
Categoría: Propio Adjunto de la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería (ICAI), Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica
Francisco Lopez-Valdes obtained a degree on Mechanical Engineer from the University of Valladolid (Spain) in 2002. After graduation, he participated in the development of the Crash Analysis department of the CIDAUT Foundation. In 2006, he joined the European Center for Injury Prevention of the University of Navarra (Spain). In 2007, Francisco was granted a postgraduate fellowship from ?La Caixa? Foundation and he moved to the University of Virginia (USA) where he completed a PhD. His doctoral dissertation focused on pediatric impact biomechanics. Francisco returned to Spain in 2012 thanks to a Marie Curie European Union fellowship (Bio-Advance project). At the University of Zaragoza, he coordinated the establishment of the first crash test laboratory with capabilities for Post Mortem Human Surrogate tests in Spain. His current research focuses on injury biomechanics and injury prevention, with a focus on road traffic injuries. In 2017, Francisco joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Engineering School (ICAI) of the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas and became Associate Member of IIT. Francisco is a council member of the International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI) and member of the Board of the Association for the Advancement of the Automotive Medicine. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the journals Injury Prevention, Injury Epidemiology and Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Despacho: 317
Teléfono: Ext. 2402
Correo electrónico:
fjlvaldes
comillas.edu
Perfil del investigador
Doctor/a, University of Virginia de Estados Unidos de América.
Ingeniero Industrial, Universidad de Valladolid.
Biomecanica.
Seguridad vehiculos.
Prevencion de lesiones.
El profesor Francisco José López Valdés tiene 8 años de experiencia en esta Universidad, y en los últimos años ha impartido las siguientes asignaturas:
Mecánica
Injury Biomechanics
Crashworthiness +OC
Integrated Safety and Restraint Systems + OC
Trabajo Fin de Grado
Crashworthiness
Global Transportation
Electric Vehicles +OC
Master Thesis (MMS)
Technology and Methods for Mobility and Safety +OC
Trabajo Fin de Máster (MII)
Assistance Systems and Sensor Technology
Integrated Safety and Restraint Systems +OC
IRCOBI (International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury) Council Member www.ircobi.org.
Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM), Board of Directors www.aaam.org.
October 2016 - University of Virginia, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Center for Applied Biomechanics), Visiting Research Assistant Professor.
July 2014- June 2017 Universidad de Zaragoza, Instituto I3A Senior Research Assistant Technical director, Impact Laboratory.
July 2012-June 2014 Universidad de Zaragoza, Instituto I3A Marie Curie Fellow.
July 2007-June 2012 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA. Graduate Research Assistant (Center for Applied Biomechanics). Advisor: Prof. Richard Kent.
2006-2007 Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. Research Assistant (European Center for Injury Prevention)..
2004-2006 CIDAUT (Fundación para la Investigación en Energía y Automoción), Valladolid, Spain. Member of the Research Commission of the Center. Responsible for research and innovation within the Crash Analysis department..
2003-2004 CIDAUT (Fundación para la Investigación en Energía y Automoción) Valladolid, Spain. Junior Project engineer, focusing on proposal writing and Project management of both European and National projects..
2002-2006 Universidad de Valladolid, Spain Part-time lecturer within the Mechanical Engineering department..
Sexenio Campo 6.1 - Ingenierías y Arquitectura - Tecnologías Mecánicas y de la Producción (2018-2023)..
Sexenio Campo 6.3 - Ingenierías y Arquitectura - Arquitectura, Ingeniería Civil, Construcción y Urbanismo (2012-2017)..
Sexenio Campo 6.3 - Ingenierías y Arquitectura - Arquitectura, Ingeniería Civil, Construcción y Urbanismo (2004-2011)..
Certificación ANECA - Profesor Titular de Universidad (23/03/2015)..