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Phillion Lab members:

Understanding Metallurgical Processes

& Developing Industry Leading Solutions

André Phillion is a Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. His research interests focus on mathematical modelling of materials and processes and 3D imaging and image analysis. The main focus of the research is to experimentally investigate and numerically simulate solidification across multiple length scales in order to develop new relationships linking heat transfer and fluid flow at the macro-scale with microstructure and defects. Dr. Phillion received his PhD from the Department of Materials Engineering at The University of British Columbia in 2007, where he combined high temperature experimental methods with multi-scale modelling to investigate solidification processes and casting defects. He also worked at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (2008-2009), and UBC’s Okanagan campus (2010-2015). In 2014, he was awarded the Brimacombe Award by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.

André Phillion

Muhammad Nabeel

Muhammad is a skilled research associate who specializes in high-temperature experimentation. His work primarily involves studying the solidification process of steel alloys, investigating non-metallic inclusions in various steel grades, and processing liquid steel. Additionally, he has extensive knowledge of the thermomechanical properties of steel alloys, and the kinetics and thermodynamics of ironmaking and steelmaking processes.

Kaamil is a PhD candidate whose research focuses on developing a model to simulate nozzle clogging in a submerged entry nozzle used in continuous casting. His main research interests include solidification simulation, computational fluid dynamics and finite element analysis. Kaamil received his Master’s Degree in Materials Science and Engineering from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia in 2015 and his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong in 2012.

Kaamil Ur Rahman Mohamed Shibly

Kai Kang

Kai is a first year PhD student whose research interests include simulation, modeling and 3D imaging in solidification and microstructure in Additive Manufacturing. Kai received a B.S. in Materials and Engineering at University of Science and Technology Beijing, and a M.S. in Materials Science at Carnegie Mellon University.

Abhishek Arya

Abhishek Arya is a PhD student whose research focuses on observation of semi-solid deformation of advanced high strength steel alloys in situ via confocal microscopy. His research interests include solidification, numerical modeling of ferroalloys dissolution, coupled thermo-fluid and thermo-mechanical modeling of continuous caster. He received his dual degree Bachelor's as well as Master's in Materials Science and Engineering from IIT Kanpur.

Moin is a Ph.D. student whose research is focused on the development of 3D correlative imaging technique to investigate the structural deterioration of porous SiO anodes in lithium-ion batteries. Moin received a B.Sc in Electrical (Electronic) Engineering from Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Pakistan, and a M.Sc in Nanotechnology Engineering from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Moin Abid

José Mariano Flores Herrera

Mariano is a first year PhD student focused on the solidification phenomena of boron steels. He received a Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering from Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon in 2021. Before joining McMaster he worked as a heat treat engineer in gear carburizing.

Bethany Croome

Bethany is an undergraduate summer research student focusing on mechanical strength testing and imaging using X-ray computed tomography. She is currently enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering and Society program at McMaster University.

Coleton is a senior Ph.D. candidate whose research focuses on the microstructural and process evolution of industrial wide-gap brazing repair processes. He utilizes numerous analytical techniques, such as differential scanning calorimetry, computational thermodynamics, electron microscopy, and 3-D X-Ray tomography to characterize the microstructural evolution during brazing cycles. His research interests include high temperature experimentation, electron imaging, 3-D X-Ray imaging, and image processing and analysis.

Coleton Parks

Araf Al Rafi

Araf is a PhD student whose research focuses on segregation in continuous casting process. His research interests include numerical modelling, solidification and computational fluid dynamics. He received his Master’s degree from Keio University, Japan in 2020 and his bachelor’s degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 2015, both in Mechanical Engineering.

Javier Miranda

Javier is a first-year PhD student focused on the experimental research of the microstructure evolution of β-Ti alloys during Additive Manufacturing. Javier received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, in 2018.

Guang is a Ph.D. student whose research focuses on removal of complex oxide inclusions from steel. Guang received a B.S. in College of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering at Chongqing University of Science and Technology, and a M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering at Chongqing University.

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Suwam Kumar

Suwam Kumar, a PhD student, whose research focuses on the agglomeration behaviour of inclusions in Si/Mn-killed steel through the application of High-temperature Confocal Scanning Laser Microscopy. His primary research interests encompass iron and steelmaking processes, clean steel production, non-metallic inclusions exploration, and advancements in process metallurgy. Suwam earned his dual degree (Bachelor's and Master's) in the field of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, in 2018.

Talha Aziz

Talha is an MASc student whose research focuses on the numerical modelling and experimentation of High Pressure Die Casting (HPDC) of aluminum alloys for automotive applications. His research interests include solidification, computational fluid dynamics, and finite element analysis. He received his bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering from McMaster University in 2021.

Alumni

Zhen Li (Postdoctoral Fellow)

Angshuman Podder (Postdoctoral Fellow)

Pardis Mohammadpour (Graduate Student)

Cole Becker (Graduate Student)

Bilal Afzal (Undergraduate Student)

Prabhakar Pal (Graduate Student)

Felicia Mikrogianakis (Undergraduate Student)

Yi Feng (Postdoctoral Fellow)

Gerald Tembrevilla (Postdoctoral Fellow)

Mahbuber Rahman (Undergraduate Student)

Kaelah McLennan (Undergraduate Student)

Stefan Heugenhauser (Postdoctoral Fellow)

Farheen Ahmed (Graduate Student)

Khaled Abu Samk (Postdoctoral Fellow)

Ruifeng Dou (Visiting Scholar)

Niloufar Khodaei (Graduate Student)

Mohammad H. Ghoncheh (Graduate Student)

Pengfei Fu (Undergraduate Student)

Kelly Lau (Undergraduate Student)

Ben Stubina (Undergraduate Student)

Ryan Prager (Undergraduate Student)

Hamid Azizi (Research Associate)

Robert Cicoria (PostDoc)

Reza Ghiaasiaan (PostDoc)

Kohei Furumai (Visitor; JFE Steel)

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