João Da Fonseca
Professor Of Mechanical Metallurgy at The University of Manchester
England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJoão Da Fonseca is a Professor of Mechanical Metallurgy at The University of Manchester with over 12 years of academic leadership and more than two decades embedded in metallurgy research and teaching. He leads work within the Metallurgy and Corrosion research group, translating fundamental materials science—rooted in a PhD from the University of Leeds—into applied insights on mechanical behaviour and degradation. His career progression from Research Associate to Professor reflects sustained contributions to scholarship, supervision and curriculum development across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Known for bridging rigorous experimental metallurgy with practical corrosion problems, he frequently informs industry-facing projects and interdisciplinary collaborations. Colleagues describe him as a steady academic leader who combines deep technical expertise with an ability to mentor the next generation of materials scientists.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
International Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate at UWC of the American WestDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Materials Science and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Materials Science and Engineering at University of Leeds
English, Portuguese, Italian, French, Spanish
Github Skills (18)
procedures9
jupyter-notebook9
python6
materials-informatics5
haiku5
information-sharing5
science4
noise3
machine-learning3
sqf2
lte2
scientific-computing2
computational-materials-science2
filereader1
upload-file1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
JQFonseca/dislocations
Feb 2017 - Mar 2022
Contributions:16 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 2 months
JQFonseca/hrdic_az31
Mar 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:4 releases, 18 commits, 15 pushes in 8 months
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