Dr Emmanuel Alejandro Flores Johnson

Dr Emmanuel Alejandro Flores Johnson

Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Engineering
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Dr Emmanuel A Flores-Johnson is a Senior Structural Modeller at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). He investigates the performance of advanced structural materials under extreme conditions for applications in the nuclear industry and non-nuclear energy-generation systems using numerical modelling.

Expertise 

Emmanuel has extensive experience developing finite element simulations of non-linear material behaviour, including plasticity, damage and fracture mechanics, impact, and shock behaviour. He has worked with various engineering materials and structures, including composites, metal alloys, polymers, concrete and bioinspired materials. Additionally, Emmanuel has worked on international multi-disciplinary collaborations, industry-oriented and defence projects requiring numerical modelling and experimental testing expertise.

Qualifications 

Emmanuel is an Engineering Physicist with an MSc in Polymer Materials. He received a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Manchester in 2009. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow at ANSTO (2010-2012) and the School of Civil Engineering at The University of Sydney (2012-2015). Emmanuel worked as a Research Scientist at the Materials Unit at Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan (Mexico) from 2015 to 2021 before joining ANSTO as a Senior Structural Modeller in October 2021 and UNSW as an adjunct Senior Lecturer in January 2022.

  • Journal articles | 2024
    Pech-Can GE; Flores-Johnson EA; Carrillo JG; Bele E; Valadez-Gonzalez A, 2024, 'Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane Foam Reinforced with Natural Henequen Fibre', Journal of Composites Science, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcs8090343
    Journal articles | 2023
    Chan-Colli DG; Agaliotis EM; Frias-Bastar D; Shen L; Carrillo JG; Herrera-Franco PJ; Flores-Johnson EA, 2023, 'Ballistic Behavior of Bioinspired Nacre-like Composites', Biomimetics, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics8040341
    Journal articles | 2023
    Koh-Dzul JF; Carrillo JG; Guillen-Mallette J; Flores-Johnson EA, 2023, 'Low velocity impact behaviour and mechanical properties of sandwich panels with cores made from Tetra Pak waste', Composite Structures, 304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.116380
    Journal articles | 2023
    Reiner J; Narain D; Zhang P; Flores-Johnson EA; Muransky O, 2023, 'Progressive fracture testing of Carbon–Carbon composites', Ceramics International, 49, pp. 6451 - 6458, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.10.198
    Journal articles | 2022
    Agaliotis EM; Ake-Concha BD; May-Pat A; Morales-Arias JP; Bernal C; Valadez-Gonzalez A; Herrera-Franco PJ; Proust G; Koh-Dzul JF; Carrillo JG; Flores-Johnson EA, 2022, 'Tensile Behavior of 3D Printed Polylactic Acid (PLA) Based Composites Reinforced with Natural Fiber', Polymers, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym14193976
    Journal articles | 2022
    Ruz-Cruz MA; Herrera-Franco PJ; Flores-Johnson EA; Moreno-Chulim MV; Galera-Manzano LM; Valadez-González A, 2022, 'Thermal and mechanical properties of PLA-based multiscale cellulosic biocomposites', Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 18, pp. 485 - 495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.02.072
    Journal articles | 2021
    Barrón-Díaz JE; Flores-Johnson EA; Chan-Colli DG; Koh-Dzul JF; Bassam A; Patiño-Lopez LD; Carrillo JG, 2021, 'Fem-cfd simulation and experimental study of compound parabolic concentrator (Cpc) solar collectors with and without fins for residential applications', Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11083704
    Journal articles | 2021
    Castillo-Lara JF; Flores-Johnson EA; Valadez-Gonzalez A; Herrera-Franco PJ; Carrillo JG; Gonzalez-Chi PI; Agaliotis E; Li QM, 2021, 'Mechanical behaviour of composite sandwich panels with foamed concrete core reinforced with natural fibre in four-point bending', Thin-Walled Structures, 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2021.108457
    Journal articles | 2021
    Danon AE; Muránsky O; Zhu H; Wei T; Flores-Johnson EA; Li ZJ; Kruzic JJ; Muransky O; Flores Johnson EA, 2021, 'The effect of microstructure and welding-induced plasticity on the strength of Ni–Mo–Cr alloy welds', Materialia, 17, pp. 101126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2021.101126
    Journal articles | 2021
    Li H; Chen T; Li W; Zhang H; Han S; Zhou C; Chen Z; Flores-Johnson EA; Shen L; Lian J; Beyerlein IJ; Liao X, 2021, 'Grain size dependent microstructure and texture evolution during dynamic deformation of nanocrystalline face-centered cubic materials', Acta Materialia, 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117088
    Journal articles | 2020
    Castillo-Lara JF; Flores-Johnson EA; Valadez-Gonzalez A; Herrera-Franco PJ; Carrillo JG; Gonzalez-Chi PI; Li QM, 2020, 'Mechanical properties of natural fiber reinforced foamed concrete', Materials, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13143060
    Journal articles | 2020
    Chiacchiarelli LM; Cerrutti P; Flores-Johnson EA, 2020, 'Compressive behavior of rigid polyurethane foams nanostructured with bacterial nanocellulose at low and intermediate strain rates', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.48701
    Journal articles | 2020
    Flores-Johnson EA; Company-Rodríguez BA; Koh-Dzul JF; Carrillo JG, 2020, 'Shaking table test of U-shaped walls made of fiber-reinforced foamed concrete', Materials, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13112534
    Journal articles | 2020
    Jimenez-Francisco M; Flores-Johnson EA; Carrillo JG, 2020, 'Effect of Recycled Polystyrene/Limonene Coating on the Mechanical Properties of Kraft Paper: A Comparative Study with Commercial Coatings', Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 28, pp. 1724 - 1736, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10924-020-01721-y
    Journal articles | 2019
    Arzate-Vázquez I; Méndez-Méndez JV; Flores-Johnson EA; Nicolás-Bermúdez J; Chanona-Pérez JJ; Santiago-Cortés E, 2019, 'Study of the porosity of calcified chicken eggshell using atomic force microscopy and image processing', Micron, 118, pp. 50 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2018.12.008
    Journal articles | 2019
    Carrillo JG; Gonzalez-Canche NG; Flores-Johnson EA; Cortes P, 2019, 'Low velocity impact response of fibre metal laminates based on aramid fibre reinforced polypropylene', Composite Structures, 220, pp. 708 - 716, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.04.018
    Journal articles | 2019
    Miao T; Shen L; Xu Q; Flores-Johnson EA; Zhang J; Lu G, 2019, 'Ballistic performance of bioinspired nacre-like aluminium composite plates', Composites Part B: Engineering, 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.107382
    Journal articles | 2018
    Flores-Johnson EA; Carrillo JG; Zhai C; Gamboa RA; Gan Y; Shen L, 2018, 'Microstructure and mechanical properties of hard Acrocomia mexicana fruit shell', Scientific Reports, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-27282-8
    Journal articles | 2018
    Gonzalez-Canche NG; Flores-Johnson EA; Cortes P; Carrillo JG, 2018, 'Evaluation of surface treatments on 5052-H32 aluminum alloy for enhancing the interfacial adhesion of thermoplastic-based fiber metal laminates', International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 82, pp. 90 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2018.01.003
    Journal articles | 2018
    Vázquez-Rodríguez JM; Flores-Johnson EA; Herrera-Franco PJ; Gonzalez-Chi PI, 2018, 'Photoelastic and numerical analyses of the stress distribution around a fiber in a pull-out test for a thermoplastic fiber/epoxy resin composite', Polymer Composites, 39, pp. E2397 - E2406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pc.24709
    Journal articles | 2017
    Flores-Johnson EA; Li QM, 2017, 'Structural effects on compressive strength enhancement of concrete-like materials in a split Hopkinson pressure bar test', International Journal of Impact Engineering, 109, pp. 408 - 418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2017.08.003
    Journal articles | 2017
    Gonzalez-Canche NG; Flores-Johnson EA; Carrillo JG, 2017, 'Mechanical characterization of fiber metal laminate based on aramid fiber reinforced polypropylene', Composite Structures, 172, pp. 259 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.02.100
    Journal articles | 2017
    Hanaor DAH; Flores Johnson EA; Wang S; Quach S; Dela-Torre KN; Gan Y; Shen L, 2017, 'Mechanical properties in crumple-formed paper derived materials subjected to compression', Heliyon, 3, pp. e00329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00329
    Journal articles | 2017
    Li L; Muránsky O; Flores-Johnson EA; Kabra S; Shen L; Proust G, 2017, 'Effects of strain rate on the microstructure evolution and mechanical response of magnesium alloy AZ31', Materials Science and Engineering: A, 684, pp. 37 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2016.12.015
    Journal articles | 2017
    Wang S; Flores-Johnson EA; Shen L, 2017, 'A Technique for the Elimination of Stress Waves Overlapping in the Split Hopkinson Pressure bar', Experimental Techniques, 41, pp. 345 - 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40799-017-0181-6
    Journal articles | 2016
    Flores-Johnson EA; Wang S; Maggi F; El Zein A; Gan Y; Nguyen GD; Shen L, 2016, 'Discrete element simulation of dynamic behaviour of partially saturated sand', International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 12, pp. 495 - 507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10999-016-9350-5
    Journal articles | 2016
    Li L; Flores-Johnson EA; Shen L; Proust G; Chen Z, 2016, 'Effects of heat treatment and strain rate on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 6061 Al alloy', International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 25, pp. 26 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1056789515569088
    Journal articles | 2015
    Alonso-Marroquin F; Huang P; Hanaor DAH; Flores-Johnson EA; Proust G; Gan Y; Shen L, 2015, 'Static friction between rigid fractal surfaces', Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.032405
    Journal articles | 2015
    Flores-Johnson EA; Rupert TJ; Hemker KJ; Gianola DS; Gan Y, 2015, 'Modelling wrinkling interactions produced by patterned defects in metal thin films', Extreme Mechanics Letters, 4, pp. 175 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eml.2015.07.002
    Journal articles | 2015
    Flores-Johnson EA; Shen L; Guiamatsia I; Nguyen GD, 2015, 'A numerical study of bioinspired nacre-like composite plates under blast loading', Composite Structures, 126, pp. 329 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.02.083
    Journal articles | 2014
    Flores-Johnson EA; Li QM; Shen L, 2014, 'NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF QUASI-STATIC INDENTATION AND LOW VELOCITY IMPACT OF ROHACELL 51 WF FOAM', International Journal of Computational Methods, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219876213440040
    Journal articles | 2014
    Flores-Johnson EA; Shen L; Annabattula RK; Onck PR; Shen YG; Chen Z, 2014, 'The effect of interface adhesion on buckling and cracking of hard thin films', Applied Physics Letters, 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4900443
    Journal articles | 2014
    Flores-Johnson EA; Shen L; Guiamatsia I; Nguyen GD, 2014, 'Numerical investigation of the impact behaviour of bioinspired nacre-like aluminium composite plates', Composites Science and Technology, 96, pp. 13 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.03.001
    Journal articles | 2014
    Méndez-Méndez JV; Alonso-Rasgado MT; Correia Faria E; Flores-Johnson EA; Snook RD, 2014, 'Numerical study of the hydrodynamic drag force in atomic force microscopy measurements undertaken in fluids', Micron, 66, pp. 37 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2014.05.004
    Journal articles | 2014
    Vodenitcharova TM; Xu A; Vodenitcharova T; Kabir K; Flores-Johnson EA; Hoffman M, 2014, 'Finite element analysis of the mechanical behaviour of aluminium foam and sandwich panels with aluminium foam core under local loading conditions', Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A, 599, pp. 125 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2014.01.080
    Journal articles | 2013
    Alonso-Marroquín F; Ramírez-Gómez A; González-Montellano C; Balaam N; Hanaor DAH; Flores-Johnson EA; Gan Y; Chen S; Shen L, 2013, 'Experimental and numerical determination of mechanical properties of polygonal wood particles and their flow analysis in silos', Granular Matter, 15, pp. 811 - 826, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10035-013-0443-7
    Journal articles | 2012
    Carrillo JG; Gamboa RA; Flores-Johnson EA; Gonzalez-Chi PI, 2012, 'Ballistic performance of thermoplastic composite laminates made from aramid woven fabric and polypropylene matrix', Polymer Testing, 31, pp. 512 - 519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2012.02.010
    Journal articles | 2012
    Flores-Johnson EA; Li QM, 2012, 'Structural behaviour of composite sandwich panels with plain and fibre-reinforced foamed concrete cores and corrugated steel faces', Composite Structures, 94, pp. 1555 - 1563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.12.017
    Journal articles | 2012
    Flores-Johnson EA; Muránsky O; Hamelin CJ; Bendeich PJ; Edwards L, 2012, 'Numerical analysis of the effect of weld-induced residual stress and plastic damage on the ballistic performance of welded steel plate', Computational Materials Science, 58, pp. 131 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2012.02.009
    Journal articles | 2011
    Flores-Johnson EA; Li QM, 2011, 'A brief note on the counter-intuitive region of a square plate', International Journal of Impact Engineering, 38, pp. 136 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2010.09.004
    Journal articles | 2011
    Flores-Johnson EA; Li QM, 2011, 'Experimental study of the indentation of sandwich panels with carbon fibre-reinforced polymer face sheets and polymeric foam core', Composites Part B: Engineering, 42, pp. 1212 - 1219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2011.02.013
    Journal articles | 2011
    Flores-Johnson EA; Li QM, 2011, 'Low velocity impact on polymeric foams', JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PLASTICS, 47, pp. 45 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021955X10384956
    Journal articles | 2011
    Flores-Johnson EA; Li QM, 2011, 'Low velocity impact on polymeric foams', Journal of Cellular Plastics, 47, pp. 45 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0921374010384956
    Journal articles | 2011
    Flores-Johnson EA; Saleh M; Edwards L, 2011, 'Ballistic performance of multi-layered metallic plates impacted by a 7.62-mm APM2 projectile', International Journal of Impact Engineering, 38, pp. 1022 - 1032, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2011.08.005
    Journal articles | 2011
    Flores-Johnson EA; Vázquez-Rodríguez JM; Herrera-Franco PJ; González-Chi PI, 2011, 'Photoelastic evaluation of fiber surface-treatments on the interfacial performance of a polyester fiber/epoxy model composite', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 42, pp. 1017 - 1024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.04.005
    Journal articles | 2011
    Li QM; Flores-Johnson EA, 2011, 'Hard projectile penetration and trajectory stability', International Journal of Impact Engineering, 38, pp. 815 - 823, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2011.05.005
    Journal articles | 2010
    Flores-Johnson EA; Li QM, 2010, 'Indentation into polymeric foams', International Journal of Solids and Structures, 47, pp. 1987 - 1995, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2010.03.025
    Journal articles | 2010
    Gonzalez-Chi PI; Flores-Johnson EA; Carrillo-Baeza JG; Young RJ, 2010, 'Micromechanical analysis of the kink-band performance at the interface of a thermoplastic composite under tensile deformation', Polymer Composites, 31, pp. 1817 - 1821, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pc.20973
    Journal articles | 2008
    Flores-Johnson EA; Li QM; Mines RAW, 2008, 'Degradation of elastic modulus of progressively crushable foams in uniaxial compression', Journal of Cellular Plastics, 44, pp. 415 - 434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021955X08095113
  • Conference Papers | 2017
    Agaliotis E; Bernal C; Herrera-Franco PJ; Flores-Johnson EA, 2017, 'Experimental and Numerical Study of the Mechanical Behavior of a Commercial Polypropylene Woven Fabric', in Ghavami K; Franco PJH (ed.), NON-CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES: NOCMAT FOR THE XXI CENTURY, MATERIALS RESEARCH FORUM LLC, MEXICO, Merida, pp. 799 - 803, presented at 17th Non-Conventional Materials and Technologies, NOCMAT 2017, MEXICO, Merida, 26 November 2017 - 29 November 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781945291838-79
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Flores-Johnson EA; Yan YZ; Carrillo JG; Gonzalez-Chi PI; Herrera-Franco PJ; Li QM, 2017, 'Mechanical Characterization of Foamed Concrete Reinforced with Natural Fibre', in Ghavami K; Franco PJH (ed.), NON-CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES: NOCMAT FOR THE XXI CENTURY, MATERIALS RESEARCH FORUM LLC, MEXICO, Merida, pp. 1 - 6, presented at 17th Non-Conventional Materials and Technologies, NOCMAT 2017, MEXICO, Merida, 26 November 2017 - 29 November 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781945291838-1
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Gamboa RA; Moo-Chale CM; Flores-Johnson EA; Carrillo JG, 2017, 'Mechanical Characterization of Plaster Reinforced with Recycled Cellulose Fiber from Multi-Layer Packaging Waste for Construction Applications', in Ghavami K; Franco PJH (ed.), NON-CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES: NOCMAT FOR THE XXI CENTURY, MATERIALS RESEARCH FORUM LLC, MEXICO, Merida, pp. 804 - 809, presented at 17th Non-Conventional Materials and Technologies, NOCMAT 2017, MEXICO, Merida, 26 November 2017 - 29 November 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781945291838-80
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Ramezani M; Flores-Johnson E; Shen L; Neitzert T, 2017, 'High strain rate compressive behaviour of selective laser melted Ti-6Al-4V', in Materials Science Forum, pp. 323 - 326, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.890.323
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Flores-Johnson EA; Li QM, 2015, 'Effect of structurally-induced lateral confinement on split Hopkinson pressure bar test specimens of concrete-like materials', in EPJ Web of Conferences, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20159404031
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Flores-Johnson EA; Carrillo JG; Gamboa RA; Shen L, 2014, 'Experimental and numerical study of plain-woven aramid fabric', in Advanced Materials Research, pp. 74 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.856.74
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Flores-Johnson EA; Carrillo JG; Gamboa RA; Shen L, 2014, 'Finite-element modelling of ballistic impact of plain-woven aramid fabric', in Applied Mechanics and Materials, pp. 769 - 773, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.553.769
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Flores-Johnson EA; Shen L; Annabattula RK; Onck PR; Shen YG; Chen Z, 2014, 'Finite element modelling of stress-induced fracture in Ti-Si-N films', in Applied Mechanics and Materials, pp. 10 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.553.10
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Flores-Johnson EA; Shen LM; Guiamatsia I; Nguyen GD, 2014, 'Finite-element modelling of the impact behaviour of aluminium nacre-like composite', in Applied Mechanics and Materials, pp. 457 - 462, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.566.457
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Huang P; Proust G; Alonso-Marroquin F; Flores-Johnson EA; Gan Y; Shen L; Hanaor DAH, 2014, 'Computing the friction coefficient of fractal surfaces using SPOLY', in 8th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2014, as Part of Engineers Australia Convention 2014, pp. 818 - 825
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Flores-Johnson EA; Muránsky O; Hamelin CJ; Bendeich PJ; Edwards L, 2011, 'Effect of residual-stress field on the ballistic performance of welded steel plate', in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Shock and Impact Loads on Structures, pp. 307 - 312
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Flores-Johnson EA; Saleh M; Edwards L, 2011, 'Numerical study of the ballistic performance of multi-layered metallic plates subjected to deformable projectile impact', in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Shock and Impact Loads on Structures, pp. 301 - 306
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Flores-Johnson EA; Li QM, 2009, 'Penetration behaviour of polymeric foams', in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Shock and Impact Loads on Structures, pp. 233 - 238
    Preprints |
    Danon AE; Muránsky O; Zhu H; Wei T; Flores-Johnson EA; Li ZJ; Kruzic JJ, The Effect of Microstructure and Welding-Induced Plasticity on the Strength of Ni–Mo–Cr Alloy Welds, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3721067