Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, A transmission electron microscopy study of radiation damage in potential nuclear materials, University of Huddersfield
Oct 2015 → Jan 2019
Award Date: 15 May 2020
Metallurgy, MSc , Modelling a Compact Nuclear Reactor for Materials Optimization Studies in Biological Shielding in Nuclear Submarines, Universidade de São Paulo
Feb 2013 → Feb 2015
Award Date: 22 May 2015
BSc, Development of a methodology for remote caracterization of nuclear fission products by LIDAR and LIBS techiques, Universidade de São Paulo
Feb 2008 → Dec 2012
Award Date: 28 Jan 2013
External positions
Director's Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jan 2021 → Aug 2023
ASTRO Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Sept 2017 → Mar 2018
Graduate Research Assistant (PhD Student), Ion Beam Centre (IBC-MIAMI)
1 Oct 2015 → 13 Jan 2019
Santander Fellow - Visiting Scholar, University of New Mexico (UNM)
Sept 2014 → Nov 2014
Postgraduate Fellow of the Brazilian Navy, University of São Paulo - Polytechnic School
Feb 2013 → Feb 2015
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Mechanics and Materials Physics at the University of São Paulo (DFMT-IFUSP)
Jul 2012 → Feb 2013
FAPESP scholarship for undergraduate research, Institute of Energy and Nuclear Research (IPEN-CNEN/SP)
Jan 2009 → Dec 2012
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Radio Frequency O2-Plasma Treatment of Carbon Felts: Stoichiometric Insight into C1s and O1s XPS with Correlated Raman and SEM Characterization
Alem, S., Huang, Y., Wechner, N., Feuchter, M., Tunes, M. A., Rameshan, C., Spirk, S. & Bandl, C., 30 May 2026, In: Applied surface science. 2026, Volume 729, 30 May, 10 p., 166208.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A New Family of Ternary Intermetallic Compounds with Dualistic Atomic Ordering – The ZIP Phases
Tunes, M. A., Drewry, S. M., Schmidt, F., Valdez, J. A., Schneider, M. M., Kohnert, C. A., Saleh, T. A., Fensin, S., Maloy, S. A., Schön, C. G., Dubois, S., Tabo, O., Eyal, A., Keren, A., Pesach, A., Nayak, G. K., Christopoulos, S. G., Molinari, M., Hans, M. & Goossens, N. & 5 others, , 10 Sept 2025, In: Advanced materials. 23 p., e08168.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Cemented Carbide Recycling: Investigating Co-Zn Phase Formation in the Zinc Process
Luznik, L. T., Gerold, E., Tunes, M. A., Weirather, T., Czettl, C. & Antrekowitsch, H., 2 Jun 2025, Proceedings of the 21st Plansee Seminar.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Design kinetic parameters for improved resilience of materials under irradiation
Nahavandian, M., Aydogan, E., Byggmästar, J., Tunes, M. A., El-Atwani, O. & Martinez, E., 28 Jul 2025, In: Materials and Design. 257.2025, September, 7 p., 114419.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Direct aluminium-alloy upcycling from entire end-of life vehicles
Pogatscher, S., Krall, P., Weißensteiner, I., Aster, P., Dumitraschkewitz, P., Tunes, M. A., Kremmer, T., Samberger, S. & Trink, B., 13 Aug 2025Research output: Other contribution › Research
Activities
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
Tunes, M. A. (Visiting researcher)
28 Aug 2025 → 9 Sept 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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In-situ nanometallurgy in transmission electron microscopy
Pogatscher, S. (Invited speaker), Kremmer, T. (Speaker), Tunes, M. A. (Speaker) & Dumitraschkewitz, P. (Speaker)
2025 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Advanced materials (Journal)
Tunes, M. (Peer reviewer)
2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Materials Science and Engineering: A (Journal)
Tunes, M. (Peer reviewer)
2024 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Nuclear Technology (Journal)
Tunes, M. (Peer reviewer)
2024 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review