ICOTOM 2027
Local Organizing Committee
Hugo Ricardo Zschommler Sandim
EEL, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Hugo Sandim is a researcher with experience in Materials Science and Engineering. As a Full Professor at the Lorena School of Engineering (EEL-USP), his work stands out for its contributions to the physical metallurgy of stainless steels, ferritic-martensitic steels, ODS materials, and refractory metals, particularly niobium and tantalum. His research focuses on understanding textural changes during plastic deformation, recrystallization, and grain growth. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials (Elsevier) and an Associate Editor of Materials Research (SciELO).
Raúl Eduardo Bolmaro
IFIR, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina
Dr. Raul Bolmaro, a Former Full Professor in Rosario National University, was President of the Argentinian Society for Materials and Former Director of Rosario Institute of Physics, CONICET-UNR, Rosario, Argentina. He is currently Senior Researcher at the National Council of Research (CONICET), Argentina. His research focused in materials characterization and mechanical properties, mostly by developing tools and publishing articles and attending conferences on textures, microtextures, residual strains, x-ray and neutron diffraction. He obtained his Master in Physics degree in Rosario National University and his PhD in La Plata National University, Argentina. He spent a Post Doctoral Fellowship and several visiting positions and a Fullbright Fellowship as Scientific Collaborator at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Center for Material Science, Los Alamos, U.S.A. He also strongly collaborated, during several visits at the Institut für Metallkunde und Metallphysik der Tecnische Universität Clausthall, GKSS Forschungszentrum, Geesthacht, and as Visitor Scientist at Forschungs-Neutronenquelle FRM-II Heinz Maier-Leibnitz, Technische Universität München and as DAAD Scientist at DESY, Petra III Line, Hamburg, Germany. Other Visitor Scientist positions included Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Engenharía de Lorena and Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory, Campinas, Brasil; the Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland; and Escuela de Fisica y Matematicas, Physics Department, IPN, Mexico.
Fernando José Gomes Landgraf
EP, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Fernando Landgraf graduated as a metallurgical engineer from Centro Universitário da FEI (1976). He got his Master’s degree (1987), and his PhD (1992) in Material and Metallurgical Engineering from Escola Politécnica. He worked at Institut for Technological Research (IPT) from 1976 to 2005, when he joined Escola Politécnica of University of São Paulo - USP. In 2009 he was appointed Innovation Director and in 2012 President of the Institut for Technological Research (IPT). His scientific and technological production is centered on the investigation of the relations between microstructure and magnetic properties, and between additive manufacturing and microstructure. Since 2010 he also investigates the history of metallurgy in Brazil, mainly in the microstructural analysis and archaeometallurgy.
Carlos Angelo Nunes
EEL, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Carlos Angelo Nunes, Full Professor at the Lorena School of Engineering, University of São Paulo (EEL-USP), works in teaching, research, and graduate education in Materials Engineering. Main areas of expertise include metallic materials, materials thermodynamics, phase diagrams, computational thermodynamics (CALPHAD), phase transformations. His research also focuses on the development and characterization of special, refractory, intermetallic, and Ni-based superalloys with emphasis on phase stability. Additional areas of interest include high-temperature oxidation, coatings and advanced microstructural characterization of metallic materials.
Luiz Henrique de Almeida
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Luiz Henrique de Almeida is Professor Emeritus at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and has extensive expertise in physical metallurgy, phase transformations, microstructural characterization, and alloy development. His research focuses on materials for high-temperature and nuclear applications, particularly titanium, zirconium, and nickel alloys, as well as stainless steels. He also serves as a consultant for COPPETEC/UFRJ, advising on metallurgical issues, and has contributed to more than 300 industrial consulting projects. His recent honors include the 2024 Henry Clifton Sorby Award, the 2025 Petrobras Inventor Award, and the 2025 ANP Technological Innovation Award.
Leonardo Evangelista Lagoeiro
Federal University of Paraná, Brazil
Leonardo Lagoeiro is a Full Professor of Geology at the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil. He earned a BSc in Geology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, an MSc in Structural Geology from the Federal University of Ouro Preto, and a PhD in Geosciences from the University of São Paulo, with research at Brown University, followed by postdoctoral work at Brock University. His research focuses on microstructural and crystallographic texture analysis, deformation mechanisms, mineralogy and geochemistry of iron ores, and preferred crystallographic orientations. He applies scanning electron microscopy, EDS, and EBSD to relevant geological and materials science problems.