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Coating Tribology Laboratory

Post-Doctoral Scientist (2004-2006), Tribology Section, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC Post-Doctoral Associate (2001-2004), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA Ph.D. in Chemical Physics (2001), Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY M.S. in Physics (1997), Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY B.S. in Physics (1994), Penn State University, The Behrend College, Erie, PA

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada M.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

PhD Candidtae Materials engineering, Department of Mining and Materials engineering, McGill University, QC, Canada, 2012-present. M.S Material Science and Engineering, the State Key laboratory of Advanced Materials and Metals, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China, 2008-2011. B.S Material Science and Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Hubei, China, 2004-2008. Metal-solid lubricant composite coatings fabricated by cold spray and their tribological behavior.

I did my Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University (Hyderabad – India) and M.S. in Materials Engineering from IIT-Madras (India). I joined McGill University as a Ph.D student in Fall -2015. In my Ph.D. I would be studying the Tribological behaviour of Cold Sprayed Composite Coatings for wear resistance applications.

PhD Candidate (fast track), Materials Engineering (McGill University) 2012-ongoing Bachelor of Engineering, Materials Engineering, Coop (McGill University) 2008-2012 The research projects focuses on the replacement of cadmium coatings in aerospace applications with zinc nickel alloy coatings. Properties of the coatings, such as friction and wear properties, mechanical properties, corrosion properties and hydrogen embrittlement properties are studied in order to obtain a better understanding between the different coatings and determine whether they are suitable to replace cadmium coatings.

Ph.D Candidate (2014-Present) Materials Engineering, McGill University. M.Sc (2007–2010) Materials Science, Tarbiat Modares University. B.Sc (2003–2006) Extractive Metallurgical, Sahand University of Technology. I graduated with BSc degree in Extractive Metallurgy from Sahand University of Technology (Tabriz, Iran) and MSc degree in Materials Science from Tarbiat Modares University (Tehran, Iran). My BSc thesis was involved with Thermo-Mechanical Processing of Low Carbon Nb-Ti Steel. Effect of strain and strain rate on strain-induced transformation (SIT) was studied. During my master research, I worked on surface modification of cast Al alloys and hybrid Al-SiC-MoS₂ composite coatings. Sliding wear behavior of hybrid composite and formation of MoS₂ rich mechanically mixed layer (MML) and its effect on wear progress was addressed. I joined Prof. Chromik’s group in January 2014 as PhD student. My current project is focused on deposition of wear resistance composite coatings by cold spray.

PhD Candidate, Mining and Materials Engineering (McGill University): 2012-Present M.E., Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India: 2010-2012 B. Tech., National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India: 2006-2010 The research work focuses on studying Al coatings on high strength substrates to replace Cd coating. The coatings are evaluated for its mechanical properties, friction and wear properties, corrosion properties, hydrogen embrittlement and re-embrittlement of the substrate material during coating degradation.

PhD Candidate, Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University: 2012-Present M. Tech., Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India: 2010-2012 B. Tech., National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, India: 2005-2009 Working on the effect of manufacturing on the microstructure and magnetic properties of non-oriented electrical steel used in motor applications.

My interest in the Aerospace drove me to the undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering in the Co-op program at Concordia University, completed in April 2015. My industrial experience, during my Co-op internships, gave me an appreciation for material processes, leading me to a masters in Material Engineering. My project at McGill university consists of characterizing the bonding mechanism between cold-sprayed metallic particles on ceramic substrates. This research will help enhance bonding efficiency of Ceramic-Metal mixtures as the metal particle to ceramic substrate bond is under-characterized at the moment.

Jessa Andrea Cañaveral is currently a graduate student (MEng) in the Materials Engineering Department of McGill University. She finished her bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering at the University of the Philippines – Diliman in 2011. On the same year, she worked as a Quality Assurance Engineer at Excelitas Technologies Philippines, Inc., where she was assigned to solve and address customer issues and complaints. In 2012, she joined the World Wide Packaging & Assembly Engineering Department of Analog Devices General Trias, Inc. She worked as a Package Development Engineer where she handled Solder Joint and Board Level Reliability tests & issues. She became a part of Prof. Richard R. Chromik’s research team in 2014. Her research study focuses on the characterization of the dynamic mechanical behavior of aerospace materials under large plastic deformation. She works on the high strain rate and high temperature testing of IN718 and 300M Steel via Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) apparatus. Her study also involves the identification of material constitutive models that best describe the materials behavior at elevated rates of deformation & temperature.

I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of British Columbia in materials engineering. As an undergraduate, I participated in research work terms in the subject areas of electrochemical catalysis, PEM fuel cells, and polymer matrix composites. Also on various occasions, I explored and participated in heavy-lift aero plane, solar vehicle, and synthetic biology student design projects. When not engaged in engineering activities, I enjoy travelling, hiking, and various sports such as skiing and volleyball. My project involves the high strain rate deformation testing of three metallic alloys for different aircraft components with a Split Hopkinson compression instrument. Experimental data obtained under varying strain rate, temperature conditions are utilized for constitutive model fitting, with extracted parameters applied towards FEA material model. The overall objectives are part of a broader project on the understanding of shot peening process for fatigue-life improvement of the metallic components.

I was born and grew up in Tehran, Iran. I received my bachelor degree in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering at University of Tehran. My undergraduate project was focused on synthesis and characterization of porous hard magnetic materials. I am working on magnetic properties characterization of permanent magnets at various temperatures. The results of my project will be used as input data for electromagnetic field simulation software in order to design electric motors. We also investigate several demagnetization models of permanent magnets to prevent irreversible demagnetization in electric motors.

Current position: Materials Specialist at Pratt & Whitney Canada- Montreal Postdoctoral Research Associate, McGill University, Materials Engineering Department, Montreal-Canada PhD. Materials Engineering, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse- France Thesis: Grain boundary mediated plasticity in nanocrystalline materials Master: Materials Science, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse-France BSc.: Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran-Iran Worked on the effect of microstructural features of materials in fatigue life improvement of real parts under service conditions in aeronautical applications by shot peening

Current position: NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Interfaces and Tribology Section, Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC Michael, originally hailing from Blacksburg, Virginia USA, completed his B.Eng. in 2010 and Ph.D. in 2015 , both at McGill University. His PhD project turned into a collaborative work between McGill and LaMCoS at INSA-Lyon and visited there three times over the course of his PhD, as well as for a short postdoctoral contract after defending his PhD. He later received a NRC Research Associateship Program postdoctoral fellowship sited at the Naval Research Lab at Washington, DC which began in January 2016. The cold spray process can be used to fabricate coatings made of pure Al as well as Al-Al2O3 composite, with the presence of Al2O3 having been shown in previous literature to lower the wear rates while maintaining good corrosion resistance. However, the relationships between the concentration and morphology of Al2O3 particles, the coating formation behavior during cold spray, and mechanisms thereof affecting the friction and wear were relatively unexplored. To help study these phenomena, cold sprayed Al-Al2O3 coatings were subjected to dry sliding wear using an in situ tribometer to directly view the activity occurring at the rubbing interface. The transfer film behavior observed in situ was found to vary considerably according to Al2O3 concentration and morphology, and these behaviors could be linked to wear rates and friction events. Microstructural analysis and nanoindentation was used to study the material transformations at the sliding interface, revealing that lower wear rates and more stable transfer films were associated with harder, more coherent third body layers. To help further elucidate the role of Al2O3 concentration and morphology, high pressure torsion testing (HPT) at LaMCoS, INSA-Lyon was used to study the shear behavior of the same Al2O3 materials under high pressures similar to that of a tribological contact.

Prof. Richard Chromik Post-Doctoral Scientist (2004-2006), Tribology Section, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC Post-Doctoral Associate (2001-2004), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA Ph.D. in Chemical Physics (2001), Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY M.S. in Physics (1997), Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY B.S. in Physics (1994), Penn State University, The Behrend College, Erie, PA
Dr. Nima Gharib Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada M.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Yinyin Zhang PhD Candidtae Materials engineering, Department of Mining and Materials engineering, McGill University, QC, Canada, 2012-present. M.S Material Science and Engineering, the State Key laboratory of Advanced Materials and Metals, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China, 2008-2011. B.S Material Science and Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Hubei, China, 2004-2008. Metal-solid lubricant composite coatings fabricated by cold spray and their tribological behavior.
Venkata Naga Vamsi Munagala I did my Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University (Hyderabad – India) and M.S. in Materials Engineering from IIT-Madras (India). I joined McGill University as a Ph.D student in Fall -2015. In my Ph.D. I would be studying the Tribological behaviour of Cold Sprayed Composite Coatings for wear resistance applications.
Lisa Lee PhD Candidate (fast track), Materials Engineering (McGill University) 2012-ongoing Bachelor of Engineering, Materials Engineering, Coop (McGill University) 2008-2012 The research projects focuses on the replacement of cadmium coatings in aerospace applications with zinc nickel alloy coatings. Properties of the coatings, such as friction and wear properties, mechanical properties, corrosion properties and hydrogen embrittlement properties are studied in order to obtain a better understanding between the different coatings and determine whether they are suitable to replace cadmium coatings.
Sima Ali Dokht Ph.D Candidate (2014-Present) Materials Engineering, McGill University. M.Sc (2007–2010) Materials Science, Tarbiat Modares University. B.Sc (2003–2006) Extractive Metallurgical, Sahand University of Technology. I graduated with BSc degree in Extractive Metallurgy from Sahand University of Technology (Tabriz, Iran) and MSc degree in Materials Science from Tarbiat Modares University (Tehran, Iran). My BSc thesis was involved with Thermo-Mechanical Processing of Low Carbon Nb-Ti Steel. Effect of strain and strain rate on strain-induced transformation (SIT) was studied. During my master research, I worked on surface modification of cast Al alloys and hybrid Al-SiC-MoS₂ composite coatings. Sliding wear behavior of hybrid composite and formation of MoS₂ rich mechanically mixed layer (MML) and its effect on wear progress was addressed. I joined Prof. Chromik’s group in January 2014 as PhD student. My current project is focused on deposition of wear resistance composite coatings by cold spray.
Priyadarshi Behera PhD Candidate, Mining and Materials Engineering (McGill University): 2012-Present M.E., Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India: 2010-2012 B. Tech., National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India: 2006-2010 The research work focuses on studying Al coatings on high strength substrates to replace Cd coating. The coatings are evaluated for its mechanical properties, friction and wear properties, corrosion properties, hydrogen embrittlement and re-embrittlement of the substrate material during coating degradation.
Aroba Saleem PhD Candidate, Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University: 2012-Present M. Tech., Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India: 2010-2012 B. Tech., National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, India: 2005-2009 Working on the effect of manufacturing on the microstructure and magnetic properties of non-oriented electrical steel used in motor applications.
Sara Imbriglio My interest in the Aerospace drove me to the undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering in the Co-op program at Concordia University, completed in April 2015. My industrial experience, during my Co-op internships, gave me an appreciation for material processes, leading me to a masters in Material Engineering. My project at McGill university consists of characterizing the bonding mechanism between cold-sprayed metallic particles on ceramic substrates. This research will help enhance bonding efficiency of Ceramic-Metal mixtures as the metal particle to ceramic substrate bond is under-characterized at the moment.
Jessa Andrea Canaveral Jessa Andrea Cañaveral is currently a graduate student (MEng) in the Materials Engineering Department of McGill University. She finished her bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering at the University of the Philippines – Diliman in 2011. On the same year, she worked as a Quality Assurance Engineer at Excelitas Technologies Philippines, Inc., where she was assigned to solve and address customer issues and complaints. In 2012, she joined the World Wide Packaging & Assembly Engineering Department of Analog Devices General Trias, Inc. She worked as a Package Development Engineer where she handled Solder Joint and Board Level Reliability tests & issues. She became a part of Prof. Richard R. Chromik’s research team in 2014. Her research study focuses on the characterization of the dynamic mechanical behavior of aerospace materials under large plastic deformation. She works on the high strain rate and high temperature testing of IN718 and 300M Steel via Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) apparatus. Her study also involves the identification of material constitutive models that best describe the materials behavior at elevated rates of deformation & temperature.
Jason Gao I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of British Columbia in materials engineering. As an undergraduate, I participated in research work terms in the subject areas of electrochemical catalysis, PEM fuel cells, and polymer matrix composites. Also on various occasions, I explored and participated in heavy-lift aero plane, solar vehicle, and synthetic biology student design projects. When not engaged in engineering activities, I enjoy travelling, hiking, and various sports such as skiing and volleyball. My project involves the high strain rate deformation testing of three metallic alloys for different aircraft components with a Split Hopkinson compression instrument. Experimental data obtained under varying strain rate, temperature conditions are utilized for constitutive model fitting, with extracted parameters applied towards FEA material model. The overall objectives are part of a broader project on the understanding of shot peening process for fatigue-life improvement of the metallic components.
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Sara Hamidizadeh I was born and grew up in Tehran, Iran. I received my bachelor degree in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering at University of Tehran. My undergraduate project was focused on synthesis and characterization of porous hard magnetic materials. I am working on magnetic properties characterization of permanent magnets at various temperatures. The results of my project will be used as input data for electromagnetic field simulation software in order to design electric motors. We also investigate several demagnetization models of permanent magnets to prevent irreversible demagnetization in electric motors.
Dr. Armin Rajabzadeh Current position: Materials Specialist at Pratt & Whitney Canada- Montreal Postdoctoral Research Associate, McGill University, Materials Engineering Department, Montreal-Canada PhD. Materials Engineering, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse- France Thesis: Grain boundary mediated plasticity in nanocrystalline materials Master: Materials Science, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse-France BSc.: Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran-Iran Worked on the effect of microstructural features of materials in fatigue life improvement of real parts under service conditions in aeronautical applications by shot peening
Dr. Michael Shockley Current position: NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Interfaces and Tribology Section, Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC Michael, originally hailing from Blacksburg, Virginia USA, completed his B.Eng. in 2010 and Ph.D. in 2015 , both at McGill University. His PhD project turned into a collaborative work between McGill and LaMCoS at INSA-Lyon and visited there three times over the course of his PhD, as well as for a short postdoctoral contract after defending his PhD. He later received a NRC Research Associateship Program postdoctoral fellowship sited at the Naval Research Lab at Washington, DC which began in January 2016. The cold spray process can be used to fabricate coatings made of pure Al as well as Al-Al2O3 composite, with the presence of Al2O3 having been shown in previous literature to lower the wear rates while maintaining good corrosion resistance. However, the relationships between the concentration and morphology of Al2O3 particles, the coating formation behavior during cold spray, and mechanisms thereof affecting the friction and wear were relatively unexplored. To help study these phenomena, cold sprayed Al-Al2O3 coatings were subjected to dry sliding wear using an in situ tribometer to directly view the activity occurring at the rubbing interface. The transfer film behavior observed in situ was found to vary considerably according to Al2O3 concentration and morphology, and these behaviors could be linked to wear rates and friction events. Microstructural analysis and nanoindentation was used to study the material transformations at the sliding interface, revealing that lower wear rates and more stable transfer films were associated with harder, more coherent third body layers. To help further elucidate the role of Al2O3 concentration and morphology, high pressure torsion testing (HPT) at LaMCoS, INSA-Lyon was used to study the shear behavior of the same Al2O3 materials under high pressures similar to that of a tribological contact.
Dr. Dina Goldbaum
Dr. Pantcho Stoyanov

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