Prof. Antonio Martín-Meizoso got his doctorate in Naval Architecture at the Polytechnic University of Madrid. He is a Senior Researcher in the Materials Department at CEIT and a Full Professor at Tecnun, where he lectures in the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering departments. He is in charge of the last year of the degree programme and responsible for the final projects. His more recent research and teaching are related to the mechanical properties of materials and manufacturing. Currently, he is the President for the Spanish Association of Structural Integrity and the Spanish Group on Fracture. This Association awarded him the Medal of Honour in 2000. He has published over 40 papers in international journals (quoted in the SCI), 12 in national journals, 102 contributions to congresses and conferences and 14 textbooks. He had supervised 7 doctoral theses. In 2007 he was awarded the University of Navarra's Silver Medal.