Suraj Persaud

Corrosion of Materials in SMR Environments: Developing Knowledge for Materials & Chemistry Control

Principal investigators: Persaud, Suraj SY

Impact of local crystallography on materials degradation

Principal investigators: Daymond, Mark

Keywords: characterisation; corrosion; failure; irradiation; material degradation; microstructure

Addressing long-term containment of Small modular reactor fuel waste using a chemical and materials science approach

Principal investigators: Gateman, Samantha SM

Keywords: corrosion; electrochemistry; high level nuclear waste; materials degradation; mechanical stress; radiation damage; small modular reactors; surface chemistry

Environmentally-Assisted Cracking and Corrosion of Copper Relevant to Nuclear Waste Canisters

Principal investigators: Persaud, Suraj SY

Keywords: computational materials science; corrosion science; electron microscopy; hydrogen embrittlement; materials characterization; mechanics and metallurgy of material; nuclear materials; nuclear waste management; stress corrosion cracking

Bringing Canadian rare earth elements into wrought aluminum alloy production stream for advanced structural and electrical applications

Principal investigators: Diak, Bradley BJ

Keywords: aluminum alloys; circular economy; cooling rate; corrosion; electrical materials; microstructure; properties; rare earth elements; structural materials; twin roll casting

Corrosion and Environmental Degradation of Materials in High Temperature Small Modular Reactor Environments

Principal investigators: Persaud, Suraj SY

Keywords: corrosion science; electron microscopy; high temperature oxidation; irradiation effects on corrosion; materials characterization; materials selection; molten salt; nuclear materials; small modular reactors; stress corrosion cracking

Carbon capture and valorisation using nuclear power: is it feasible?

Principal investigators: Béland, Laurent Karim LK

Keywords: carbon capture; computational chemistry; corrosion science; electrochemistry; energy systems engineering; life-cycle analysis; nuclear energy; policy studies; synthetic hydrocarbons; techno-economic analysis

Excellence in Canadian corrosion education through internationalization, equity, and interdisciplinarity (CORRECT)

Principal investigators: Hedberg, Yolanda YS

Keywords: corrosion; diversity; educational research; electrochemistry; equity; industrial relevance of training; internationalization; material degradation; materials science; surface science

Investigation of the circumferential stress corrosion cracking mechanism in pipeline materials

Principal investigators: Daymond, Mark MR

Keywords: electron microscopy; steel; stress corrosion cracking; x-ray diffraction

Characterizing Irradiation Degradation in Nuclear Power Systems: Eliminating Artefacts

Principal investigators: Daymond, Mark