Juan Pablo Escobedo-Diaz

Dr. Juan Pablo Escobedo-Diaz is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering and Information Technology at UNSW Canberra, University of New South Wales. He obtained his doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University. Prior to his current academic appointment, he held research positions at the Institute for Shock Physics at Washington State University and Los Alamos National Laboratory. His career has focused on advancing understanding of material responses under extreme loading conditions, contributing significantly to shock physics and materials science through experimental and modeling approaches.

Dr. Escobedo-Diaz's research specializations center on the dynamic behavior of materials under extreme conditions, particularly high pressure and high strain rate environments. He investigates the effects of microstructural features on the dynamic fracture behavior of metals and metallic alloys. With an extensive publication record, he has co-authored 14 books, 19 book chapters, 91 journal articles, 72 conference papers, and additional contributions including conference proceedings and preprints. Key recent publications include 'Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2024 Process–Structure–Property Relations and New Technologies' (2026, Springer), 'Biomechanical Performance of Additively Manufactured Bone-Mimicking Scaffolds with Graded Architectures' (2025, Advanced Materials Technologies), 'Porosity-dependent mechanical response of PLA Voronoi scaffolds under quasi-static and impact loading' (2025, Materials Today Communications), 'Enhancing puncture resistance in composite protective structures via bio-inspired carp fish scale-tissue architectures' (2026, Composite Structures), and 'From frameworks to firewalls: metal-organic frameworks as smart additives for flame-retardant polymers' (2025, Polymer Degradation and Stability). He is a member of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), the American Physical Society (APS), the Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM), and the Materials Research Society (MRS). Dr. Escobedo-Diaz regularly reviews manuscripts for journals such as the Journal of Applied Physics, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, the International Journal of Solids and Structures, and Materials Characterization. At UNSW, he teaches courses including Engineering Materials and Chemistry, Impact Dynamics, Mechanical Design, and supervises PhD students and honours theses on mechanical behavior of materials.

Professional Email: j.escobedo-diaz@unsw.edu.au