CV

Current position

• Universidad Politécnica de Madrid — Assistant Professor (Mecánica de Medios Continuos y Teoría de Estructuras)

Education

University of Sevilla, Spain
B.S. Civil Engineering, September 2016
Major fields: Hydraulics and Hydrology

Polytechnical University of Madrid, Spain
M.Eng. Civil Engineering, September 2018
Major fields: Hydraulics and Hydrology

Polytechnical University of Madrid, Spain
Ph.D. Civil Engineering, December 2021
Major fields: Structural, Continuum and Computational Mechanics
Supervisor: Manuel Pastor
Dissertation title: “The Local Maximum-Entropy Material Point Method”

Research funding

• 01/2019-10/2020: Agustín de Betancourt Scholarship
• 11/2020-12/2020: I+D contract with Spanish National Research Project (PI: Manuel Pastor, BIA2016-76253-P)
• 01/2021-12/2021: Entrecanales Ibarra Scholarship
• 03/2021-08/2021: Research Mobility Programme at North American Universities
• 01/2023-12/2024: Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellowship

Research stays

• UC Berkeley with Professor Kenichi Soga (5 months, 2021)
• California Institute of Technology with Professor Michael Ortiz (3 months)

Appointments

• 10/2018-12/2021: ALERT Geomaterials

• 10/2021-Now: SEMTA

• Assistant Professor, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
• Juan de la Cierva-Formación postdoctoral fellow, Universidad de Sevilla (2023–2024)

Programming skills

• C/C++
  • OpenMP
  • MPI
  • CUDA
• PETSc, Eigen, LAPACK, GSL
• Python
• Matlab
• Fortran
• Bash scripting

Publications

On-the-fly meanfield transition-state theory for diffusive molecular dynamics

Molinos et al. (2025). "On-the-fly meanfield transition-state theory for diffusive molecular dynamics." Mechanics of Materials.

On-the-fly meanfield transition-state theory for diffusive molecular dynamics

Miguel Molinos and co-authors, "On-the-fly meanfield transition-state theory for diffusive molecular dynamics." Mechanics of Materials, 2025.

Thermalized and mixed meanfield ADP potentials for magnesium hydrides

Molinos et al. (2024). "Thermalized and mixed meanfield ADP potentials for magnesium hydrides." Mechanics of Materials.

Thermalized and mixed meanfield ADP potentials for magnesium hydrides

Miguel Molinos and co-authors, "Thermalized and mixed meanfield ADP potentials for magnesium hydrides." Mechanics of Materials, 2024.

On the derivation of a component-free scheme for Lagrangian fluid–structure interaction problems

Molinos et al. (2023). "On the derivation of a component-free scheme for Lagrangian fluid–structure interaction problems." Acta Mechanica.

SPH numerical modelling of landslide movements as coupled two-phase flows with a new solution for the interaction term

Molinos et al. (2022). "SPH numerical modelling of landslide movements as coupled two-phase flows with a new solution for the interaction term." European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids.

An Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) finite difference (FD)‐SPH depth integrated model for pore pressure evolution on landslides over erodible terrains

Molinos et al. (2022). "An Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) finite difference (FD)‐SPH depth integrated model for pore pressure evolution on landslides over erodible terrains." International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics.

Two-phase SPH modelling of a real debris avalanche and analysis of its impact on bottom drainage screens

Molinos et al. (2022). "Two-phase SPH modelling of a real debris avalanche and analysis of its impact on bottom drainage screens." Landslides.

SPH numerical modelling of landslide movements as coupled two-phase flows with a new solution for the interaction term

Saeid Tayyebi, Manuel Pastor, Miguel Stickle, Ángel Yagüe, Diego Manzanal, Miguel Molinos, Pedro Navas, "SPH numerical modelling of landslide movements as coupled two-phase flows with a new solution for the interaction term." European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids, 2022.

An Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) finite difference (FD)-SPH depth integrated model for pore pressure evolution on landslides over erodible terrains

Manuel Pastor, Saeid Tayyebi, Miguel Stickle, Miguel Molinos, Angel Yague, Diego Manzanal, Pedro Navas, "An Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) finite difference (FD)-SPH depth integrated model for pore pressure evolution on landslides over erodible terrains." International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2022.

A component-free Lagrangian finite element formulation for large strain elastodynamics

M.M. Stickle, M. Molinos, P. Navas, A. Yague, D. Manzanal, S. Moussavi, M. Pastor, "A component-free Lagrangian finite element formulation for large strain elastodynamics." Computational Mechanics, 2022.

The Local Maximum-Entropy Material Point Method

Miguel Molinos, "The Local Maximum-Entropy Material Point Method." Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 2021.

A component-free Lagrangian finite element formulation for large strain elastodynamics

Molinos et al. (2021). "A component-free Lagrangian finite element formulation for large strain elastodynamics." Computational Mechanics.

Explicit meshfree u-pw solution of the dynamic Biot formulation at large strain

Molinos et al. (2021). "Explicit meshfree u-pw solution of the dynamic Biot formulation at large strain." Computational Particle Mechanics.

Towards a Local Maximum‐Entropy Material Point Method at finite strain within a B‐free approach

Molinos et al. (2021). "Towards a Local Maximum‐Entropy Material Point Method at finite strain within a B‐free approach." International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering.

Fluid stabilization of the u−w Biot’s formulation at large strain

Molinos et al. (2021). "Fluid stabilization of the u−w Biot's formulation at large strain." International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics.

On the dynamic assessment of the Local-Maximum Entropy Material Point Method through an Explicit Predictor–Corrector Scheme

Molinos et al. (2021). "On the dynamic assessment of the Local-Maximum Entropy Material Point Method through an Explicit Predictor–Corrector Scheme." Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.

Local Maximum Entropy Material Point Method applied to quasi-brittle fracture

Molinos et al. (2021). "Local Maximum Entropy Material Point Method applied to quasi-brittle fracture." Engineering Fracture Mechanics.

A depth integrated, coupled, two-phase model for debris flow propagation

Molinos et al. (2021). "A depth integrated, coupled, two-phase model for debris flow propagation." Acta Geotechnica.

Toward a local maximum-entropy material point method at finite strain within a B-free approach

M. Molinos, M. M., P. Navas, A. Yagüe, D. Manzanal, M. Pastor, "Toward a local maximum-entropy material point method at finite strain within a B-free approach." International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 2021.

On the dynamic assessment of the Local-Maximum Entropy Material Point Method through an Explicit Predictor-Corrector Scheme

M. Molinos, P. Navas, M. Pastor, M. Mart\'in, "On the dynamic assessment of the Local-Maximum Entropy Material Point Method through an Explicit Predictor-Corrector Scheme." Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2021.

Local Maximum Entropy Material Point Method applied to quasi-brittle fracture.

M. Molinos, P. Navas, D. Manzanal, M. Pastor, "Local Maximum Entropy Material Point Method applied to quasi-brittle fracture.." Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2021.

Fluid stabilization of the $u-w$ Biot formulation at large strain

P. Navas, M. Pastor, A. Yagüe, M. Stickle, D. Manzanal, M. Molinos, "Fluid stabilization of the $u-w$ Biot formulation at large strain." International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2021.

Explicit meshfree $u-p_w$ of the dynamic Biot formulation at large strain

P. Navas, M. Molinos, M. Stickle, D. Manzanal, A. Yag{\"u}e, M. Pastor, "Explicit meshfree $u-p_w$ of the dynamic Biot formulation at large strain." Computational Particle Mechanics, 2021.

A depth integrated, coupled, two-phase model for debris flow propagation

M. Pastor, S. Tayyebi, M. Stickle, A. Yag{\"u}e, M. Molinos, P. Navas, D. Manzanal, "A depth integrated, coupled, two-phase model for debris flow propagation." Acta Geotechnica, 2021.

A component-free Lagrangian finite element formulation for large strain elastodynamics

M.M. Stickle, M. Molinos, P. Navas, A. Yague, D. Manzanal, S. Moussavi, M. Pastor, "A component-free Lagrangian finite element formulation for large strain elastodynamics." Computational Mechanics, 2021.

Meshfree modeling of cyclic behavior of sands within large strain Generalized Plasticity Framework

Molinos et al. (2020). "Meshfree modeling of cyclic behavior of sands within large strain Generalized Plasticity Framework." Computers and Geotechnics.

Meshfree modeling of cyclic behavior of sands within large strain Generalized Plasticity Framework

P. Navas, D. Manzanal, M.M Stickle, M Pastor, M. Molinos, "Meshfree modeling of cyclic behavior of sands within large strain Generalized Plasticity Framework." Computers and Geotechnics, 2020.