Academic
Ph. D. : ITU, Institute of Science and Technology, Materials Programme, 1986
M.Sc. : ITU, Metallurgical Engineering Faculty, 1978
B.Sc. : ITU, Mining Faculty, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, 1977
Research Interests
- Surface Technologies: Electrolytic and conversion coatings, diffusion coating techniques, vacuum coating techniques, PVD coatings, composite coatings, surface analysis
- Corrosion and Corrosion Protection: Mechanism of corrosion reactions, pitting corrosion (stainless steel, aluminum alloys, ceramic, DLC coated metals), stress corrosion cracking
Awards
- 1988-89 : Fellowship, Max-Planck Institut, Institut für Metallwissenschaften, Stutgart, Germany,
- 1998 : IMF Awards – Jim Kape Memorial Medal, for the paper entitled “The Effect of Molybdate Ions on AC Sulphuric Acid Anodised 6063 Aluminium Alloys”, Institute of Metal Finishing London, UK