The object
Nuria Espallargas co-invented ThermaSiC, a thermal-spray ceramic coating designed to protect engineering components from wear and chemical exposure. The material is applied as a tangible surface treatment to extend component life in industrial settings, translating ceramic-particle research into a commercial coating product.
What Nuria did
Co-invented and co-founded the commercialisation of ThermaSiC, a spray-on ceramic coating for engineering components.
Why it matters
ThermaSiC made it possible to thermally spray durable ceramic coatings onto components where conventional melting-based routes do not work.
Living-status check
NTNU's current professor profile lists Espallargas's 2025 publications and her continuing professor and research-group-leader roles; the EPO's 2026 award-jury biography identifies her as Seram Coatings co-founder.