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Architect (2015) from the University of Sevilla (US), with an Erasmus Scholarship (2012/2013) completed at the HTWG Konstanz (Germany). Later, she was awarded an Argo Scholarship (FICYT, MECD) for a six-month internship (01/11/2016 - 30/04/2017) at Praeger Richter Architekten GmbH in Berlin. In 2017, she secured a PhD contract from the Junta de Extremadura (PD16027, 2017-2021) in the field of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering at the Industrial Engineering School of the University of Extremadura (UEx) under the supervision of Dr. Fernando Guiberteau and Dr. Ángel Luis Ortiz. She was enrolled in the interuniversity PhD programme between the UEx and the US: "Science and Technology of New Materials". Her doctoral thesis, titled "Processing of New B4C Ultra-Hard Composite Materials by Transient Liquid-Phase Assisted by Spark Plasma Sintering", focused on the development of new ultra-hard materials using advanced sintering techniques. She received the second prize in the VIII G9 Doctoral Conference and III Scientific Dissemination Conference (25/11/2020) in the area of Architecture and Engineering after presenting the results of her PhD. She successfully defended her thesis on 01/12/2021, obtaining the highest distinction CUM LAUDE together with the International Mention and the Extraordinary Doctorate Award (16/12/2022). Additionally, she was recognized with the second prize in the III SECV-YOUNEXA Thesis Award (05/05/2022). During her PhD, she completed two research visits. The first, at the Institute of Ceramics and Glass (CSIC) in Madrid (20/10/2018 - 20/01/2019), focused on the optimization of aqueous B4C suspensions with TiAl and nanocarbonaceous reinforcements (rGO) to achieve homogeneous powder mixtures through freeze-drying, later forming green bodies using various casting techniques for subsequent sintering via spark plasma sintering. The second research stay, funded by the JECs Trust, took place at the Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Copenhagen (01/09/2020 - 01/12/2020), focusing on developing new B4C ceramic membranes for micro/ultrafiltration applications in water treatment. Currently, she holds a Margarita Salas postdoctoral contract at the University of Extremadura (01/01/2023 - 31/12/2024). She developed the first part of this contract at the Department of Materials Engineering and Ceramics at the University of Aveiro during 2023, and is currently continuing at the Faculty of Physics, University of Seville until the end of 2024. Her research during this period focuses on combining superhard and ultra-hard ceramics with small amounts of novel reactive sintering additives to enable their ultrafast densification at moderate temperatures. After densification, the resulting ceramics are being evaluated through microstructural and mechanical characterization, as well as systematic electrochemical studies to assess their corrosion resistance. She has participated in 4 R&D projects, published 1 book chapter and 12 scientific articles (212 citations; h-index: 9 on 05-11-24) in JCR Q1 journals (top-ranked in the field of ceramic materials) with an average impact factor of 5.8. Her research has been presented at 16 conferences and workshops (7 national and 9 international), with 12 oral presentations, 1 invited talk, and 6 posters. She is a member of the Spanish and American Ceramic Society and serves as the Spanish representative in the Young Ceramist Network from January 2024 until August 2025. During her PhD, she taught at UEx in the area of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering (4.35 ECTS credits) and served as a substitute lecturer in 2022 in the field of Architectural Constructions (16.5 ECTS credits). She has organized 3 teaching courses and conferences and has completed 33 R&D-related courses.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Cristina María Ojalvo

Citation names

  • Ojalvo, Cristina

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
731D-42C1-14CE
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6884-7134
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=sYFBYSMAAAAJ&hl=es
Scopus Author Id
57207945950

Email addresses

  • cristinaog@unex.es (Professional)
  • cristinaog@ua.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+34) 676912417 (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Ceramics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
German Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/06/16 - 2021/12/01
Concluded
Science and Technology of New Materials (Doctor)
Major in Structural ceramic materials
Universidad de Extremadura, Spain

Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
"PROCESSING OF NEW ULTRA-HARD B4C COMPOSITE MATERIALS BY TRANSIENT LIQUID–PHASE ASSISTED SPARK PLASMA SINTERING" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
CUM LAUDE
2007/09 - 2015/01
Concluded
Architect (Study plan 1998) (Master)
Major in Architecture
Universidad de Sevilla Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura, Spain
6.74
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2024/01/01 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
Universidad de Sevilla Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Spain
2023/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais e Cerâmica, Portugal
2021/11/24 - 2022/02/28 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales - Universidad Extremadura, Spain
2017/06/16 - 2021/06/15 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales - Universidad Extremadura, Spain

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2022/03/01 - 2022/12/31 Teacher Coordinator (Polytechnic Teacher) Universidad de Extremadura - Campus de Cáceres, Spain
Universidad de Extremadura Escuela Politécnica, Spain
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/06/17 - 2024/06/16 NUEVOS COMPUESTOS CERÁMICOS SUPERDUROS PARA APLICACIONES TRIBOLÓGICAS
Researcher
Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales (Universidad Extremadura), Spain
Consejería de Economía, Ciencia y Agenda Digital (Junta Extremadura)
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2021/12/31 - 2022/12/31 AYUDA AL GRUPO DE INVESTIGACIÓN DENOMINADO "GRUPO ESPECIALIZADO DE MATERIALES"
Post-doc
Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales (Universidad Extremadura), Spain
Consejería de Economía, Ciencia y Agenda Digital (Junta Extremadura)
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2021/12/31 PLATAFORMA SOBREMESA DE MULTIENSAYOS TRIBOLÓGICOS E INDENTACIÓN INSTRUMENTADA
PhD Student Fellow
Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales (Universidad Extremadura), Spain
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
Concluded
2018/05/29 - 2021/11/04 GRUPO ESPECIALIZADO DE MATERIALES
PhD Student Fellow
Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales (Universidad Extremadura), Spain
Consejería de Economía, Ciencia y Agenda Digital (Junta Extremadura)
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Ojalvo, Cristina. "Procesado de Nuevos Materiales Ultraduros basados en B4C". In Catálogo de Investigación Joven en Extremadura, 280-286. Cáceres, Spain: Universidad de Extremadura, Servicio de Publicaciones, 2020.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Ojalvo, Cristina; Laura Mendoza; Juan Pablo Carrasco; Jesús Manuel Rodríguez. "Desarrollo de una cámara de bajo coste para el alisado superficial de los elementos generados mediante impresión 3D". Paper presented in II Ágora internacional, Madrid, 2021.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Ojalvo, Cristina; Senos, Ana M. R.; Ortiz, Angel L.; Bastos, Alexandre C.. "A comparison of the corrosion behaviour over time in 0.5 M NaCl environment of TiCN spark plasma sintered with and without Si aids". Journal of the European Ceramic Society (2025): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/69998730/.
    10.1016/J.JEURCERAMSOC.2024.116837
  2. Zamora, Victor; Ojalvo, Cristina; Guiberteau, Fernando; Ortiz, Angel L.. "Fabricating ultrahard boronide-zirconium diboride composites by spark plasma sintering from B4C with ZrSi2 aids carbide-silicon carb". Journal of the European Ceramic Society 44 6 (2024): 4323-4329. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.11.078.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.11.078
  3. Ojalvo, Cristina; Mineiro, Ricardo; Fernandes, Cristina M.; Senos, Ana M.R.; Ortiz, Angel L.. "Transient liquid-phase assisted low-temperature spark plasma sintering of TiCN with Si aids". Journal of the European Ceramic Society 44 3 (2024): 1511-1519. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.10.010.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.10.010
  4. Ojalvo, Cristina; Jimenez-Fuentes, Maria; Zhang, Wenjing; Guiberteau, Fernando; Candelario, Victor M.; Ortiz, Angel L.. "Fabrication of B4C ultrafiltration membranes on SiC supports". Journal of the European Ceramic Society (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/59727566/.
    10.1016/J.JEURCERAMSOC.2022.02.035
  5. Ojalvo, Cristina; Ayllon, Marcos; Ortiz, Angel L.; Moreno, Rodrigo. "Aqueous tape casting of super-hard B4C laminates with rGO-enriched reinforcing interlayers". Journal of the European Ceramic Society (2021): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/47263816/.
    10.1016/J.JEURCERAMSOC.2021.05.001
  6. Zamora, Victor; Ojalvo, Cristina; Guiberteau, Fernando; Borrero-Lopez, Oscar; Ortiz, Angel L.. "Ultra-low wear B4C-SiC-MoB2 composites fabricated at lower temperature from B4C with MoSi2 additives". Journal of the European Ceramic Society (2021): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/49210057/.
    10.1016/J.JEURCERAMSOC.2021.09.014
  7. Ojalvo, Cristina; Zamora, Victor; Moreno, Rodrigo; Guiberteau, Fernando; Ortiz, Angel L.. "Transient liquid-phase assisted spark-plasma sintering and dry sliding wear of B4C ceramics fabricated from B4C nanopowders". Journal of the European Ceramic Society (2021): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/37330531/.
    10.1016/J.JEURCERAMSOC.2020.10.058
  8. Ojalvo, Cristina; Moreno, Rodrigo; Guiberteau, Fernando; Ortiz, Angel L.. "Processing of orthotropic and isotropic superhard B4C composites reinforced with reduced graphene oxide". Journal of the European Ceramic Society (2020): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/37369730/.
    10.1016/J.JEURCERAMSOC.2020.02.027
  9. Ojalvo, Cristina; Sanchez-Gonzalez, Estibaliz; Guiberteau, Fernando; Borrero-Lopez, Oscar; Ortiz, Angel L.. "Improving the dry sliding-wear resistance of B4C ceramics by transient liquid-phase sintering". Journal of the European Ceramic Society (2020): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/39171629/.
    10.1016/J.JEURCERAMSOC.2020.05.065
  10. Ojalvo, Cristina; Moreno, Rodrigo; Guiberteau, Fernando; Ortiz, Angel L.. "Manufacturing B4C parts with Ti-Al intermetallics by aqueous colloidal processing". Journal of the European Ceramic Society (2020): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/37313714/.
    10.1016/J.JEURCERAMSOC.2019.10.002
  11. Ojalvo, Cristina; Moreno, Rodrigo; Guiberteau, Fernando; Ortiz, Angel L.. "Pressureless ultrafast sintering of near-net-shaped superhard isotropic B4C/rGO composites with Ti-Al additives". Journal of the European Ceramic Society (2020): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/37313666/.
    10.1016/J.JEURCERAMSOC.2020.05.033
  12. Ojalvo, Cristina; Guiberteau, Fernando; Ortiz, Angel L.. "Fabricating toughened super-hard B4C composites at lower temperature by transient liquid-phase assisted spark plasma sintering with MoSi2 additives". Journal of the European Ceramic Society 39 9 (2019): 2862-2873. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.03.035.
    10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.03.035
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/10/17 Designing super-hard B4C composites with rGO reinforcements XI Jornadas de I+D+i & 3rd International Workshop on STEM
Escuela Politécnica Superior (Universidad de Sevilla) (Sevilla, Spain)
2023/10/11 Processing of super-hard ceramics based B4C and TiCN at low temperatures
Young Ceramist Network and Faculty of Technology (Novi Sad) (Novi Sad, Serbia)
2023/07/06 Spark Plasma Sintering of boron carbide with metal disilicides XVIII Conference and Exhibition of the European Ceramic Society
European Ceramic Society (Lyon, France)
2022/05/03 Fabricación de compuestos cerámicos ultraduros, tenaces y de elevada resistencia al desgaste mediante sinterización por descarga eléctrica pulsada de B4C con aditivos de MoSi2 LVIII Congreso Nacional de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio
Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio, Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio (Madrid) (Madrid, Spain)
2019/09/11 Colloidal processing in aqueous medium of submicrometre B4C plus coarse TiAl with graphene oxide or reduced graphene oxide 7th International Conference on Shaping of Advanced Ceramics
European Ceramic Society and University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/06/24 Procesado coloidal acuoso y densificación ultra-rápida de polvos submicrométricos de B4C con Ti-Al como aditivo de sinterización
Grupo Tecnología Polvos (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) (Madrid, Spain)
2019/06/16 Fabricating toughened super-hard B4C composites at lower temperature by transient liquid-phase assisted spark plasma sintering with MoSi2 additives XVI ECerS Conference
European Ceramic Society and University of Torino (Torino, Italy)
2019/05/30 Procesado coloidal acuoso y densificación ultra-rápida de polvos submicrométricos de B4C con Ti-Al como aditivo de sinterización Maratón de investigación joven - V Congreso multidisciplinar de jóvenes investigadores de Extremadura
Universidad de Extremadura (Badajoz, Spain)
2019/03/28 Fabricating toughened super-hard B4C composites at lower temperature by transient liquid-phase assisted spark plasma sintering with MoSi2 additives I Conference of Young Researchers of Ceramic and Glass in Sevilla
Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio, Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio (Madrid) (Sevilla, Spain)
2018/10/08 Densificación de B4C con aditivos de MoSi2 mediante sinterización asistida por descarga eléctrica pulsada
Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio, Sociedad Portuguesa de Cerámica y Vidrio, Universidad de Cataluña y CIEFMA (Barcelona, Spain)
2018/05/30 Procesado de nuevos materiales compuestos ultraduros basados en carburo de boro
Universidad de Extremadura (Badajoz, Spain)
2015/03/11 Women in architecture International women day
Los Glacis (Primary Education Centre) (Badajoz, Spain)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2022/09/30 - Current Organizer of the workshop "Recicle if you can" during the "European Researchers' Night" of Extremadura in 2022 (2022/09/30)
Meeting (Other)
Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
2022/04/29 - Current Visit to "Pinturas MAYO", a company that manufactures paintings for buildings (2022/04/29)
Other (Co-organisor)
Pinturas MAYO, Spain
2022/04/21 - Current Workshop about "Sustainable construction" (2022/04/21)
Round table (Co-organisor)
Universidad de Extremadura - Campus de Cáceres, Spain

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2020/11/27 - Current Coordinator of the workshop online about "Keys and tools to design a scientific poster"
Conference
IV Doctoral Conference of the University of Extremadura
Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
2019/11/29 - Current Poster presentation about "Manufacturing B4C parts with Ti-Al intermetallics by aqueous colloidal processing"
Conference
III Doctoral Conference from the University of Extremadura
2019/03/28 - Current Poster presentation about "Colloidal processing and ultrafast densification of submicrometric B4C powders with Ti-Al as sintering additive"
Conference
I Conference of Young Researchers of Ceramic and Glass in Sevilla
2017/11/24 - Current Attendance to the I Doctoral Conference of the University of Extremadura
Conference
I Doctoral Conference of the University of Extremadura
Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
2017/10/18 - Current Attendance to the INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ADVANCED CERAMICS MATERIALS
Symposium
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ADVANCED CERAMICS MATERIALS
Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
2014/03/03 - Current Winning proposal for the design of a resilient school against potential natural disasters within the course "Designing Resilient Schools."
Workshop
Open Online Academy, United States
2024/10/16 - 2024/10/18 Poster "Corrosion resistance in 0.5 M NaCl environment of TiCN spark plasma sintered with and without Si aids"
Workshop
XI Jornadas de I+D+i & 3rd International Workshop on STEM
Universidad de Sevilla Escuela Politécnica Superior, Spain
2023/07/02 - 2023/07/06 Poster presentation about "Low-temperature densification of TiCN by spark plasma sintering with Si aids"
Congress
XVIII Conference and Exhibition of the European Ceramic Society
European Ceramic Society, Belgium
2023/06/05 - 2023/06/07 Poster presentation about "Manufacturing Ti(C,N) with Si aids at low temperature by spark plasma sintering" in the Summer school. Non-conventional sintering: science and technology held in the University of Trento
Other
Summer school. Non-conventional sintering: science and technology
Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy
2020/11/23 - 2020/11/25 Poster presentation about "Manufacturing B4C parts with Ti-Al intermetallics by aqueous colloidal processing"
Conference
VIII Doctoral Conference from the Group of 9 Universities and 3rd Conference of scientific dissemination
Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023/07/01 - Current American Ceramic and Glass Society Regular membership
2019/01/01 - Current Spanish Society of Ceramic and Glass Regular membership

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/03/01 - 2022/08/29 Preparation of Expert Reports of Buildings Preparation of Expert Reports of Buildings
2015/10/01 - 2016/07/08 Production and management of Building and Information Modelling (BIM) Production and management of Building and Information Modelling (BIM) (Master) Wisebuild, Spain

Odiseos, Spain

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2020/09/01 - 2020/11/30 Research visit at the Technical University of Denmark in collaboration with LiqTech (Copenhaguen) during three months under the supervision of Dr. Wenjing (Angela) Zhang Topic: Development of new B4C ceramic membranes for micro/ultrafiltration water treatment applications. Funded by: JECs Trust Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
2018/10/16 - 2019/01/15 Research visit at the Institute of Ceramic and Glass of Madrid (Spain) during three months under the supervision of Dr. Rodrigo Moreno. Topic: Optimization of aqueous colloidal suspensions based on B4C with Ti-Al additives and/or GO/rGO toughness reinforcements for slip casting, tape casting and freeze drying to obtain powder mixtures to be ultra-fast sintered by SPS. Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio, Spain
Distinctions

Award

2024 First prize for the oral presentation "Designing super-hard B4C composites with rGO reinforcements" at the XI Jornadas de I+D+i& 3nd International Workshop on STEM
Universidad de Sevilla Escuela Politécnica Superior, Spain
2024 Third prize for the poster "Corrosion resistance in 0.5 M NaCl environment of TiCN spark plasma sintered with and without Si aids" at the XI Jornadas de I+D+i & 3rd International Workshop on STEM
Universidad de Sevilla Escuela Politécnica Superior, Spain
2023 Second prize for the oral presentation entitled "Spark plasma sintering of TiCN at low temperature with Si aids" in the 3rd Young Ceramist Network workshop
Young Ceramist Network, Belgium
2023 Poster award winner "Manufacturing Ti(C,N) with Si aids at low temperature by spark plasma sintering" at the Non-conventional sintering: science and technology summer school
Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy
2022 Second prize for the best PhD "Processing of new ultra-hard B4C composite materials by transient liquid-phase assisted spark plasma sintering" by the Spanish Society of Ceramic and Glass
Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio, Spain
2022 Extraordinary Doctorate Award from the University of Extremadura for her PhD "Processing of new ultra-hard B4C composite materials by transient-liquid phase assisted spark plasma sintering"
Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
2020 Second prize for the poster "Manufacturing B4C ceramic composite materials with Ti-Al by aqueous colloidal processing" at the Congress of the Group of 9 Universities (G9) of Spain
Group of 9 Universities (G9) of Spain, Spain
2019 Representative of the University of Extremadura in the area of knowledge of Engineering and Architecture for the VIII Doctoral Conference of the group 9 (G9) of Universities during the academic year 2019/2020
Universidad de Extremadura, Spain

Title

2024 Representative of Spain within the Young Ceramist Network
European Ceramic Society, Belgium

Other distinction

2023 Invited speaker in the “The Fifteenth ECerS Conference for Young Scientists in Ceramics”
European Ceramic Society, Belgium

Faculty of Technology, Serbia