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| Name of faculty member | Research focus | Faculty profile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Kathryn Grandfield | Several PhD positions available related to the development of biomaterials and characterization methods (X-ray, Electron, Ion Beam and Atom Probe) for the study of bone, biomineralization mechanisms and bone implants. | kgrandfield@mcmaster.ca | Learn more about Dr. Grandfield |
| Dr. Andre Phillion | Reducing the carbon footprint of steelmaking and continuous casting of steel And 3D correlative microscopy for solidification of aluminum alloys, recycling-friendly aluminum alloys for casting and additive manufacturing | philliab@mcmaster.ca | Learn more about Dr. Phillion |
| Dr. Kyla Sask | Biomaterials, surface modification, protein and cell interactions, blood-contacting devices, polymers, nanomaterials, biosensors, biomanufacturing, membranes | ksask@mcmaster.ca | Learn more about Dr. Sask |
| Dr. Leili Tafaghodi | Sustainable high-temperature materials production, decarbonization, iron and steelmaking, hydrogen-based ironmaking, kinetics and thermodynamics of high-temperature materials production | tafaghodi@mcmaster.ca | Learn more about Dr. Tafaghodi |
| Dr. Nabil Bassim | Advanced electron optics, focused ion beam microscopy, TEM of semiconductors, X-ray/diffraction contrast tomography, image processing, AI/ML for image processing AND Electron and Ion Microscopy Imaging in Metallurgical Systems | bassimn@mcmaster.ca | Learn more about Dr. Bassim |
| Dr. Marek Niewczas | Synthesis and Characterization of Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) Films and Coatings for Applications in Optics and Tribology | niewczas@mcmaster.ca | Learn more about Dr. Niewczas |
| Dr. Joseph McDermid | Press Hardening Steels for Safety Applications. Forming Limits of med-Mn Third Generation Steels. Effect of Surface Active Elements (Sn and Sb) on the Selective Oxidation and Reactive Wetting of Si+Mn Advanced Steels. Selective Oxidation and Decarburization Kinetics of High-Si Non-Oriented Electric Steels (these are for electric vehicle motor applications). | mcdermi@mcmaster.ca | Learn more about Dr. McDermid |
| Dr. Maureen Lagos | Electron spectroscopy and imaging of quantum materials, optoelectronic properties of semiconductor nanostructures for single photon emission, phonon properties of superconductors | mjlagos@mcmaster.ca | Learn more about Dr. Lagos |
| Dr. Oleg Rubel | Atomistic simulation of quantum materials, semiconductors, and battery materials. Hiring graduate students, and a link to the web page: https://rubel75.github.io/jobs.html | rubelo@mcmaster.ca | https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/materials/faculty/dr-oleg-rubel/ |