Materials Science and Corrosion Engineer

Seeking a career with a with which can offer career opportunities and professional development.

Projects undertaken

Project Title: Use of nanoparticles in development of long life and self cleaning coatings in harsh environments.

Project Title: Developing the technology of TiO2 doped nanocoatings for application in Saudi harsh environment
Project Title: Effect of austenite/ferrite volume fraction on fatigue crack propagation in duplex stainless steels.
Project Title: Low velocity and impact properties of submicron Alumina reinforced Aluminum matrix composites

Assistant Coordinator, Nanotechnology lab

Research Publications (Published and Accepted)

1. Ahmad Z. and Ahsan M., “Nanopaint: The future paint for harsh desert environment”, Materials Protection Journal, November 2007 (accepted).

2. Ahsan M and Gasem Z., “Corrosion fatigue crack growth inhibition of duplex stainless steel”, Structures and Materials, v 14, Damage and Fracture Mechanics VIII: Computer Aided Assessment and Control, 2004, p 59-68.

3. YILBAS B.S., KARATAS C., USLAN I., KELES O., USTA Y., AHSAN M., “Wedge Cutting of Mild Steel By CO2 Laser and Cut Quality Assessment”, International Symposium on Measurement and Evaluation (ISME), Malaysia, 2005.

4. YILBAS B.S., KHALED M., KARATAS C., USLAN I., KELES O., USTA Y., AHSAN M., “Electrochemical Properties of The Laser Nitrided Surfaces of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy”, Surface & Coatings Technology, (Accepted).

5. YILBAS B.S., KARATAS C., USLAN I., KELES O., USTA Y., AHSAN M., “Laser Gas Assisted Nitriding of TI-6AL-4V Alloy”, Applied Surface Science, (Accepted).

6. B.S. Yilbas, C. Karatas, Uslan, O. Keles, I., Y. Usta, M. Ahsan, “LASER GAS ASSISTED NITRIDING OF Ti-6Al-4V ALLOY: SURFACE PROPERTIES” Second International IMS Conference on Applications of Traditional and High Performance Materials in Harsh Environments, March 20 - 21, 2006.

7. F.A. Al-Sulaiman, B.S. Yilbas and M. Ahsan, “CO2 laser cutting of a carbon/carbon multi-lamelled plain-weave structure”, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Volume 173, Issue 3, 20 April 2006, Pages 345-351.

8. F.A. AL-SULAIMAN, B.S. YILBAS*, M. AHSAN AND S. B. MANSOOR, “Laser Hole Drilling of Composites and Steel Workpieces”, Lasers in Eng., Vol. 16, pp. 105-120.

9. B.S. YILBAS, C. KARATAS, O. KELES, I. USLAN, Y. USTA, M. AHSAN, Z. YILBAS, “Laser Cutting of Corners: Assessment of Cutting Quality”, Lasers in Eng., Vol. 16, pp. 157-171.

Education
2000-2002 King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- Degree: Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering
- Major area: Materials Science and Corrosion Engineering
- Thesis: Corrosion Fatigue Crack Propagation and Chromate Inhibition in Duplex Stainless Steels (Advisor: Dr. Zuhair M. Gasem)

1995-99 Shadan College of Engg. & Tech., JNTU, Hyderabad, India
- Degree: Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Mechanical Engineering
- Senior Project: Design and Layout of Stores Department in accordance with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, Tecumseh India Private Limited.
(Advisor: Mr. Taher Mohiuddin)
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• Macromedia Authorware (2004)
• Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Professional
• WebCT (2003)

- Drawing tools Macromedia Flash, Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD
- Spreadsheets MS-Excel
- Word processing MS-Word
- Plotting packages TecPlot, Grapher
- Operating systems Windows
- Internet tools WebCT, Macromedia Authorware, MS Frontpage