Sima Ahmad Alidokht, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

surface engineering tribology coating wear friction multi-principal element alloys metal matrix composite thin film

Latest funding

Enhanced Surface Engineering of Multi-Principal Element Alloys Tribological Coatings through Utilization of Third-Bodies Analysis Insights for Harsh Environment Applications
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Enhanced Surface Engineering of Multi-Principal Element Alloys Tribological Coatings through Utilization of Third-Bodies Analysis Insights for Harsh Environment Applications
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$36,000
Cold spray repair technology for reactive metals
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$98,586

Enhanced Surface Engineering of Multi-Principal Element Alloys Tribological Coatings through Utilization of Third-Bodies Analysis Insights for Harsh Environment Applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Ahmad Alidokht, Sima

Keywords: surface engineering; tribology; coating; wear; friction; multi-principal element alloys; metal matrix composite; thin film; microstructure; mechanical properties

$12,500

Enhanced Surface Engineering of Multi-Principal Element Alloys Tribological Coatings through Utilization of Third-Bodies Analysis Insights for Harsh Environment Applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ahmad Alidokht, Sima

Keywords: surface engineering; tribology; coating; wear; friction; multi-principal element alloys; metal matrix composite; thin film; microstructure; mechanical properties

$36,000

Cold spray repair technology for reactive metals

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Chromik, Richard RR

Keywords: interfacial adhesion; machine learning; mechanical properties; metallic structures; repair technology; residual stress

$98,586

Dual Additive Manufacturing Approach for Multilayered Metallic Structures

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Chromik, Richard RR

Keywords: additive manufacturing; adhesion; alloys; bilayers; mechanical properties; metals

$111,386

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: surface engineering Dear Professor Ahmad Alidokht, 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]. Your research on surface engineering 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 "Enhanced Surface Engineering of Multi-Principal Element Alloys Tribological Coatings through Utilization of Third-Bodies Analysis Insights for Harsh Environment Applications" (2024), 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]