| Affiliations: | DeBakey Executive Research Leadership Program |
| Project Leader: | Deeparekha Narayanan ndeeparekha@tamu.edu Materials Science & Engineering |
| Faculty Mentor: | Homero Castaneda, Ph.D |
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Meeting Times:
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TBD |
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Team Size:
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3 |
| Open Spots: | 1 |
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Special Opportunities:
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1. There will be multiple opportunities where the student will be funded by the lab to attend conferences to present a poster of their work. Networking at these conferences gives students a visibility to the recruiters and helps with acquiring a job. 2. Students who are interested and work hard will be mentored by the senior PhD students in the lab and the faculty and have a higher consideration to join the lab as a full-time or graduate student. 3. Dedicated and consistent students who contribute to a large amount of the experimental work will be added as co-authors to the respective published works. 4. Exposure to industry visitors from the field of materials science, mechanical and corrosion engineering which gives the students an opportunity to network. 5. Students will acquire practical knowledge on all aspects of materials science from microstructural studies to advanced electrochemical experiments which helps them gain knowledge to excel in the industry.
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Team Needs:
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1. Enthusiastic to learn and committed to coming in at the decided time slots. 2. Consistent and dedicated to learning new concepts in electrochemistry and corrosion engineering. 3. Experience in polishing metallic or alloy samples is appreciated but not necessary |
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Description:
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We are working on the characterization and corrosion studies of 3D printed Cobalt based alloys (Co-Cr-Mo) and stainless steel 316L alloys for biomedical applications. We have printed samples with different parameters and work on studying the samples in simulated physiological conditions to evaluate their corrosion and mechanical performance in extreme biological conditions. We use advanced characterisation techniques such as SEM, AFM, TEM and XPS to study the samples and perform various electrochemical experiments using a potentiostat.We are aiming to identify favourable sites for corrosion and develop heat treatments to eradicate these in order to be used to manufacture orthopaedic implants such as total hip and knee replacement |