Groups

Funding

This section analyzes funding obtained by Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering according to the different classifications: modality, source of funding, area, type of activity and by tenured professor.

Total funding for Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering (2021-2024)

2021202220232024
Funding€812,257€1,625,550€1,621,840€1,498,778

Modality of funding

Competitive Funding/Concerted Funding/UC3M Internal Funding

Secured funding for research and transfer can be classified according to its modality, that is, according to whether it proceeds from calls that are competitive, concerted or UC3M internal funding. This section presents the evolution of this funding in the period 2021-2024 for the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering.

Funding by modality (2021-2024) in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering

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Modality2021202220232024
Competitive€708,180€1,569,861€1,289,941€1,267,132
Concerted€47,253€33,559€314,939€188,202
UC3M-funded€56,825€22,130€16,960€43,445
€812,257€1,625,550€1,621,840€1,498,778

UC3M Internal Funding Program (2021-2024)

YearUC3M-funded
2021€56,825
2022€22,130
2023€16,960
2024€43,445
€139,360

Competitive/concerted funding (2021-2024)

YearCompetitiveConcerted
2021€708,180€47,253
2022€1,569,861€33,559
2023€1,289,941€314,939
2024€1,267,132€188,202
€4,835,113€583,952

Evolution of funding by modality (2021-2024)

Modality2021202220232024
Competitive87.2%96.6%79.5%84.5%
Concerted5.8%2.1%19.4%12.6%
UC3M-funded7.0%1.4%1.0%2.9%

Source of funding

Where does funding for research and transfer come from?

Secured funding can be classified according to its sources: European programs, National programs, Regional programs, Contracts with Public Administrations, Contracts with Private Entities, Non- European International, Awards or UC3M Internal Research Program. This shows this distribution for the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering.

Source of funding (2021-2024)

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Source2021202220232024
National programs€125,803€1,344,862€1,041,391€699,968
European programs€259,399€492,249
Contracts with Private entities €47,253€33,559€276,115€124,574
Regional programs€322,978€224,999€248,550€74,915
Contracts with Public administrations€38,824€63,628
UC3M Internal Research Program€56,825€22,130€16,960€43,445
Non-European international
Awards
€812,257€1,625,550€1,621,840€1,498,778

European/national/regional funding (2021-2024)

YearRegional programsNational programsEuropean programs
2021€322,978€125,803€259,399
2022€224,999€1,344,862
2023€248,550€1,041,391
2024€74,915€699,968€492,249
€871,441€3,212,024€751,647

Competitive/concerted funding (2021-2024)

YearContracts with Public administrationsContracts with Private entities
2021€47,253
2022€33,559
2023€38,824€276,115
2024€63,628€124,574
€102,451€481,501

Distribution of funding by source (2021-2024)

Source2021202220232024
National programs15.5%82.7%64.2%46.7%
European programs31.9%32.8%
Contracts with Private entities 5.8%2.1%17.0%8.3%
Regional programs39.8%13.8%15.3%5.0%
Contracts with Public administrations2.4%4.2%
UC3M Internal Research Program7.0%1.4%1.0%2.9%
Non-European international
Awards

Area

Where does funding for research and transfer come from?

The area of funding allows us to classify research and transfer funds as to their location, according to whether they are: regional, national, European, Non-European international or internal. It shows the distribution of funding according to this classification for the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering.

Funding by area (2021-2024)

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Areas2021202220232024
National€150,577€1,357,472€1,103,673€727,788
European €259,399€492,249
Regional€345,457€245,948€327,871€235,297
Internal€56,825€22,130€16,960€43,445
International€173,335
€812,257€1,625,550€1,621,840€1,498,778

National/regional (2021-2024)

YearRegionalNational
2021€345,457€150,577
2022€245,948€1,357,472
2023€327,871€1,103,673
2024€235,297€727,788
€1,154,573€3,339,510

European/international (2021-2024)

YearEuropean International
2021€259,399
2022
2023€173,335
2024€492,249
€751,647€173,335

Distribution of funding by area (2021-2024)

Areas2021202220232024
National18.5%83.5%68.1%48.6%
European 31.9%32.8%
Regional42.5%15.1%20.2%15.7%
Internal7.0%1.4%1.0%2.9%
International10.7%

Type of activity

In what types of research and transfer activites is funding distributed?

Research and transfer funding are classified according to the following types of activity: R+D Projects, Art. 83/60 for R+D Projects, Consulting and Technical Services, which include consulting and technical assistance as well as recurring technical services; Other contracts and agreements, including Chairs, Sponsorships and Collaboration Agreements; Mobility, Private Competitive Funding, Industrial Doctorate and a last category that includes Financial support for Conferences, Awards and Internal Research Program.This section shows in detail funding obtained by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering in 2023-2024.

Funding by type of activity (2021-2024)

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Type of activity2021202220232024
R+D Project€700,410€1,569,861€1,285,692€1,260,132
Art. 83/60 for R+D project€23,824€10,050€266,248€125,714
Consulting and technical services€23,429€23,509€48,691€62,488
Mobility€49,540€14,130€15,539€31,885
Grants, conferences, awards and UC3M Internal Research Program€15,055€8,000€5,670€18,560
Private competitive funding
Industrial doctorate
Other contracts and agreements (Chairs, Sponsorships, Collaboration)
Subvenciones contratación de personal
€812,257€1,625,550€1,621,840€1,498,778

Distribution of funding by type of activity (2021-2024)

Type of activity2021202220232024
R+D Project86.2%96.6%79.3%84.1%
Art. 83/60 for R+D project2.9%0.6%16.4%8.4%
Consulting and technical services2.9%1.4%3.0%4.2%
Mobility6.1%0.9%1.0%2.1%
Grants, conferences, awards and UC3M Internal Research Program1.9%0.5%0.3%1.2%
Private competitive funding
Industrial doctorate
Other contracts and agreements (Chairs, Sponsorships, Collaboration)
Subvenciones contratación de personal

Funding by professor

For this classification, the tenured academic staff of the department is taken into account: full professor, associate professor and permanent teaching position. The ratio is calculated between the secured funding by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering for each year and the staff members in these categories.

Funding by professor

2021202220232024
Funding per tenured professor€169,220€311,560€310,850€287,270

Research

Scientific output

Research results from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering

This section shows the scientific output of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering for the period 2021-2024. It encompasses data on theses, books and book chapters, articles and conferences both national and international. The figures corresponding to scientific activity provided in this section were obtained from those published in the Research Portal of May 2025.

Theses (2021-2024)

2021202220232024
Theses8134

Articles published (2021-2024)

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2021202220232024
National articles1
International articles758210978
758211078

Books, book chapers, and working papers published (2021-2024)

2021202220232024
Books111
Book chapters222
Working papers
1332

Conferences (2021-2024)

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2021202220232024
National conferences132
International conferences4232
41552

Staff

Who forms part of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering at UC3M?

This encompasses the academic staff affiliated with the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering, classified according to the categories: full professorassociate professor, permanent teaching position, teaching assistant, visiting professor and assistant professor.

Teaching-research staff in the Departament of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering (2021-2024)

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Staff2021202220232024
Full professors9111111
Associate professors10111112
Teaching assistants6
Visiting professors2221
Assistant professors11121212
Permanent teaching position111
39373736

Teaching-research staff by gender in the Departament of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering (2021-2024)

Staff2021202220232024
Full professors (M)4555
Full professors (F)5666
Associate professors (M)4333
Associate professors (F)6889
Teaching assistants (M)3
Teaching assistants (F)3
Visiting professors (M)221
Visiting professors (F)2
Assistant professors (M)11121111
Assistant professors (F)11
Permanent teaching position (M)
Permanent teaching position (F)111
39373736

Transfer

This section includes the registered patents and software developed by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering (2021-2024).

Registered patents and software in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering (2021-2024)

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Transfer20222023
Patents23
Software1
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