Lukas Bichler, University of British Columbia

Research

Sintering Aluminum alloys Graphene oxide Magnesium alloys Materials characterization Metalcasting Nanomaterials Non-ferrous alloys

Latest papers

Spark Plasma Sintering of Lithium Aluminum Germanium Phosphate Solid Electrolyte and its Electrochemical Properties.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019
Atomistic and experimental study on thermal conductivity of bulk and porous cerium dioxide.
Scientific reports · 2019
Polynorbornenes Containing Ferrocene Derivatives and Alkyne-bis(tricarbonylcobalt).
Macromolecular rapid communications · 2010 · senior author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Resource recovery via upgrading and valorizing lignite to support Canada's clean energy transition
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$768,000
Optimizing the development and performance of recovered Carbon Black for applications in "green" off-the-road tires
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$160,000
A multi-process approach towards the development of novel Mg alloys
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$156,000

All 30 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Spark Plasma Sintering of Lithium Aluminum Germanium Phosphate Solid Electrolyte and its Electrochemical Properties.

Zhu H, Prasad A, Doja S, Bichler L, Liu J

Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2019

DOI: 10.3390/nano9081086 PMID: 31362355

02

Atomistic and experimental study on thermal conductivity of bulk and porous cerium dioxide.

Malakkal L, Prasad A, Oladimeji D, Jossou E, Ranasinghe J, Szpunar B, Bichler L, Szpunar J

Scientific reports2019

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42807-5 PMID: 31004105

03

Polynorbornenes Containing Ferrocene Derivatives and Alkyne-bis(tricarbonylcobalt).

Abd-El-Aziz AS, Winram DJ, Shipman PO, Bichler L

Macromolecular rapid communications2010Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/marc.201000395 PMID: 21567624

Resource recovery via upgrading and valorizing lignite to support Canada's clean energy transition

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Advantage

Principal investigators: Bichler, Lukas

Keywords: Alternative energy resources; Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use)

$768,000

Optimizing the development and performance of recovered Carbon Black for applications in "green" off-the-road tires

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Bichler, Lukas L

$160,000

A multi-process approach towards the development of novel Mg alloys

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bichler, Lukas

Keywords: non-ferrous alloys; spark plasma sintering; graphene oxide; nanomaterials; metalcasting; sintering; materials characterization; aluminum alloys; magnesium alloys

$156,000

Development and characterization of composite materials for high-impact high-wear applications.

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Bichler, Lukas L

Keywords: Abrasion; Castability; Cast irons; Ceramics; Characterization; Composites; Impact; Sintering

$384,000

H2LAB: A laboratory for investigating hydrogen blending in natural gas from injection to combustion

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Hoorfar, Mina M

$950,000

Advanced Polymer Melt Mixer for Development of Multifunctional Polymer Composites

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Arjmand, Mohammad

$90,876

Using graphene for the development of novel aluminum alloys with high thermal conductivityand mechanical properties_x000d_

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Bichler, Lukas

$311,100

Development and optimization of novel wear-resistant manganese steels with ceramic reinforcements

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Bichler, Lukas L

$160,000

Atomic Force Microscopy System for Biomedical, Materials, and Environmental Research

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Kim, Keekyoung

$146,411

Development of advanced Carbon-based compounds from recycled mining tires

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Bichler, Lukas

$274,800

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

School of Engineering
Physics and Engineering Physics
Mechanical Engineering

Co-authors at University of British Columbia, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Jerzy Szpunar

Mechanical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Barbara Szpunar

Physics and Engineering Physics

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Jian Liu

School of Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2019

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Sintering Dear Professor Bichler, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Spark Plasma Sintering of Lithium Aluminum Germanium Phosphate Solid Electrolyte and its Electrochemical Properties." (2019), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Resource recovery via upgrading and valorizing lignite to support Canada's clean energy transition" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]