Michael Benoit, University of Waterloo

Research

additive manufacturing alloy design aluminium alloys directed energy deposition hot tearing laser metal deposition rapid solidification recycling-oriented alloy design

Latest funding

Laser cladding of nickel superalloy Inconel 686 for resilient zinc processing infrastructure
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$128,050
Design of novel crack-resistant aluminium alloys for additive manufacturing
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$112,000

All 2 grants and awards

Laser cladding of nickel superalloy Inconel 686 for resilient zinc processing infrastructure

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Benoit, Michael MJ

Keywords: Corrosion; Inconel; Laser cladding; Nickel superalloy; Process optimization; Solidification; Weld overlay; Zinc refinement

$128,050

Design of novel crack-resistant aluminium alloys for additive manufacturing

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Benoit, Michael

Keywords: additive manufacturing; aluminium alloys; solidification cracking; hot tearing; alloy design; recycling-oriented alloy design; rapid solidification; directed energy deposition; laser metal deposition; thermodynamic simulations

$112,000

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: additive manufacturing Dear Professor Benoit, 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 additive manufacturing 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 "Laser cladding of nickel superalloy Inconel 686 for resilient zinc processing infrastructure" (2023), 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]