Henry Alonso Colorado Lopera

Short Bio:

Henry Colorado is a Full Professor in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Departments from the Universidad de Antioquia at Medellin, Colombia. He is also affiliated in the Materials Department from the State University of Northern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and has been a Visitor Professor in Military Institute of Engineering. Currently he is a Fulbright Visitor Scholar in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of California San Diego. His main areas of research are Composite Materials, Natural Fibers, Green Materials, and Additive Manufacturing. He also works in active learning. Henry obtained a BS and MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia in 2005; and MSc and PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of California Los Angeles in 2010 and 2013 respectively. Henry has active collaborations in several institutions in Brazil, Chile, China, and USA. He is also working as Associate Editor for the journals Heliyon, Engineered Science, and ES Materials & Manufacturing; and Editorial Board for Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, and for the American Ceramics Society Bulletin (2023-2026). He is also a Global Ambassador for the American Ceramics Society.