Douglas G Ivey

Area of Study / Keywords

Materials Characterization and Processing Nanomaterials and Nanofabrication Energy Surface Science and Engineering Metallurgy Metallurgy and Welding

About

Douglas Ivey is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta (Canada). He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Materials from the University of Windsor (Canada) in 1985. 

Research

Douglas Ivey's research focuses on applying high resolution microstructural characterization techniques to understanding the relationships between materials structure, properties and processing. Materials studied include microalloyed steels, semiconductor metallizations, hydrogen storage materials, materials for electrochemical energy storage (e.g., solid oxide fuel cells, supercapacitors and rechargeable batteries) and minerals in oil sands.

Keywords: Physical Metallurgy, Materials Characterization, Electron Microscopy, Electrochemical Energy Storage, Steels

MAT E 211 - Characterization of Materials

Techniques for characterization of materials. Elements of crystallography. Optical microscopy and image analysis, diffraction techniques, electron microscopy, surface science techniques, wet chemical techniques, non-destructive characterization, emerging techniques. Prerequisite: MAT E 202 or consent of Department.

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