Adjunct Research Professors

Barari, A., Ph.D., P.Eng.                        ahmad.barari@uoit.ca
Faculty of Engineering and             Tel: 905-721-8666, x 2321
Applied Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Research Interests: Automotive Body and Structural Design and Analyses, Geometric Inspection and Coordinate Metrology, Tolerance Analyses, Computer-Aided Design, DFM

Research Interests: High-precision microfabrication; dynamics, monitoring, diagnostics, control and optimization of micro-machining processes; micro molds/dies; micromechatronics; MEMS/MOEMS; micromechanisms; microsensors; micromanipulations.

Canas, R.,  Ph.D.                     roberto.canas@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
National Research Council of Canada                  Tel: 519-430-7102     
Research Interests: Mathematics and physics modeling. Finites element, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Particle modeling, High performance computing and high performance graphic. Haptics and Virtual Environment. Non Destructive Testing. Application for Manufacturing, Automotive, Aerospace and Nuclear Energy.

Gurka, R., Ph.D.                                          gurka@bgu.ac.il Department of Chemical Engineering
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel 

Research Interests - Turbulent and complex flows; Transport phenomena in biological flows; Experimental fluid dynamics.

Henning, F., Ph.D.               frank.henning@ict.fraunhofer.de
Fraunhofer Institute for                         Tel: 490721-4640-420
Chemical Technology, ICT,                  http://www.ict.fraunhofer.de
Germany

Research Interests: Composite materials, in-line compounding of long-fibre reinforced polymers, injection moulding,design and construction of composite parts.

Research Interests: turbulence research; heat transfer in external, cross-flow heat exchanges and internal flows; three-dimensional anisotropic flow fields.

Nikumb, S., Ph.D.                          suwas.nikumb@nrc.gc.ca
National Research Council of Canada                Tel: 519-430-7058

Research Interests: laser micro-processing of materials, high power laser development, photonic band gap materials, porous semiconductors, machine & process dynamics, micro-devices & sensor fabrication, micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS), diode laser joining of materials and multi-kilowatt carbon di-oxide lasers.

Group Leader, Material Addition Processes                  

Research Interests: the development of laser and other materials processing technologies, new materials, metallurgical characterization and evaluation of material’s properties and responses (including corrosion, wear, tensile, compression, fatigue, etc.).