Journal Publications

X. Wang, J. Szpunar, Effects of grain sizes on the oxidation behavior of Ni-based alloy 230 and N, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 752 (2018) 40-52.
L.Q. Guo, H. Lu, D. Y. Li, Q. X. Huang, X. Wang, J. A. Szpunar, Crystallographic anisotropy in surface properties of brass and its dependence on the electron work function, Journal of Applied Crystallography, 51 (2018) 1715-1720.
M. Mohammadnejad, V. Javaheri, M. Shamanian, S. Rizaneh, J.A. Szpunar, Insight to the Microstructure Characterization of a HP Austenitic Heat Resistant Steel after Long-term Service Exposure, Acta Metallurgica Slovaca, 24 (2018) 296-305.
U. Eduok, O. Faye, J. Szpunar, E?ect of benzothiazole biocide on SRB-induced biocorrosion of hot-dip galvanized steel, Engineering Failure Analysis 93 (2018) 111–121
Tiamiyu, A. A., Odeshi, A. G., and Szpunar, J. A. (2018). Characterization of coarse and ultrafine-grained austenitic stainless steel subjected to dynamic impact load: XRD, SEM, TEM and EBSD analyses, Materialia, 4 (2018) 81-98.
A.A.Tiamiyu, V. Tari, J.A.Szpunara, A.G. Odeshi, A.K.Khan, Effects of grain refinement on the quasi-static compressive behavior of AISI 321 austenitic stainless steel: EBSD, TEM, and XRD studies, International Journal of Plasticity, 107 (2018) 79-99.
Mostafa Eskandari, J.A. sdzpunar (not completed), EBSD study of deformation microstructure of an as-homogenized austenitic Mn steel after hot compression, Advanced Engineering Materials, 20 (2018) 1800327-1800338.
J. Ranasinghe, B. Szpunar, E. Jossou, L. Malakkal, J. Szpunar, Study on radial temperature distribution of aluminum dispersed nuclear fuels: U3O8-Al, U3Si2-Al, and UN-Al, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 4 (2018) 031020-031027.
U. Eduok, E. Ohaeri, J..Szpunar, Ultrasound-assisted synthesis of zinc molybdate nanocrystals and molybdate-doped epoxy/PDMS nanocomposite coatings for Mg alloy protection, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 44 (2018) 288-298
U. Eduok, J. Szpunar, Bioinspired and hydrophobic alkyl-silanized protective polymer coating for Mg alloy, Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, 28 (2018) 354-362.
U. Eduok, E. Ohaeri, J. Szpunar, Electrochemical and surface analyses of X70 steel corrosion in simulated acid pickling medium: Effect of poly (N-vinyl imidazole) grafted carboxymethyl chitosan additive, Electrochimica Acta 278 (2018) 302-312.
M.J. Rahman, B. Szpunar, J.A. Szpunar, Effect of Fission Generated Defects and Porosity on Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Thorium Dioxide, Journal of Nuclear Materials 510 (2018) 19-26.
M.J. Rahman, M.W.D. Cooper, B. Szpunar, J.A. Szpunar, Primary Radiation Damage on Displacement Cascades in UO2, ThO2, and (U0.5Th0.5)O2, Computational Materials Science, 154 (2018) 508-516.
B. Sadeghi, P. Cavaliere, M. Shamanian, M. Sanayei, J.A. Szpunar, M. Nosko, Electron backscattered diffraction analysis of friction stir processed nanocomposites produced via spark plasma sintering, Journal of Microscopy, 271 (2018) 145-163.
L.N. Zhang, J.A. Szpunar, J.X. Dong, O.A. Ojo, X. Wang, Dependence of crystallographic orientation on pitting corrosion, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 49 (2018) 919–925.
M. Karimi, M.R. Toroghinejad, H. Asgari, J.A. Szpunar, Texture evolution and plastic anisotropy of commercial purity titanium/SiC composite processed by accumulative roll bonding and subsequent annealing, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 219 (2018) 182-188.
E. Ohaeri, J. Omale, U. Eduok, J. Szpunar, Effect of Thermomechanical Processing and Crystallographic Orientation on the Corrosion Behavior of API 5L X70 Pipeline Steel, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 49 (2018) pp 2269-2280.
B. Szpunar, L. Malakkal, M.J. Rahman, J.A. Szpunar, Atomistic modeling of thermo-mechanical properties of cubic SiC, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 101 (2018) 4753–4762.
E.E. Haro, J.A. Szpunar, A.G.Odeshi, Dynamic and ballistic impact behavior of biocomposite armors made of HDPE reinforced with Chonta palm wood (Bactris gasipaes) microparticles, Defence Technology, 14 (2018) 238-249.
U. Eduok, Z. Xu, J. Szpunar, Fabricating protective silica/PMDS composite films for Mg alloy: Correlating bulk silica reinforcement with barrier performance, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 485 (2018) 47-56.
K.S. Guan, J.A. Szpunar, C. Wen, X. Wang, Investigation on the deformation and microstructure evolution of P91 steel in short-term small punch creep test, Journal of Strain Analysis, 53 (2018) 53(4) 248–254.
B. Sadeghi, M. Shamanian, F. Ashrafizadeh, P. Cavaliere, M. Sanayei, J.A. Szpunar, Microstructural behavior of Spark Plasma sintered composites containing bimodal micro- and nano-sized Al2O3 particles, Powder Metallurgy, 61 (2018) 50-63.
D. Oladimeji, L. Malakkal, B. Szpunar, E. Jossou, J. Szpunar, First Principles Study of Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Gallium Phosphide, International Journal of Metallurgy and Metal Physics, 2 (2017) 006
M. Eskandari, M.A. Mohtadi-Bonab, A. Zarei-Hanzaki, J.A. Szpunar, R. Basu, Texture and microstructure development of tensile deformed high Mn-steel during early stage of recrystallization, Physics of Metals and Metallography (accepted).
E. Tolouei, M.R. Toroghinejad, H. Asgari, H.M. Zadeh, F. Ashrafizadeh, J.A. Szpunar, P. Bocher, Microstructure and texture development in Al–3%Brass composite produced through ARB, Advanced Engineering Materials, 20 (2018) 1700463-1700472.
N. Nadammal, S. Kailas, J. Szpunar, S. Suwas, Development of Microstructure and Texture during Single and Multiple Pass Friction Stir Processing of a Strain Hardenable Aluminium Alloy, Materials Characterization 140 (2018) 134–146.
E. Jossou, U. Eduok, N.Y. Dzade, B. Szpunar, J.A. Szpunar, Oxidation behaviour of U3Si2: An experimental and first principles investigation, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 20 (2018) 4708-4720.
A.A. Tiamiyu, A.G. Odeshi, J.A. Szpunar, Austenitic reversion of cryo-rolled Ti-stabilized austenitic stainless steel: high-resolution EBSD investigation, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 27 (2018) 889–904.
A.A.Tiamiyu, G.Odeshi, J.A. Szpunar, Multiple strengthening sources and adiabatic shear banding during high strain-rate deformation of AISI 321 austenitic stainless steel: effects of grain size and strain rate, Materials Science & Engineering A, 711 (2018) 233-249.

Conference Publication

B. Szpunar, J.A. Szpunar, Enhanced accident tolerance of thoria-based nuclear fuels, 8th International Conference on Simulation Methods in Nuclear Science and Engineering, October 9-11, 2018, Ottawa, Canada.
J.A. Szpunar (Presentation), Hydrogen generation in metal water reaction and strategies of storage, 20th International Conference on Advanced energy materials and research, Dublin, Ireland, August 13-14, 2018.
J.A. Szpunar (Presentation), Renewable engy and resources energy materials and fuel cell research, 2nd International Conferences on Renwable Energy and Energy Materials and Fuel Cell Research, Boston, 27th and 28th August, 2018.
M. Sanayei, S. Penttilä, Y. Hu, J. Szpunar, Comprehensive analysis of oxidation mechanism of Inconel 718 in supercritical water, 38th Annual Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and 42nd Annual CNS/CNA Student Conference, Sheraton Cavalier Hotel, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 2018 June 3-6.
M.J. Rahman, B. Szpunar, J.A. Szpunar, Thermo-mechanical properties of PuO2, UO2 and U0.5Pu0.5O2, 38th Annual Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and 42nd Annual CNS/CNA Student Conference, Sheraton Cavalier Hotel, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 2018 June 3-6.
Ericmoore Jossou, Nelson Dzade, Barbara Szpunar, Jerzy Szpunar, “Oxidation behaviour of U3Si2: An Ab Initio Study”, 38th Annual Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and 42nd Annual CNS/CNA Student Conference Sheraton Cavalier Hotel, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 2018 June 3 – 6.
Linu Malakkal, Ericmoore Jossou, Barbara Szpunar, Jerzy Szpunar, “A Density Functional Theory Study of Oxygen Adsorption on ThN {100}, {110} And {111}” 38th Annual Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and 42nd Annual CNS/CNA Student Conference Sheraton Cavalier Hotel, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 2018 June 3 – 6.
Jaya Ranasinghe, Linu Malakkal, Ericmoore Jossou, Barbara Szpunar, Jerzy Szpunar, “First Principles Study of Ground State Properties of UAl2” 38th Annual Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and 42nd Annual CNS/CNA Student Conference Sheraton Cavalier Hotel, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 2018 June 3 – 6.
Barbara Szpunar, Linu Malakkal, Md.Jahidur Rahman, Ericmoore Jossou, Jerzy Szpunar, “Mechanical Properties of Thoria, Urania and their Mixture” 38th Annual Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and 42nd Annual CNS/CNA Student Conference Sheraton Cavalier Hotel, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 2018 June 3 – 6.