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Activity

Published in the last 3 years Teaches graduate courses Has research grants

Role

Professors12 Clinical faculty0 Adjunct, part-time and visiting3 Emeritus6 Research and leadership roles0

Faculty

Department

Materials Science and Engineering Rehabilitation Science53 Medicine46 Computing and Software41 Mathematics and Statistics37

Research area

Bone Tissue Engineering Materials3 Microstructure and mechanical properties3 Semiconductor materials and devices3 Advanced battery technologies research2 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties

Activity

Published in the last 3 years Teaches graduate courses Has research grants

Role

Electrical and Computer Engineering

37

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact32

Mechanical Engineering24

Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences23

Physics & Astronomy23

Earth, Environment & Society22

Chemistry & Chemical Biology21

Civil Engineering21

School of Engineering Technology20

2

Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties2

Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition2

High-Temperature Coating Behaviors2

Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals2

Metal Alloys Wear and Properties2

Metallurgy and Material Forming2

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels2

Clinical faculty

0

Adjunct, part-time and visiting3

Research and leadership roles0

Faculty

Department

Materials Science and Engineering Rehabilitation Science53 Medicine46 Computing and Software41 Mathematics and Statistics37 Electrical and Computer Engineering37 Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact32 Economics26 Mechanical Engineering24 Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences23 Physics & Astronomy23 Earth, Environment & Society22 Biology22 Chemistry & Chemical Biology21 Civil Engineering21 School of Engineering Technology20

Research area

Bone Tissue Engineering Materials3 Microstructure and mechanical properties3 Semiconductor materials and devices3 Advanced battery technologies research2 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties2 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties2 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition2 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors2 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals2 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties2 Metallurgy and Material Forming2 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels2

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Igor Zhitomirsky

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectrophoretic Deposition in Materials ScienceConducting polymers and applications

402 publications

(94 in 5 years)

h-index 63

Latest paper 2026

Teaches graduate courses

25 grants

Nabil Bassim

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Semiconductor materials and devicesGraphene research and applicationsAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications

405 publications(83 in 5 years)h-index 37Latest paper 2027 Teaches graduate courses 17 grants

Kathryn Grandfield

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes

155 publications(58 in 5 years)h-index 33Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 25 grants

Hatem Zurob

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsMetallurgy and Material FormingMetal Alloys Wear and Properties

215 publications(40 in 5 years)h-index 39Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 41 grants

Oleg Rubel

Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Semiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesAdvanced battery technologies researchPerovskite Materials and Applications

178 publications(37 in 5 years)h-index 30Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 6 grants

Joseph Mcdermid

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsMetal Alloys Wear and Properties

203 publications(32 in 5 years)h-index 30Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 31 grants

Joseph Kish

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionMagnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsAluminum Alloys Composites Properties

173 publications(24 in 5 years)h-index 19Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 32 grants

Kyla Sask

Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Polymer Surface Interaction StudiesBone Tissue Engineering MaterialsNanofabrication and Lithography Techniques

39 publications(21 in 5 years)h-index 12Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 5 grants

Nana Ofori-opoku

Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Solidification and crystal growth phenomenaAluminum Alloy Microstructure Propertiesnanoparticles nucleation surface interactions

61 publications(20 in 5 years)h-index 16Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 4 grants

Adrian Howard Kitai

Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsSemiconductor materials and devicesZnO doping and properties

141 publications(12 in 5 years)h-index 20Latest paper 2025 Teaches graduate courses 32 grants

Mukesh Jain

Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Metal Forming Simulation TechniquesMetallurgy and Material FormingAluminum Alloys Composites Properties

160 publications(12 in 5 years)h-index 34Latest paper 2024 Teaches graduate courses 19 grants

Bryan Lee

Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsElectrochemical Analysis and Applications

26 publications(3 in 5 years)h-index 15Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses