Alejandro M. Aragón

Alejandro M. Aragón is an Associate Professor in the Department of Precision and Microsystems Engineering at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. His research stands at the intersection of engineering and computer science, with a priary focus on pioneering novel enriched finite element methods. This cutting-edge technology, seamlessly integrated in widely applicable software, is leveraged to address complex engineering challenges. Specifically, Dr. Aragón’s innovations have been employed in the analysis and design of a diverse spectrum of (meta)materials and structures, including biomimetic and composite materials, as well as acoustic/elastic metamaterials, photonic/phononic crystals, and even edible fracture metamaterials. Since 2015 he has also been teaching advanced courses on finite element analysis at TU Delft. Dr. Aragón boasts a strong industrial network and holds two patents for the inventive use of acoustic/elastic metamaterials and phononic crystals for noise attenuation.