Jerzy A Szpunar
Tier I Canada Research Chair & Professor at University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Biography
Jerzy A. Szpunar received his PhD and DSc. degrees from Academy of Mining and Metallurgy in Cracow. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan in August 2009, as Tier I Canada Research Chair. He came from McGill University where he was of Materials Science and Birks Chair in Metallurgy. His research interests extend to various areas of materials related investigations. In particular he has longstanding interests in deformation and recrystallization processes in metals; in structure and properties of thin films; in electronic interconnects; in high temperature oxidation and corrosion; in synergy of wear, erosion and corrosion; in the applications of X-ray and neutron diffraction techniques to structure of grain boundaries and other interfaces; in hydrogen ingress into nuclear materials; in hydrogen generation and storage: in intergranular fractures; in fatigue and failure; properties of nanocrystalline materials and properties of nuclear materials and nuclear fuel. He was a leader of 49 major research projects – mostly materials related investigations. The results of his research are presented in more than 950 research papers including about 600 journal publications.
Abstract
Abstract : Microstructural design in hydrogen fuel generation and storage