David Cereceda

Dr. David Cereceda is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University. Prior to this, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins University, within the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute where he investigated with Prof. Lori Graham-Brady the dynamic fragmentation of brittle materials under extreme loading conditions. Dr. Cereceda received his Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from Polytechnic University of Madrid in 2015. His Ph.D. research, performed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and University of California Los Angeles under the guidance of Prof. Jaime Marian and Prof. José Manuel Perlado, was focused on the multiscale modeling of body-centered cubic metals like tungsten.

His current research focuses on facilitating the discovery, development, and deployment of next-generation structural and bio-inspired materials by creating and validating computational models that leverage physically-based and data-driven techniques.

Besides his passion for research and education, you can find him exploring new hikes with his family, sailing on the Bay, or playing the clarinet.