Pantcho Stoyanov, Concordia University

Research

Surface engineering Aerospace materials Thermal spray Tribology Advanced materials Coating synthesis Gas turbine engines High temperature environments

Latest papers

Effect of Microstructure on Oxidation Resistance and TGO Formation in FeCoNiCrAl HEA Coatings Deposited by Low-Temperature HVAF Spraying.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
Tribological Performance of High-Entropy Coatings (HECs): A Review.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
Achieving Ultra-Low Friction with Diamond/Metal Systems in Extreme Environments.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021 · first author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

TurboSeal: Development of a New Generation of High-Performance Seals for Turbomachinery
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,124,000
Development and calibration of next-generation finite element modeling for aerodynamic seals
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$68,133
Development of Environmental Barrier Coatings (EBCs) by Atmospheric Plasma Spray (DEBCAPS)
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$147,000

All 10 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Effect of Microstructure on Oxidation Resistance and TGO Formation in FeCoNiCrAl HEA Coatings Deposited by Low-Temperature HVAF Spraying.

Shahbazi H, Lima RS, Stoyanov P, Moreau C

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

DOI: 10.3390/ma18071569 PMID: 40271745

02

Tribological Performance of High-Entropy Coatings (HECs): A Review.

Patel P, Roy A, Sharifi N, Stoyanov P, Chromik RR, Moreau C

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

DOI: 10.3390/ma15103699 PMID: 35629725

03

Achieving Ultra-Low Friction with Diamond/Metal Systems in Extreme Environments.

Stoyanov P, Merz R, Stricker M, Kopnarski M, Dienwiebel M

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2021First author

DOI: 10.3390/ma14143791 PMID: 34300710

04

Scaling Effects on Materials Tribology: From Macro to Micro Scale.

Stoyanov P, Chromik RR

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2017First author

DOI: 10.3390/ma10050550 PMID: 28772909

TurboSeal: Development of a New Generation of High-Performance Seals for Turbomachinery

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Advantage

Principal investigators: Stoyanov, Pantcho

Keywords: Materials performance; Aerospace

$1,124,000

Development and calibration of next-generation finite element modeling for aerodynamic seals

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Stoyanov, Pantcho P

Keywords: aerospace; corrosion; erosion; finite element modeling; materials characterization; materials engineering; mechanical engineering; seal; surface engineering; wear of materials

$68,133

Development of Environmental Barrier Coatings (EBCs) by Atmospheric Plasma Spray (DEBCAPS)

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Moreau, Christian C

Keywords: atmospheric plasma spray (aps); ceramic coatings; cmas resistance; environmental barrier coatings; microstructural evolutions; residual stresses; thermal cyclic test; thermal spray coatings; turbine engines; ytterbium silicates

$147,000

Next generation environmentally friendly journal bearing systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Stoyanov, Pantcho P

Keywords: corrosion; environmentally friendly; extreme environments; friction; journal bearing; wear

$118,000

CoPITS - Compressor rotor performance improvement through superfinishing

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Stoyanov, Pantcho P

Keywords: advanced coatings; coatings for extreme enviroments; physical vapor deposition coatings; superfinishing; surface enginneting; tribology of materials

$188,000

Advanced tribological coating solutions for next generation mechanical systems in extreme environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stoyanov, Pantcho

Keywords: thermal spray; tribology; interfacial processes; gas turbine engines; aerospace materials; high temperature environments; coating synthesis; surface engineering; in situ characterization; advanced materials

$152,000

Advanced tribological coating solutions for next generation mechanical systems in extreme environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Stoyanov, Pantcho

$12,500

Advanced tribological coating solutions for extreme environments developed by solid state thermal spray processes

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Stoyanov, Pantcho P

Keywords: Aerospace Materials; Characterization; Materials Characterization; Surface Engineering; Thermal Spray; Tribology

$135,000

Metal deposition by liquid accelerated cold spray: process development and application

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Moreau, Christian C

$640,700

NSERC Green Surface Engineering for Advanced Manufacturing (Green SEAM) Network

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Strategic Network Grants Program

Principal investigators: Moreau, Christian C

$5,500,000

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

Christian Moreau

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

2 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Surface engineering Dear Professor Stoyanov, 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 "Effect of Microstructure on Oxidation Resistance and TGO Formation in FeCoNiCrAl HEA Coatings Deposited by Low-Temperature HVAF Spraying." (2025), 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 "TurboSeal: Development of a New Generation of High-Performance Seals for Turbomachinery" (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]