SAHAR ABUALIGALEDARI

Anchor Way, Bentonville, AR, 72712 · 701-***-****

adkeli@r.postjobfree.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahar-abualigaledari-29ab4973/ Permanent Resident of USA (Green Card Holder)

Current: project engineer at Kennametal Inc. Past: corrosion instructor at Dawson community college, materials engineer at QI2, PhD research assistant in mechanical engineering at NDSU. Fields of experience: metallurgical/ materials/ corrosion engineer, product/ process development, additive manufacturing, metal coating and surface engineering (thermal spray, plasma electrolyte deposition (PED), plasma vapor deposition (PVD), failure analysis & materials characterization techniques: (SEM/ EDS/ EBSD/ XRF/ XRD/ ICP/ LECO/ TGA/ DSC/ particle characterization (Malvern, PSD)/ metallography/ porosity rating/ magnetic saturation/ hardness/ density/ mechanical properties (tensile/ compression/ bending, fracture toughness (KIC)/ wear/ TRS)/ electrochemical & gravimetric corrosion techniques. Industries I worked with: infrastructure, oil & gas (PHMSA, DOT), refinery, automotive, & aerospace (NASA). EXPERIENCE

JUNE 2018 – CURRENT

SENIOR MATERIALS SCIENTIST, KENNAMETAL INC, ROGERS, AR Project engineer: product/process development in R&D and manufacturing scales, corrosion resistant materials development, functionally graded materials, and ALM additive manufacturing. Failure analysis and customer support: operating and interpreting SEM/EDS, advising XRD, XRF/ ICP/ AAS/ EBSD/ mechanical testing (MTS, hardness, KIC, wear, etc.), metallography and microstructure, thermal analysis (TGA, DSC). Powder metallurgy: milling, drying, sintering, heat treatment, finishing (grinding, cleaning). Problem solving and quality improving of the process in the manufacturing site.

JAN 2018 – MAY 2018

POST DOC, NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, FARGO, ND Post doc in mechanical engineering department. Project: development of a novel thermochemical adsorption materials using additive manufacturing, funded by NASA. AUG 2017 – DEC 2017

CORROSION INSTRUCTOR, DAWSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, GLENDIVE, MT Tenure track faculty member, developing curriculum/ syllabi: internal corrosion, coatings and linings, schematics/ map/ diagrams, troubleshooting, metallurgy and corrosion, atmospheric corrosion. Working with industry partners and developing the cathodic protection field site. SUMMER 2015 & 2017

MATERIALS ENGINEER, QI2 LLC, SEATTLE, WA

Product development, materials characterization, 3D printing and additive manufacturing of metal sensors. Development of NDT technique such as UT for very accurate measurement (Nano scale). 2

SEP 2012- DEC 2013

MATERIALS ENGINEER, IRANIAN INSPECTION COMPANY (IRICO), TEHRAN, IRAN Technical inspection engineer. NDT: PT, MT, UT, ET, radiography, and hydrostatic test. ILI techniques: pigging, electrical resistance probe, electrochemical probe (LPR), galvanic probe. Corrosion inspection: pitting, crevice, galvanic, MIC, mesa, HIC, SCC, SSC. Cathodic protection, and inhibitor system. Strong knowledge of standards such as: NACE, AWS, ASME, API, ISO, and ASTM. Metal fabrication inspection: welding, stamping, surface finishes, painting, ISO 9001.

EDUCATION

2014-2017

PHD, NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, FARGO, ND

PhD in mechanical engineering (GPA: 4/4). Projects: (1) Composite self-sensing thermal spray coatings for pipeline corrosion prevention and mitigation, funded by Department of Transportation (DOT). (2) High temperature corrosion and electrochemical behavior of superalloys coating using an innovative device: HTCMD, funded by DOT. Lab instructor (Winter 2017 & 2016): course "Material Science", failure analyzing techniques such as: hardness tester, fracture toughness, MTS machine (bending, tensile/ compression, metallography and heat treatment, tribology/ wear, XRD, EDS, TEM, SEM, and optical microscopy. 2009-2012

MSC, AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, TEHRAN, IRAN Master of Science degree in materials selection and materials engineering. Project: Developing corrosion resistant coating by plasma electrolytic oxidation process (PEO) and plasma vapor deposition (PVD). 2005-2009

BSC, PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, ABADAN, IRAN Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering, technical inspection engineering. SKILLS

• Self-motivated, persistent, creative, problem solving,

& teamwork.

• Languages: English, Persian, understand Arabic.

• Certificates: 6sigma green belt, Kennametal, 2020.

• Computer skills: Minitab, SolidWorks/

AutoCAD, MATLAB, Materials Selection (CES),

COMSOL, Gamry, PV-elite, Microsoft Office

(Excel (Pivot table and v-lookup), PPT, Word,

Visio, Publisher), Photoshop.

AWARDS

• Focused recognition award: Key result: Innovation. Cultural belief: Everyone matters. Kennametal Inc, 2020.

• Focused recognition award: Key result: Financial. Cultural belief: Own It. Kennametal Inc, 2020. JOURNAL PUPLICATIONS, FIRST AUTHOR

[1] A comprehensive review of corrosion resistance of thermally-sprayed and thermally-diffused protective coatings on steel structures, Mar 29, 2019, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology.

[2] High temperature corrosion and electrochemical behavior of HVOF sprayed Inconel 718 coating using an innovative device: HTCMD, Feb 2107, Materials and Corrosion.

[3] Microstructural properties of air plasma sprayed coating consisting of tungsten carbide and yttria-stabilized zirconia, Nov 2015, International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology.

[4] Effect of pulse frequency on microstructure and surface properties of Ck45 steel treated by plasma electrolysis method, Feb 2013, Journal of Alloys and Compounds.

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