Dr. Wen Qin joined Professor Jerzy A. Szpunar's group at McGill University in 2005. From 2006 to 2008, he worked in Osaka University as JSPS fellow. After finishing his work in Japan, he came back to McGill University. In 2010, he followed Professor Jerzy A. Szpunar moved to University of Saskatchewan. He has published 70 academic papers. At present he is a researcher. His research interests include nuclear structural materials, pipeline steels, high energy irradiation-induced structure modification, phase transition, and magnetic materials, etc.

Selected Journal Publications

1.W. Qin, J.A. Szpunar, J. Kozinski: Hydride-induced degradation of zirconium alloys: a criterion for complete ductile-to-brittle transition and its dependence on microstructure, Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science. 471 (2015) 20150192.

2.W. Qin, J.A. Szpunar, K. Kumar, J. Kozinski: Microstructural criteria for abrupt ductile-to-brittle transition induced by d-hydrides in zirconium alloys, Acta Materialia, 81 (2014) 219-229.

3.W. Qin, J.A. Szpunar, J. Kozinski: Hydride-induced degradation of hoop ductility in the textured zirconium-alloy tubes: a theoretical analysis, Acta Materialia 60 (2012) 4845.

4.W. Qin, N.A.P. Kiran Kumar, J.A. Szpunar, J. Kozinski: Intergranular d-hydride nucleation and orientation in zirconium alloys, Acta Materialia, 59 (2011) 7010.

5.W. Qin, J.A. Szpunar, Y. Umakoshi: Electron or ion irradiation-induced phase-change mechanism between amorphous and crystalline state, Acta Materialia 59 (2011) 2221.

6.W. Qin, T. Nagase, Y. Umakoshi: Electron irradiation-induced nanocrystallization of amorphous Fe85B15 alloy: Evidence for athermal nature, Acta Materialia 57 (2009) 1300.

7.W. Qin, C. Nam, H.L. Li, J.A. Szpunar: Tetragonal phase stability in ZrO2 film formed on zirconium alloys and its effects on corrosion resistance, Acta Materialia 55 (2007) 1695.