The group “Physical properties and applications of materials” belongs to the Science Department and the research Institute for Advanced Materials and Mathematics  (INAMAT²) of the Public University of Navarra, UPNA.

The main research lines are devoted to the development of high-quality basic research on the physical properties of new advanced materials and their application in different technological sectors. This activity is developed by a mixture of experienced seniors and young researchers, sharing a multidisciplinary environment with other research groups of different areas (chemistry, engineering and mathematics).  Concretely this activity can be summarized in the following research lines:

• Thermomechanical properties of materials
• Microstructural and magnetic characterization of materials
• Shape memory alloys
• Magnetic and magnetoelastic properties of new nanostructured materials and nanoparticles
• Magnetic sensors and actuators

As a result of the developed work, this research activity has been translated into multiple articles at international journals, conference contributions alongside the world and R&D projects funding by Navarre and Spanish Government in partnership with different companies and other research groups.