Segundo Shagñay Pucha

Dr. Segundo Shagñay Pucha

Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, UK
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Biography

Researcher specialising in sustainable cementitious materials and the durability of reinforced systems, with expertise in eco-efficient alternatives to Portland cement, including alkali-activated and hybrid binders, and in corrosion mechanisms in embedded steels. Experienced in advanced electrochemical techniques and microstructural characterisation. International research career across the UK, the Netherlands, Ecuador, and Spain, establishing strong international collaborations throughout Europe and beyond, including with institutions in the USA and Iran, as well as with CSIC research centres in Spain, such as ICV and IETcc. These partnerships have contributed to the publication of significant scientific articles on sustainable construction materials.

Affiliations

University of Bath

Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, UK

Architecture & Civil Engineering

Honors and Awards

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Doctoral Scholarship;

University Carlos III de Madrid, Leganes, Spain

Doctoral Scholarship; research staff in training. Period: 03/09/2018 – 10/02/2023; Place: University Carlos III of Madrid. Madrid, Spain

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Mobility of Ph.D. Student Fellowship

University Carlos III de Madrid, Leganes, Spain

Mobility fellowship of researchers from the UC3M University of Madrid to national or foreign research centres. Place: Madrid, Spain. Period: 01/09/2021-28/12/2021. Guest Researcher at Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

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Ph.D. thesis award 2023

University Carlos III de Madrid, Leganes, Spain

Prize for the best doctoral thesis awarded by the University Carlos III of Madrid, among > 16 Ph.D. candidates. Evaluation criteria included of the research topic and the best journal publications. Funding entity: University of Carlos III of Madrid. € 280 awarded

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Ph.D. thesis award 2024

Spanish Ceramics and Glass Society (SECV)

Prize for the best doctoral thesis awarded by the Spanish Ceramics and Glass Society (SECV). Among young doctors of the SECV. Evaluation criteria: the best contribution to the ceramics industry and the high number of journals publications achieved during the doctoral thesis. Funding entity: Spanish Ceramics and Glass Society. € 1000 awarded

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Postdoctoral scholarship. Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral

Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain (CSIC-ICV)

Institute of Ceramic and Glass (ICV CSIC), Madrid, Spain, Funding entity: Agencia Estatal de Investigación-Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidad with >€60K research portfolio.

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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship

European Research Council - Horizon Europe

University of Bath (UBATH), Bath, UK, Funding entity: European Commission with >€280K research portfolio

Experience

Post Doctoral Researcher

University of Bath, Bath, UK

01 Sep 2025 - present

Post Doctoral Researcher

Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain

01 Sep 2024 - 01 Aug 2025

Post Doctoral Researcher

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Leganés, Spain

01 Feb 2023 - 01 Feb 2024

Graduate Student or Post Graduate

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Leganés, Spain

01 Sep 2018 - 01 Jan 2023

Guest Researcher

Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

01 Sep 2021 - 01 Jan 2022

University Lecturer

ESPOCH, Riobamba, Ecuador

01 Jan 2014 - 01 Apr 2017