soil Micro Mechanics (SMM) group of the University of Twente, Netherlands. His ongoing research projects focus on computational modeling and simulation of the thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of granular materials, employing discrete numerical methods and continuum-discrete multiscale approaches, often enhanced by machine learning-based coupling. Occasionally, he also investigates the geometrically nonlinear behavior of frame structures and develops graphical-interactive software for structural analysis.

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Acadêmico

Formação acadêmica

Doutorado em Civil Engineering

2020 - 2024

Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Título: Continuous-discrete numerical modeling of the thermomechanical behavior of granular media supported by experimental campaign
Orientador: Alessandro Franci
Coorientador: Eugenio Oñate. Bolsista do(a): European Commission, EC, Bélgica. Palavras-chave: Granular materials; Thermomechanics; Heat generation; Discrete Element Method; Machine learning; Experimental analysis. Grande área: EngenhariasGrande Área: Engenharias / Área: Engenharia Química.

Mestrado em Engenharia Civil

2017 - 2019

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio
Título: Educational tool for structural analysis of plane frame models with geometric non-linearity, Ano de Obtenção: 2019
Luiz Fernando Campos Ramos Martha.Bolsista do(a): Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, CNPq, Brasil. Palavras-chave: Computational mechanics; Structural Analysis; Nonlinear analysis; Numerical methods; Finite Element Method; Educational Software. Grande área: EngenhariasGrande Área: Engenharias / Área: Engenharia Mecânica / Subárea: Mecânica dos Sólidos.

Graduação em Engenharia Civil

2011 - 2016

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio
Título: Development of a Graphic Program for Structural Analysis of Linear Element Models
Orientador: Luiz Fernando Campos Ramos Martha

Pós-doutorado

2025

Pós-Doutorado. , University of Twente, UT, Holanda. , Bolsista do(a): Dutch Research Council, NWO, Holanda. , Grande área: Engenharias, Grande Área: Ciências Exatas e da Terra / Área: Geociências / Subárea: Geofísica.

Formação complementar

2022 - 2022

MATHEGRAM Training School 3: Entrepreneurship, Career and Research Skills. (Carga horária: 16h). , AgroParisTech, AgroParisTech, França.

2022 - 2022

CIMNE Winter School: An excursion through computational methods. (Carga horária: 26h). , International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering, CIMNE, Espanha.

2021 - 2021

16th Short Course on Computational Plasticity (COMPLAS Course). (Carga horária: 10h). , European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, ECCOMAS, Espanha.

2021 - 2021

Short Course on Particle-Based Methods in Engineering and Applied Science. (Carga horária: 12h). , European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, ECCOMAS, Espanha.

2021 - 2021

MATHEGRAM Training School 2: Regulation, Legislation & Innovation. (Carga horária: 14h). , Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, AIRBUS DS GMBH, Alemanha.

2020 - 2020

MATHEGRAM Training School 1: Research Methods and Science Communication. (Carga horária: 26h). , University of Surrey, SURREY, Inglaterra.

2020 - 2020

MATHEGRAM Advanced Course 2: Emerging Applications of Granular Materials. (Carga horária: 20h). , Université Grenoble Alpes, UGA, França.

2019 - 2019

Hybrid High-Order Methods. (Carga horária: 6h). , Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, LNCC, Brasil.

2019 - 2019

Finite Element Methods for Incompressible Flows. (Carga horária: 6h). , Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, LNCC, Brasil.

2018 - 2018

Introdução ao Método de Elementos Finitos. (Carga horária: 6h). , Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, LNCC, Brasil.

2016 - 2016

Mechanics of Materials II: Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels and Torsion. , Georgia Institute of Technology, GEORGIA TECH, Estados Unidos.

2016 - 2016

Mechanics of Materials I: Fundamentals of Stress & Strain and Axial Loading. , Georgia Institute of Technology, GEORGIA TECH, Estados Unidos.

2014 - 2014

AutoDesk Revit Architecture. (Carga horária: 40h). , Deskgraphics Training Center, DESKGRAPHICS, Brasil.

2013 - 2013

AutoCAD Civil 2D. (Carga horária: 30h). , Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio, Brasil.

Idiomas

Inglês

Compreende Bem, Fala Bem, Lê Bem, Escreve Bem.

Espanhol

Compreende Bem, Fala Bem, Lê Bem, Escreve Bem.

Português

Compreende Bem, Fala Bem, Lê Bem, Escreve Bem.

Áreas de atuação

Grande área: Engenharias / Área: Engenharia Civil.

Grande área: Engenharias / Área: Engenharia Civil / Subárea: Estruturas/Especialidade: Mecânica das Estruturas.

Grande área: Engenharias / Área: Engenharia Civil / Subárea: Geotécnica.

Grande área: Ciências Exatas e da Terra / Área: Ciência da Computação.

Participação em eventos

10th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods (DEM10). 2025. (Congresso).

13th International Conference on IsoGeometric Analysis (IGA 2025). 2025. (Congresso).

DeepNL Stakeholder Meeting.A concurrent multiscale method for modeling dynamic friction in fault gauges. 2025. (Encontro).

IX International Conference on Particle-Based Methods (PARTICLES 2025). An efficient approach for continuum-discrete multiscale simulations of densely packed granular materials in the presence of thermal expansion. 2025. (Congresso).

Marie-Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) Annual Conference. 2025. (Congresso).

Mini-Workshop on Jamming, Rheology and Granular Matter.A data-driven framework for efficient hierarchical multiscale modeling of thermomechanical effects in granular materials. 2025. (Oficina).

Seminar Series of the Multiscale Mechanics (MSM) Group of the University of Twente.Thermomechanical behavior of granular materials: experimental analyses, DEM simulations and multiscale modeling. 2025. (Seminário).

Symposium on Modeling of Granular Materials: Integrating Data, Computation, and Physics.Multi-scale modelling for thermo-mechanical analysis of granular materials: a data-driven approach. 2025. (Simpósio).

ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute 2024 International Conference (EMI IC 2024). A framework for data-driven multiscale modeling of thermomechanical behavior of dense granular materials. 2024. (Congresso).

11th International Conference on IsoGeometric Analysis (IGA 2023). 2023. (Congresso).

VIII International Conference on Particle-Based Methods (PARTICLES 2023). Towards a hierarchical continuum-discrete multiscale methodology for the thermomechanical simulation of dense granular media. 2023. (Congresso).

XLIV Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2023). Towards a general multiscale methodology for the simulation of thermal behavior of granular media. 2023. (Congresso).

XVII International Conference on Computational Plasticity (COMPLAS 2023). 2023. (Congresso).

10th International Congress on Conveying and Handling of Particulate Solids (CHoPS 2022). Experimental investigation of heat generation in granular mixes. 2022. (Congresso).

9th World Congress on Particle Technology (WCPT9). Numerical investigation of heat generation in granular flows: Rotating drum. 2022. (Congresso).

Webinar Series of the Institute of Computing of the Fluminense Federal University (UFF).Particle-based numerical methods: from fluids to grains. 2022. (Seminário).

XLIII Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2022). Experimental and numerical study of heat generation by energy dissipation in a rotating drum filled with particulate material. 2022. (Congresso).

VI ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference (YIC 2021). Continuous and discrete particle-based methods for coupled thermo-mechanical problems. 2021. (Congresso).

VII International Conference on Particle-Based Methods (PARTICLES 2021). 2021. (Congresso).

Webinar Series of the MATHEGRAM ITN Consortium.Continuous and discrete particle-based methods for thermomechanical simulations of dense granular flows. 2021. (Seminário).

XLII Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering & III Pan-American Congress on Computational Mechanics (CILAMCE-PANACM 2021). Thermo-mechanical analysis of continuous and discrete media with PFEM and DEM. 2021. (Congresso).

XVI International Conference on Computational Plasticity (COMPLAS 2021). 2021. (Congresso).

XLI Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2020). Ftool 5.0: Nonlinear, stability and natural vibration analyses. 2020. (Congresso).

25th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering (COBEM 2019). Implementation of a user-controlled structural analysis module with geometric nonlinearity. 2019. (Congresso).

I Encontro de Práticas na Engenharia Civil (EPEC).LESM ? Linear Elements Structure Model 2.0. 2019. (Seminário).

Workshop on Computational Modeling and Numerical Analysis (WCMNA 2019).A graphic tool for structural analysis of linear element models with an OOP approach. 2019. (Oficina).

XL Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2019). A geometrically nonlinear analysis program of framed models by means of an extensive user control. 2019. (Congresso).

2nd Openday PUC-Rio by Opendcadd.Ferramenta gráfica para modelagem e análise em engenharia estrutural. 2018. (Seminário).

XXXIX Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2018). Educational tool for the analysis of structures with geometric nonlinearity. 2018. (Congresso).

1st Openday PUC-Rio by Opendcadd.Desenvolvendo um software para cálculo estrutural em MATLAB. 2017. (Seminário).

Produções bibliográficas

LI, QIANG ; FRANCI, ALESSANDRO ; SHEN, WEI ; LI, TONGLU ; LI, HUA ; LI, PING ; RANGEL, RAFAEL L. . A modified discontinuous deformation analysis method considering the bonding effect for the simulation of structural loess. Acta Geotechnica , v. 19, p. 6117-6140, 2024.
BENAVIDES, DARIO ; RANGEL, RAFAEL L. ; FRANCI, ALESSANDRO ; APONTE, DIEGO . Effect of steel slag on compaction times of asphalt mixtures based on prediction of cooling curves. CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS , v. 421, p. 135550, 2024.
RANGEL, RAFAEL L. ; GIMENEZ, JUAN M. ; OÑATE, EUGENIO ; FRANCI, ALESSANDRO . A continuum-discrete multiscale methodology using machine learning for thermal analysis of granular media. COMPUTERS AND GEOTECHNICS , v. 168, p. 106118, 2024.
RANGEL, RAFAEL L. ; CORNEJO, ALEJANDRO ; OÑATE, EUGENIO ; FRANCI, ALESSANDRO . Efficient discrete element modeling of heat generation and transfer in granular flows: Validation and application. POWDER TECHNOLOGY , v. 439, p. 119719, 2024.
RANGEL, RAFAEL L. . DEMLab: A Discrete Element Method development environment. Software Impacts , v. 21, p. 100670, 2024.
HU, JIAWEI ; RANGEL, RAFAEL L. ; KISUKA, FRANCISCO ; ZHANG, LING ; YIN, SHAOWU ; WU, CHUAN-YU . DEM analysis of heat generation and transfer during granular flow in a rotating drum. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL , v. 499, p. 155945, 2024.
RANGEL, RAFAEL L. ; FRANCI, ALESSANDRO ; OÑATE, EUGENIO ; GIMENEZ, JUAN M. . Multiscale data-driven modeling of the thermomechanical behavior of granular media with thermal expansion effects. COMPUTERS AND GEOTECHNICS , v. 176, p. 106789, 2024.
RANGEL, RAFAEL L. ; KISUKA, FRANCISCO ; HARE, COLIN ; VIVACQUA, VINCENZINO ; FRANCI, ALESSANDRO ; OÑATE, EUGENIO ; WU, CHUAN-YU . Dataset of the temperature rise during granular flows in a rotating drum. DATA IN BRIEF , v. 48, p. 109282, 2023.
RESENDE, CLAUDIO H. B. ; LOPES, PEDRO C. ; RANGEL, RAFAEL L. ; MUÑOZ, LUIS F. PAULLO ; MARTHA, LUIZ F. . An Educational GUI-Based Software for Dynamic Analysis of Framed Structural Models. JOURNAL OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND APPLICATIONS , v. 16, p. 265-286, 2023.
RANGEL, RAFAEL L. ; KISUKA, FRANCISCO ; HARE, COLIN ; VIVACQUA, VINCENZINO ; FRANCI, ALESSANDRO ; OÑATE, EUGENIO ; WU, CHUAN-YU . Experimental investigation of heat generation during granular flow in a rotating drum using infrared thermography. POWDER TECHNOLOGY , v. 426, p. 118619, 2023.
KISUKA, FRANCISCO ; RANGEL, RAFAEL L. ; HARE, COLIN ; VIVACQUA, VINCENZINO ; WU, CHUAN'YU . Experimental investigation of heat generation during the mixing of granular materials using an overhead stirrer. AIChE Journal , v. 69, p. e18219, 2023.
C. LOPES, PEDRO ; L. RANGEL, RAFAEL ; MARTHA, LUIZ F. . An interactive user interface for a structural analysis software using computer graphics techniques in MATLAB. Computer Applications in Engineering Education , v. 29, p. 1505-1525, 2021.
RANGEL, RAFAEL LOPEZ ; MARTHA, LUIZ FERNANDO . LESM-An object-oriented MATLAB program for structural analysis of linear element models. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION , v. 27, p. 553-571, 2019.
PEIXOTO, J. C. L. ; RANGEL, R. L. ; MARTHA, L. F. . Interactive modeling of NURBS for isogeometric analysis. In: XLV Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2024), 2024, Maceió. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2024, 2024.
RODRIGUES, M. A. C. ; BURGOS, R. B. ; RANGEL, R. L. ; RUOCCO, E. ; MARTHA, L. F. . Expansion of an object-oriented framework to consider Reddy model for reticulated structures. In: XLV Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2024), 2024, Maceió. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2024, 2024.
PITANGA, A. P. ; MARTHA, L. F. ; MESQUITA, L. C. ; ASSUNCAO, R. J. L. ; RANGEL, R. L. ; LOPES, P. C. F. . Implementing steel design in educational software: The Linear Elements Structure Model program. In: XLV Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2024), 2024, Maceió. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2024, 2024.
RANGEL, R. L. ; GIMENEZ, J. M. ; FRANCI, A. . Towards a general multiscale methodology for the simulation of thermal behavior of granular media. In: XLIV Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2023), 2023, Porto. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2023, 2023.
PEIXOTO, J. C. L. ; RANGEL, R. L. ; MARTHA, L. F. . Isogeometric analysis with interactive modeling of multipatches NURBS. In: XLIV Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2023), 2023, Porto. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2023, 2023.
MARTHA, L. F. ; RESENDE, C. H. B. ; LOPES, P. C. F. ; RANGEL, R. L. . LESM: An interactive-graphics open-source educational software in MATLAB for static and dynamic structural analysis. In: XLIV Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2023), 2023, Porto. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2023, 2023.
RANGEL, R. L. ; KISUKA, F. ; WU, C. Y. ; O?SULLIVAN, C. ; FRANCI, A. ; OÑATE, E. . Experimental and numerical study of heat generation by energy dissipation in a rotating drum filled with particulate material. In: XLIII Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2022), 2022, Foz do Iguaçu. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2022, 2022.
MARTHA, L. F. ; RANGEL, R. L. . FTOOL: Three decades of success as an educational program for structural analysis. In: XLIII Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2022), 2022, Foz do Iguaçu. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2022, 2022.
CAVALCANTI, D. B. ; RANGEL, R. L. ; MARTHA, L. F. . Numerical experiments to assess the performance of different formulations and solution algorithms for geometrically nonlinear analysis of two-dimensional frames. In: XLIII Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2022), 2022, Foz do Iguaçu. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2022, 2022.
CAVALCANTI, D. B. ; RANGEL, R. L. ; MARTHA, L. F. . Nonlinear analysis of inelastic frames considering a corotational approach and plasticity by layers: a discussion about computational implementation. In: XLIII Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2022), 2022, Foz do Iguaçu. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2022, 2022.
CAVALCANTI, D. B. ; RANGEL, R. L. ; MARTHA, L. F. . Structural analysis with nonlinear behavior: The importance of going beyond the line. In: XLIII Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2022), 2022, Foz do Iguaçu. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2022, 2022.
RODRIGUES, M. A. C. ; GUIMARAES, P. H. A. ; BURGOS, R. B. ; RANGEL, R. L. ; MARTHA, L. F. . Influence evaluation of high-order terms in the strain tensor for a complete geometric nonlinear analysis with Timoshenko element. In: XLIII Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2022), 2022, Foz do Iguaçu. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2022, 2022.
PEIXOTO, J. C. L. ; BOMFIM, D. S. ; SOARES, R. L. ; BEZ, L. F. ; LOPES, P. C. F. ; PEREIRA, A. M. B. ; RANGEL, R. L. ; MARTHA, L. F. . Some modeling features for two-dimensional isoparametric and isogeometric finite element analysis. In: XLIII Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2022), 2022, f. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2022, 2022.
RANGEL, R. L. ; FRANCI, A. ; CORNEJO, A. ; OÑATE, E. ; ZÁRATE, F. . Thermo-mechanical analysis of continuous and discrete media with PFEM and DEM. In: XLII Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering & III Pan-American Congress on Computational Mechanics (CILAMCE-PANACM), 2021, Rio de Janeiro. Proceedings of CILAMCE-PANACM 2021, 2021.
DIAS, C. L. ; RANGEL, R. L. ; MARTHA, L. F. . Educational tool for analysis of steel frames with semi-rigid connections. In: XLII Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering & III Pan-American Congress on Computational Mechanics (CILAMCE-PANACM), 2021, Rio de Janeiro. Proceedings of CILAMCE-PANACM 2021, 2021.
BURGOS, R. B. ; MARTHA, L. F. ; RODRIGUES, M. A. C. ; RANGEL, R. L. . Modelling of the P-δ effect using interpolating functions. In: XLII Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering & III Pan-American Congress on Computational Mechanics (CILAMCE-PANACM), 2021, Rio de Janeiro. Proceedings of CILAMCE-PANACM 2021, 2021.
RODRIGUES, M. A. C. ; BURGOS, R. B. ; RANGEL, R. L. ; MARTHA, L. F. . An integrated formulation to predict pre and post-critical behavior of frames. In: XLII Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering & III Pan-American Congress on Computational Mechanics (CILAMCE-PANACM), 2021, Rio de Janeiro. Proceedings of CILAMCE-PANACM 2021, 2021.
RANGEL, R. L. ; MARTHA, L. F. . Ftool 5.0: Nonlinear, stability and natural vibration analyses. In: XLI Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE), 2020, Foz do Iguaçu. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2020, 2020.
DIAS, C. L. ; RANGEL, R. L. ; MARTHA, L. F. . Nonlinear analysis in FTOOL with semi-rigid connections: a partial development. In: XLI Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE), 2020, Foz do Iguaçu. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2020, 2020.
ASSUNCAO, R. J. L. ; RANGEL, R. L. ; LOPES, P. C. F. ; HEITOR, A. C. J. ; MARTHA, L. F. . Implementação da norma brasileira de aço em um programa MATLAB orientado a objetos. In: XLI Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE), 2020, Foz do Iguaçu. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2020, 2020.
RANGEL, R. L. ; MARTHA, L. F. . Programa para análise geometricamente não linear de pórticos por meio de um controle extensivo do usuário. In: XL Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2019), 2019, Natal. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2019, 2019.
LOPES, P. C. F. ; RANGEL, R. L. ; MARTHA, L. F. . Extensão de programa gráfico para análise de vibrações de modelos estruturais reticulados. In: XL Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2019), 2019, Natal. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2019, 2019.
MARQUES, Í. R. ; LOPES, P. C. F. ; RANGEL, R. L. ; MARTHA, L. F. . Implementação de conexão semirrígida em modelos reticulados no contexto da programação orientada a objetos. In: XL Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering (CILAMCE 2019), 2019, Natal. Proceedings of CILAMCE 2019, 2019.
RANGEL, R. L. ; MARTHA, L. F. . Implementation of a user-controlled structural analysis module with geometric nonlinearity. In: 25th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering (COBEM), 2019, Uberlândia. Proceedings of COBEM 2019, 2019.
LOPES, P. C. F. ; RANGEL, R. L. ; MARTHA, L. F. . Development of a graphical application for the dynamic analysis of linear elements structural models. In: 25th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering (COBEM), 2019, Uberlândia. Proceedings of COBEM 2019, 2019.

Prêmios

2024

PhD thesis distinction: Excellent Cum Laude, Polytechnic University of Catalonia - BarcelonaTech (UPC).

2024

PhD thesis distinction: International doctorate mention, Polytechnic University of Catalonia - BarcelonaTech (UPC).

Histórico profissional

Endereço profissional

University of Twente, Faculty of Engineering Technology. , De Horst 2, Horst Complex, Building 20, Room Z228, Kennispark Twente, 7522LW - Enschede, - Holanda - Caixa-postal: 217, Telefone: (0031) 534897831, URL da Homepage:

Experiência profissional

2025 - Atual

University of Twente

Vínculo: Formal labor contract, Enquadramento Funcional: Postdoctoral researcher, Carga horária: 40, Regime: Dedicação exclusiva.

Outras informações:
As a member of the Soil Micro Mechanics group, Rafael worked as a postdoctoral researcher on a national Dutch project (DeepNL research programme), funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

Atividades

04/2025
Pesquisa e desenvolvimento, Faculty of Engineering Technology.,Linhas de pesquisa

2023 - 2025

International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Vínculo: Formal labor contract, Enquadramento Funcional: Research engineer, Carga horária: 40, Regime: Dedicação exclusiva.

Outras informações:
As a member of the Structural and Particle Mechanics group, Rafael worked as a research engineer in a national Spanish project ("Proyecto de Generación de Conocimiento"), funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MCIN), the Spanish State Research Agency (AEI), and the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER). During this period, he undertook an academic stay at Monash University, as part of a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Staff Exchanges (MSCA-SE) project funded by the European Commission.

2020 - 2022

International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Vínculo: Formal labor contract, Enquadramento Funcional: Early-stage researcher, Carga horária: 40, Regime: Dedicação exclusiva.

Outras informações:
As a member of the Structural and Particle Mechanics group, Rafael worked as an early-stage researcher in a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (MSCA-ITN) funded by the European Commission. During this period, he undertook academic stays at the University of Surrey and Imperial College London.

Atividades

08/2020 - 04/2025
Pesquisa e desenvolvimento, Structural Mechanics Group.,Linhas de pesquisa

2017 - 2020

Tecgraf Institute of Technical-Scientific Software Development of PUC-Rio

Vínculo: Scholarship, Enquadramento Funcional: Master's research fellow, Carga horária: 20

Outras informações:
As a member of the Modeling and Visualization in Engineering and Geology (MVGEO) group, Rafael worked as a Master's research fellow in a Research and Development (RD) project funded by the Centro de Pesquisas, Desenvolvimento e Inovação Leopoldo Américo Miguez de Mello (CENPES - Research Center of PETROBRAS). During this time, he also led an educational software development project funded by the Brazilian Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES).

Atividades

08/2017 - 07/2020
Pesquisa e desenvolvimento, Group of Modeling and Visualization in Engineering and Geology (MVGEO).,Linhas de pesquisa

2015 - 2017

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio

Vínculo: Scholarship, Enquadramento Funcional: Teaching assistant, Carga horária: 8

Outras informações:
Teaching assistance in the multiple subjects of the Center of Science and Technology of PUC-Rio (CTC): Fundamentals of Applied Computer Graphics (graduate course) (Aug/2018 to Dec/2018), Structural Analysis II: Hyperstatic Structures (undergraduate course) (Aug/2017 to Dec/2017), Introduction to Engineering (undergraduate course) (Feb/2015 to Jul/2015).

Atividades

08/2018 - 12/2018
Ensino, Engenharia Civil, Nível: Pós-Graduação,Disciplinas ministradas, Fundamentals of applied computer graphics
08/2017 - 12/2017
Ensino, Engenharia Civil, Nível: Graduação,Disciplinas ministradas, Structural analysis II
02/2015 - 07/2015
Ensino, Engenharia Civil, Nível: Graduação,Disciplinas ministradas, Introduction to engineering