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CIMNE is overseen by a Governing Council and Executive Committees with members from CIMNE, UPC, and the Catalan Government. Our internal structure brings together researchers and support personnel.

Research

Organizational chart

CIMNE is overseen by a Governing Council and Executive Committees with members from CIMNE, UPC, and the Catalan Government. Our internal structure brings together researchers and support personnel.

Governing Council

President Ms. Sílvia Paneque i Sureda Minister of Territory, Housing, and Ecological Transition Government of Catalonia
Representing Government of Catalonia Mr. Manel Nadal i Farreras Secretary for Mobility and Infrastructures Government of Catalonia
Ms. Teresa Sanchis Estruch Director-General for Research Government of Catalonia
Mr. Xavier Roca Ramon Director-General for Industry Government of Catalonia
Vice-President Mr. Ferran Falcó Vicepresident CIMNE
Representing UPC · BarcelonaTech Dr. Francesc Torres Rector UPC · BarcelonaTech
Dr. Pedro Díez Vice-rector for Research UPC · BarcelonaTech
Dr. Esther Real Full Professor UPC · BarcelonaTech
Representing UNESCO Dr. Lluís Ramallo President of the Spanish Commission of UNESCO UNESCO

Executive Council

The Executive Council is divided into two separate subgroups, one to deal with specifically issues of an administrative, legal and financial nature and a second that addresses questions of a more scientific, innovation and personnel nature.

Executive Council – Finance and Compliance

Chair Mr. Ferran Falcó Vicepresident CIMNE
Members Prof. Javier Bonet General Director CIMNE
Ms. Anna Font General Manager CIMNE
Ms. Pilar Gibert Director of Services, Department of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition of the Generalitat de Catalunya  
Ms. Esther Morales Deputy General Director of Economic Management, Procurement and Patrimony (Gencat-Department of Research and Universities)  
Mr. Paco Navallas General Manager UPC · BarcelonaTech
Ms. Laia Pellejà Directora iCERCA  
Prof. Gabriel Bugeda (guest member) Institutional Relations Director CIMNE
Mr. Javier Marcipar (guest member) Director of CIMNE Tecnologia  
Ms. Maricarmen Linares (guest member) Accounting and Finance Director CIMNE

Executive Council – Science and Innovation

Chair Mr. Ferran Falcó Vicepresident CIMNE
Members Prof. Javier Bonet General Director CIMNE
Prof. Pedro Díez Vice-Rector for Research UPC · BarcelonaTech
Mr. Jordi Aguasca Director of the Technological Transformation Unit and Disruption Gencat-ACCIÓ
Mr. Marc Darder Head of the Technical Office Gencat-Department of Territory
Mr. Jordi Berenguer Vice-Chancellor for Transfer, Innovation and Entrepreneurship UPC · BarcelonaTech
Mr. Jordi Romeu Vice-Rector for Teaching and Research Staff UPC · BarcelonaTech
Ms. Laia Pellejà Directora iCERCA
Prof. Xavier Sànchez-Vila Director (DECA) UPC · BarcelonaTech
Ms. Anna Font (guest member) General Manager CIMNE
Dr. Fernando Salazar (guest member) Project Development Director CIMNE
Prof. Gabriel Bugeda (guest member) Institutional Relations Director CIMNE
Mr. Javier Marcipar (guest member) Director CIMNE Tecnologia
Mr. Jordi Jiménez (guest member) Head of Technology Transfer CIMNE

GOVERNING COUNCIL

Chair: Sílvia Paneque i Sureda

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Chair: Ferran Falcó

ADVISORY SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL

Chair: Peter Wriggers

Managing Board

GENERAL DIRECTOR

SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS DIRECTOR

Research

Research Clusters

Machine Learning and models in Hydro-Environmental Engineering

Academic Leaders: Fernando Salazar, Ernest Bladé.

Contact point: Fernando Salazar

Aeronautical, Marine, Automotive and Energy Engineering

Solid and fluid simulation for Industrial Processes

Computational Mechanics in Medical Engineering and Living Matter

Structural and Particle Mechanics

Academic Leaders:  Javier Bonet, Francisco Zárate, Josep Maria Carbonell, Alessandro Franci, Sergio R. Idelsohn, Martha L. Carreño, Daniel Di Capua, Fernando G. Rastellini, Eugenio Oñate (Senior Distinguished Researcher), Alejandro Barbat (Senior Distinguished Researcher).

Contact point: Javier Bonet

Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Metamaterials

Academic Leaders: Irene Arias, Juan C. Cante, Oriol Lloberas, Xavier Oliver (Senior Distinguished Researcher).

Contact point: Juan C. Cante

Credible High-Fidelity and Data-Driven Models

Large Scale Multiphysics Computations

Academic Leaders: Riccardo Rossi, Joaquin A. Hernandez, Pavel Ryzhakov.

Contact point: Riccardo Rossi

Innovation Units

Innovation Unit in transport (CENIT)

Innovation Leader: Sergi Sauri.

Contact point: Sergi Sauri

Innovation Unit in Building, Energy and Environment (BeeGroup)

Innovation Leaders: Jordi Cipriano, Jaime Martí.

Contact point: Jordi Cipriano

Innovation Unit in Pre, Post and Digital Technologies

Innovation Leaders: Abel Coll, Angel D. Priegue.

Contact point: Abel Coll

UNESCO Chair

UNESCO Chair in Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE - UPC)

Technology Development

Tech Transfer & Innovation

Proposal Development

CIMNE Tecnología

Research Support

Project Management

General Services

Assistants: Berta Claramunt, Jordi López

IT Development: Javier Tous

IT Services: Miguel Alonso

Publications: María Jesús Samper

Quality: Ignacio Valero