Kevin Plucknett
Professor, Killam Research Chair
Email: Kevin.Plucknett@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-3297
Fax: n/a
Mailing Address:
Sexton Campus; Dean's Office
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
- Coatings
- Powder metallurgy
- Tribology
- Advanced structural and functional ceramics
- Composites (including fibre-reinforced)
- Inorganic foams and porous materials
- Materials processing
- Mechanical behaviour
- Electron microscopy
- Oxidation and corrosion
- Biopolymers
Education:
BSc (Hons) Physics University of Warwick
PhD Physics University of Warwick
Research Interests:
My research interests cover a broad range of areas relating to advanced engineering materials. In particular, within my research group we emphasise the inter-relationships between processing, microstructure and properties. Our current grant and contract funded research projects include high performance ceramic-metal composites and coatings, powder metallurgical processing of titanium alloys, boride-based coatings on titanium and iron alloys, ceramic and carbon foams, and porous materials. This work invariably has an industrial focus, and I have spent much of my research career in industry, prior to joining Dalhousie University in 2004.
OFFICE HOURS AND LOCATION
By appointment, F310, Sexton Campus