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Dr.-Ing. Pedro Dolabella Portella
Curriculum vitae
- Born 1955 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- B.Eng. in metallurgical engineering, Instituto Militar de Engenharia (IME),
Rio de Janeiro, 1977
- M.Sc. in materials science and engineering, Instituto Militar de Engenharia
(IME), Rio de Janeiro, 1979
- Dr.-Ing. in materials science and engineering, University of
Erlangen-Nuremberg, 1984, with a thesis on the cyclic creep behaviour of Alloy
800 H
- Assistant professor, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical
Engineering (DCMM), Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
(PUC-Rio) (1984 − 1987)
- Scientist at BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
(1987 − 1992)
- Head of laboratory Metallography and Ceramography (1992 − 1995)
- Head of divison Microstructural Characterization (1996 − 1999)
- Head of department Materials Engineering (since January 2000)
Research interests
- Mechanical behaviour of metallic materials for high temperature
applications
- Phase transitions in metallic materials
- Materialography
- Failure analysis and prevention
Honorary positions
- President of the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS), 2010 - 2011
- Secretary general of the German Federation Materials Science and
Engineering (BV MatWerk, www.matwerk.de)
- Spokesperson of the DFG-Review board 406-02 Metallic, ceramic and polymeric
materials (DFG - German Research Foundation)
- Member of the panel Engineering Physics, Materials and Processes of ASIIN
(ASIIN - Akkreditierungsagentur für Studiengänge der
Ingenieurwissenschaften, der Informatik, der Naturwissenschaften und der
Mathematik)
- Member of the editorial boards of
Praktische Metallographie
Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention
Revista Brasileira de Pós-Graduação
Department 5
Dir. u. Prof.
Dr.-Ing.
Pedro Dolabella Portella
Unter den Eichen 87
12205 Berlin
phone:
+49 30 8104-1500
email:
Pedro.Portella@bam.de