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Anna Neus Igual Muñoz

anna.igualmunoz@epfl.ch +41 21 693 68 83

EPFL SCI STI SM
MXC 341 (Bâtiment MXC)
Station 12
1015 Lausanne

Expertise

Tribology, corrosion, tribocorrosion, surface analysis, electrochemistry
Anna Igual Munoz is senior scientist at EPFL since 2022. She has a master degree in Industrial engineering (specialised in chemical engineering) and a PhD in Electrochemical corrosion (2001) from UPV. She did a Postdoctoral research at the University of Virginia (USA) in 2002 in the field of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and local electrochemical techniques. She was Professor at the Technical University of Valencia (UPV, Spain) and created and leaded the Tribocorrosion research Group till 2016. She was invited professor at EPFL in 2012. Her scientific interests are mainly focused in the understanding the interactions (chemical, mechanical and biological) between materials and surfaces (mainly metals and oxides) with the environment. Mainly in the fields of corrosion, tribology and new functional coatings.

Fields of expertise

Corrosion Tribocorrosion Electrochemistry

Selected publications

Electrochemical Co-Deposition of Gold and Carbon Nanocapsules from a Colloidal Suspension

A. Igual Munoz, N. Alonso-Morales, J. Palomar, M. A. Gilarranz, S. Mischler
Published in Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 166 (6) D181-D188 (2019) in

Degradation mechanisms in martensitic stainless steels: Wear, corrosion and tribocorrosion appraisal

A. Dalmau, C. Richard, A. Igual Munoz
Published in Tribology International 121 (2018) 167-179 in

Electrochemical characterization and passivation behaviour of new beta-titanium alloys (Ti35Nb10Ta-xFe)

J. Navarro Laboulais, A.Amigo Mata, V. Amigo Borras, A. Igual Munoz
Published in Electrochimica Acta 227, 410-418 (2017) in

Stability of 3D-porous Ni/Cu cathodes under real alkaline electrolyzer operating conditions and its effect on catalytic activity

C. Valero-Vidal, I. Herraiz-Cardona, V. Perez-Herranz, A. Igual Munoz
Published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 198 142-153 (2016) in

A new experimental technique for quantifying the galvanic coupling effects on stainless steel during tribocorrosion under equilibrium conditions

N. Espallargas, R. Johnsen, C. Torres, A. Igual Munoz
Published in Wear 307, 190-197 (2013) in

Wear of CoCrMo alloys used in Metal-on-Metal hip joints: A tribocorrosion appraisal

S. Mischler, A. Igual Munoz.
Published in Wear 297 1081–1094 (2013) in

Teaching & PhD

PhD Students

Marian Nida Sagarino Lumongsod-Thompson, Quentin Gérard Jean-Charles Ursule

Courses

CCMX Tribology and Surfaces Interactions

MSE-667

This course is intended to give to the participants (graduates, researchers and industrial professionals) a solid background in tribology and surface interactions. It covers the fundamentals concepts of tribology including surfaces, contact mechanics, friction, lubrication and wear.

Characterization of Materials 2025

MSE-716

This course introduces materials characterization techniques used by scientists and engineers. Lectures cover basic theory, applications, and limitations, while lab sessions offer hands-on experience, providing a well-rounded understanding of each method.

Corrosion and protection of metals + Laboratory Work

MSE-311

This introductory corrosion course aims at familiarizing the student with the mechanisms of corrosion, with various forms of corrosion and with the principles of protection against corrosion.

Surface analysis

MSE-351

The course treats the main surface analysis methods for the characterization of surfaces, interfaces and thin films. It discusses how these methods can be applied to gain specific knowledge about structural, chemical and functional properties of surfaces and thin films. Limitation to 18 students!

Tribology

MSE-485

This introductory course in tribology (science of friction, lubrication and wear) has specific goals : to present the basic principles of tribology, to develop the attitude to analyse tribological and to illustrate correlations between materials and tribological properties.