Members of MaPP Lab
Principal Investigator
Ahmed A. Tiamiyu
Assistant Professor, University of Calgary, 2021 - present
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019-2021
PhD Mechanical Engineering (Materials Science), University of Saskatchewan, 2015-2019
MSc Mechanical Engineering (Materials Science), University of Saskatchewan, 2013-2015
BSc Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, University of Lagos, 2006-2011
Phone: +1(403) 220-4704
Email: ahmed.tiamiyu@ucalgary.ca
Postdoctoral Associate
Kasimuthumaniyan Subramanian
Current Research
Nanoindentation Technique, AFM, Cold Spray Coating, High Entropy Alloys
Education
Jan 2018 – July 2023, PhD, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
July 2013 – May 2015, MTech, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India
September 2009 – April 2013, B.Engg, Sathyabama University, Chennai, India
Awards
Eyes High Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Calgary, Canada- August 2023
Fellowship from Ministry of Education, India to pursue Ph.D. at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi- Jan 2018 – December 2022
GATE scholarship awarded by the Ministry of Education, Government of India to pursue masters of technology (M.Tech) at Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar- July 2013 – April 2015)
Contact Details: kasimuthumaniyan.sub@ucalgary.ca
PhD Students
Ben Hewitt
Current Research
Nuclear irradiation effects on high entropy alloys.
Education
2019-2024; BSc Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Aerospace Engineering, University of Calgary,
Awards
Louise McKinney Scholarship - 2023
Prototyping Award in Engineering - University of Calgary - 2022
Dean’s List University of Calgary - 2020, 2021, 2022
Jason Lang Award - Government of Alberta 2020, 2021, 2022
President’s Admission Scholarship University of Calgary - 2019
Calgary Public Teachers ATA Scholarship - Alberta Teachers’ Association - 2019
Past Experience
Captain of SOAR - University of Calgary - Led the student rocketry team on campus to their first launch of a 15,000ft apogee hybrid rocket. Including opening up regulatory requirements for the first experimental rocket launch in Canada.
Mina Deghan
Current Research
Friction stir processing, nanocrystalline materials, and grain boundary segregations.
Education
2022–Present; Ph.D., University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
2017–2019; MSc., Material Science and Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
2013–2017; B.Sc., Material Science and Engineering, Shahid Chamran University, Iran.
Awards
MNT Fabrication Awards, CMC Microsystems- April 2023
Ron Curle Memorial Graduate Pipeline Awards- September 2022
Faculty of Graduate Studies, International Graduate Tuition Award- May 2022
Special Role in the Group
Welfare
Contact Details: mina.deghan@ucalgary.ca
Moses Adaan-Niyak
Current Research
High entropy alloys, Nanocrystalline materials, and Cold spray additive manufacturing.
Education
2022 – Present; Ph.D., University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
2018 – 2021; M.Eng., Hohai University, Changzhou, China.
2013 – 2017; B.Sc., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
Awards
Best Presenter of the Session, Annual Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Conference- April 2024
Graduate Student Research Impact Excellence Award- March 2024
Alberta Excellence Graduate Scholarship- June 2023
Paper Awards, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Calgary- May 2023
Faculty of Graduate Studies, International Graduate Tuition Award- May 2022
Special Role in the Group
Lab Manager
Contact Details: moses.adaannyiak@ucalgary.ca
Bakhtiar Azim
Research
High Entropy Alloys, Characterization, Chemical, Mechanical and Electrical Properties, Nuclear Structural Application
Education
2018-2020: Master's in Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Canada
2012-2017: BSc in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, BUET, Bangladesh
Awards
Graduate Fellowship - 20218, 2019
Lang Wong Memorial Endowment Scholarship in Engineering - 2018
Helmut and Hugo Eppich Family Scholarship - 2019
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship - 2019
Past Experience
Research Associate - University of Regina, Canada
Analyst - SaskEnergy Inc., Canada
Research and Development Laboratory Supervisor - EVRAZ North America Inc., Canada
Metallurgist, Century Pacific Foundries Ltd., Canada
Other Interests
Travelling, Painting, Photography
Contact Details: mbakhtiar.azim@ucalgary.ca
Master's Students
Muyideen Adegbite
Current research areas
High entropy alloys and Deformation at high strain rates.
Education
2022- Present: MSc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada.
2015-2020: BSc. Mechanical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.
Awards
Best Present of the Session, Annual Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Conference- April 2024
Faculty of Graduate Studies, International Graduate Tuition Award- August 2022
Abdulkabir Aliu Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship- November 2019
Special role in the group
Website Admin
Contact Details: muyideen.adegbite@ucalgary.ca
Dilnaz Yuldasheva
Current Research
High Entropy Alloy for additive manufacturing and catalyst production
Education
2024–Present; MSc., Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
2020–2024; B.Sc., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Awards
Faculty of Graduate Studies, International Graduate Tuition Award- September 2024
Contact Details: dilnaz.yuldasheva@ucalgary.ca
Summer Interns
Yusuf Yusuf
Current research area
High entropy alloys and nanocrystalline materials
Education
2022 - Present; BSc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada.
Awards
Undergraduate Student Research Award (NSERC Black Scholar) -2024
Rutherford Scholarship -2023
Contact details: yusuf.yusuf@ucalgary.ca
Andrew Tran
Current Research Area
Mechanical Alloying of high entropy alloys
Education
2022-present; BSc. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Calgary
Contact details
Andrew.tran1@ucalgary.ca
Siddhant Hari Mundhe
Current Research Areas
High Entropy Alloys, Grain Boundary Relaxation
Education
2021- Present; Bachelor of Technology(B.Tech) in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli, India
Awards
NITT UG Merit Certificate by Dr Ram & Thaila Foundation.
MITACS GRI Scholarship
Contact details: siddhant.mundhe@ucalgary.ca
Azeezat Hassan
Current Research
High Entropy Alloys and deformation at high strain rates
Education
2021 - Present : BSc (Hons) Materials Science and Engineering, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Awards
ZIESS Microscopy Image Segmentation Competition Winner - September 2022
University of Manchester Ted & Pat Smith Scholarship - December 2021
Bexley Grammar School Brooks-Scorer Prize for Design Technology - May 2021
Contact Details: azeezat.hassan@ucalgary.ca
Alumni
Yashas Yajur
Research area
High entropy alloys
Education
2020 – Present; Bachelor of Technology in Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering; Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
Position: 2023 Summer Research Intern
Muhammad Zia ud din Urf Umer
Research areas
Welding and Cold spray processing
Education
2021 – 2023; MSc; University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
2011 - 2016; B.Eng.; Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan
Awards
Ron Curle Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Pipeline- September 2022
Faculty of Graduate Studies, International Graduate Tuition Awards- January 2022
Mehran UET merit scholarship awards 2014 & 2015
Contact Details: zia.umer@ucalgary.ca
Intekhab Alam
Research areas
High-entropy alloys and Nanocrystalline materials
Education
2022 – 2023; M.Sc.; University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
2015 - 2019; B.Sc.; Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Awards
The 34th Canadian Materials Science Conference, CMSC 2023 Travel Grant - July 2023
Faculty of Graduate Studies, Master's Scholarship - June 2023
Faculty of Graduate Studies, Paper Award - May 2023
Department of MME, Graduate Student Conference - Best Speakers Award - April 2023
Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES) - August 2022
Department of MME M.Sc. Research Excellence Scholarship - April 2022
Faculty of Graduate Studies, International Graduate Tuition Awards - January 2022
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology- University Merit Scholarship, Jan 2018
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology- Dean’s List, Jan 2016
Special role in the group
Lab Manager
Contact Details: intekhab.alam@ucalgary.ca