Publications

Journal Publications

B. Szpunar, J.A. Szpunar, Thoria Ehancement of Nuclear Reactor Safety, Physics International, 4 (2013) 110-119.
H. Niakan, Q. Yang, J.A. Szpunar, Structure and Properties of Diamond-Like Carbon Thin Films Synthesized by Biased Target Ion Beam Deposition, Surface and Coatings Technology, 223 (2013) 11-16.
B. Szpunar and J.A. Szpunar, Density Functional Studies of Selected Metal Dioxides, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 74 (2013) 1632-9.
S.A. Lajevardi, T. Shahrabi, J.A. Szpunar, A. Sabour Rouhaghdam, S. Sanjabi, Characterization of the microstructure and texture of functionally graded nickel-Al2O3 nano composite coating produced by pulse deposition, Surface & Coatings Technology, 232 (2013) 851-859.
N.P. Gurao, A.O. Adesola, A.G. Odeshi, J.A. Szpunar, On the evolution of heterogeneous microstructure and microtexture in impacted aluminum-lithium alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 578 (2013) 183-187.
H. Akhiani, J.A. Szpunar, Effect of surface roughness on the texture and oxidation behavior of Zircaloy-4 cladding tube, Applied Surface Science, 285 (2013) 832-839.
M.A. Mohtadi-Bonab, J.A. Szpunar, S.S. Razavi-Tousi, Hydrogen induced cracking susceptibility in different layers of a hot rolled X70 pipeline steel, International journal o f hydrogen energy 38 (2013) 13831-13841.
M.A. Mohtadi-Bonab, J.A. Szpunar, S.S. Razavi-Tousi, A comparative study of hydrogen induced cracking behavior in API 5L X60 and X70 pipeline steels, Engineering Failure Analysis 33 (2013) 163-175.
M.S. Islam, J.A. Szpunar, Study of Dialyzer Membrane (Polyflux 210H) and Effects of Different Parameters on Dialysis Performance, Open Journal of Nephrology, 3 (2013) 161-167.
B. Szpunar, J.A. Szpunar, V. Milman, A. Goldberg, Implication of volume changes in uranium oxides: A density functional study. Solid State Sciences, 24 (2013) 44-53.
S.A. Lajevardi, T. Shahrabi, J.A. Szpunar, Synthesis of functionally graded nano Al2O3-Ni composite coating by pulse electrodeposition, Applied Surface Science, 279 (2013) 180-188.
K.R. Sriraman, S. Brahimi, J. A. Szpunar, J. H. Osborne, S. Yue, Characterization of corrosion resistance of electrodeposited Zn-Ni Zn and Cd coatings, Electrochimica Acta, 105 (2013) 314-323.
S.S. Razavi-Tousi, Gh.A. Nematollahi, T. Ebadzadeh, J.A. Szpunar, Modifying aluminum-water reaction to generate nano-sized aluminum hydroxide particles beside hydrogen, Powder Technology, 241 (2013) 166-173.
B. Szpunar and J.A. Szpunar, Application of Density Functional Theory in Assessing Properties of Thoria and Recycled Fuels, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 439 (2013) 243-250.
K.R. Sriraman, S. Brahimi, J.A. Szpunar, J.H. Osborne, S. Yue, Tribocorrosion behavior of electrodeposited Zn, Zn-Ni, Cd and Cd-Ti coatings on low carbon steel substrates, Surface & Coatings Technology, 224 (2013) 126-137.
M.R. Toroghinejad, R. Jamaati, J. Dutkiewicz, J.A. Szpunar, Investigation of nanostructured aluminum/copper composite produced by accumulative roll bonding and folding process, Materials and Design, 51 (2013) 274-279.
M.R. Toroghinejad, R. Jamaati, M. Hoseini, J.A. Szpunar, J. Dutkiewicz, Texture evolution of nanostructured aluminum/copper composite produced by accumulative roll bonding and folding process, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 44 (2013) 1587.
S.S. Razavi-Tousi, J.A. Szpunar, Effect of Structural Evolution of Aluminum Powder During Ball Milling on Hydrogen Generation in Aluminum-Water reaction, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38 (2013) 795.
M.S. Islam, J.A. Szpunar, Effects of orientation of carbon nanotubes on CNT bundle based silk composite using finite element method, Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Material Science, 3 (2013) 33-38.
K.R. Sriraman, S. Brahimi, J.A. Szpunar, S. Yue, Hydrogen embrittlement of Zn-, Zn-Ni-, and Cd-coated high strength steel, Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 43 (2013) 441.
F. Salimyanfard, M.R. Toroghinejad, F. Ashrafizadeh, M. Hoseini, J.A. Szpunar, Investigation of Texture and Mechanical Properties of Copper Processed by New Route of Equal Channel Angular Pressing, Materials and Design, 44 (2013) 374-381.

Conference Publication

C.Y. Zhou, X.Y. Cui, J.A. Szpunar, Synthesis and structutre of Nickel decorated Graphene hybrid, Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials XXII, eds. S.K. Thakur, M. Gupta, C.F. Siong, E. Wong, T.S. Srivatsan, IES, Singapore, Dec. 18-20, (2013) pp. 278-283.
N. Nadammal, S.V. Kailas, S. Suwas, J.A. Szpunar, Residual stress mapping in multi-pass friction stir processed aluminium 2024-T3 alloy, Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials XXII, eds. S.K. Thakur, M. Gupta, C.F. Siong, E. Wong, T.S. Srivatsan, IES, Singapore, Dec. 18-20, (2013) pp. 64-69.
K.M. Mostafijur Rahman, J.A. Szpunar, M.R. Toroghinejad, G. Belev, 3D imaging of aluminium hybrid composites produced by anodizing and accumulating roll bonding process by using synchrotron radiation tomography, Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials XXII, eds. S.K. Thakur, M. Gupta, C.F. Siong, E. Wong, T.S. Srivatsan, IES, Singapore, Dec. 18-20, (2013) pp. 522-533.
L.N. Zhang, J.A. Szpunar, J.X. Dong, M.C. Zhang, Corrosion resistance of high-alloyed material UNS N08028 in sodium chloride solution, 3rd International Conference and Advanced Materials and Engineering Materials (3rd ICAMEM 2013), Singapore, Dec. 14-15, (2013).
H. Asgari, J. A. Szpunar, A. G. Odeshi, "Anisotropy of mechanical behavior of WE43 magnesium alloy sheet under compressive shock loading", Materials Science & Technology Conference (MS&T), Montreal, Canada, October 27-31, 2013, pp 1441-1448.
H. Akhiani, J.A. Szpunar, Texture analysis of zirconium oxide phase in Zircaloy-4 claddibng tube, Materials Science & Technology Conference (MS&T), Montreal, Canada, October 27-31, 2013, pp 2487-2494.
H. Akhiani, X.Y. Cui, J.A. Szpunar Photomission study of Zircaloy-4 oxide structure via synchrotron radiation, Materials Science & Technology Conference (MS&T), Montreal, Canada, October 27-31, 2013, pp 2671-2678.
H. Niakan, Q.Q Yang, C.Z. Zhang, J.A. Szpunar, Effect of Thermal annealing on the structure and properties of DLC-MOS2 thin films, Materials Science & Technology Conference (MS&T), Montreal, Canada, October 27-31, 2013, pp 2891-2897.
H. Asgari, A. G. Odeshi, J. A. Szpunar, "Plastic anisotropy and texture evolution of rolled AZ31B magnesium alloy under dynamic loading", Proceedings of the 16th Werkstofftechnischen Kolloquium, Chemnitz, Germany, 2013, 125-134.
S.S. Razavi-Tousi, J.A. Szpunar, Study of Cross Section of Al Particles by SEM: A New Method to Analyze Reaction of Ball Milled Al Powder with Water to Produce Hydrogen, Microscopical Society of Canada, June 18-21(2013) pp:132-133 Victoria, Canada.
Szpunar B. and Szpunar J.A., Proc. of the 8th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing, A. Materials for Energy, Ed. F. Marquis, August 4-9, 2013, Waikoloa, Hi, First Principles Studies of Mechanical Properties of Thoria.
Kiran R., Szpunar J.A. and Szpunar B., Proc. of the 8th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing, L. Modeling and Simulation of Processes, Microstructures, and Behavior, Ed. F. Marquis, August 4-9, 2013, Waikoloa, Hi, Molecular Dynamics Study of Zirconium and Zirconium Hydride.
Kiran R., Szpunar B. and Szpunar J.A., Proc. of the 24th CANCAM Conference, Saskatoon, Canada, June 2-6, 2013, Investigation of Interficial Cracking of Hydride in Zirconium.
H. Niakan, C. Zhang, Q. Yang, J.A. Szpunar, Structural Characterization and Properties of Diamond-Like Carbon Thin Films Deposited by Low Energy Ion Beam Deposition, 24th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics (CANCAM 2013), June 2-6, 2013, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
H. Akhiani, J.A. Szpunar, Influence of Surface Polishing and Hydrides Morphology on the Mechanical Properties of Zircaloy-4 Cladding Tubes, 24th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics (CANCAM 2013), June 2-6, 2013, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
B. Szpunar, J.A. Szpunar, K.S. Sim, Application of Density Functional Theory in Assessing Elastic Properties of Thoria, 24th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics (CANCAM 2013), June 2-6, 2013, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
M. Babu, J.A. Szpunar, Stress and Strain Analysis of a Sheet Metal Undergoing Forming Process Using Small Punch Test, 24th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics (CANCAM 2013), June 2-6, 2013, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
H. Asgari, J.A. Szpunar, A.G. Odeshi, N.P. Gurao, Investigation on the Texture and Mechanical Behaviour of AZ Cast Magnesium Alloys under Compressive Shock Loading, 24th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics (CANCAM 2013), June 2-6, 2013, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
H. Asgari, J.A. Szpunar, A.G. Odeshi, N.P. Gurao, Effect of Inhomogeneity on the Deformation Behavior of AE42 and AE43 Cast Magnesium Alloys at High Strain Rate, 24th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics (CANCAM 2013), June 2-6, 2013, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
R.K. Siripurapu, B. Szpunar, J.A. Szpunar, Investigation of Interfacial Cracking of Hydride in Zirconium, 24th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics (CANCAM 2013), June 2-6, 2013, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.