Ajit Kumar Mishra

Apt. # ***, *** Windermere Road, London, ON, Canada

Email: s4lv0y@r.postjobfree.com

Phone #: 519-***-****

OBJECTIVE

A challenging position in the area of corrosion, alloy design or failure analysis where I can apply my technical expertise and work on frontier technologies through innovation and research

ACTIVE AREAS OF RESEARCH

• Corrosion behavior of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys

• Characterization of oxide film and corroded areas

• Alloy design

• Metallurgical and mechanical testing of materials

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

10 years research experience in corrosion science and engineering, materials processing and testing

• Especially skilled at experimental design and worked on wide range of materials, like Ni-alloys, Fe-based alloys, Al-alloys, Mg-alloys and Composites

• Expertise in different surface characterization techniques, like Optical Microscopy, SEM/EDS, XPS, AES, TOF-SIMS, Raman Spectroscopy, AFM and Surface Profilometer

• Good understanding of materials processing techniques and mechanical testing

WORK EXPERIENCE

Corrosion and Electrochemical Lab, UWO, London, ON, Canada (http://sun.chem.uwo.ca/) 2008-present

Positions: Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant

• Researching corrosion behavior of highly corrosion resistant Ni-based alloys in aggressive environments

• Ranking different commercially-available Ni-based alloys (Alloy 600, Alloy 625, C-4, C-276, C-22, C-2000, Alloy 59, Hybrid-BC1 and Alloy 686) from critical crevice temperature and potentials obtained from novel corrosion techniques

• Effect of temperature, pH and alloying elements on the passive film properties of Ni-based alloys

• Characterization of passive film grown electrochemically on different Ni-based alloys using XPS, AES, TOF-SIMS, Dynamic-SIMS and Raman Spectroscopy

Fontana Corrosion Center, Columbus, OH, USA

(http://www.matsceng.ohio-state.edu/~frankel/fcc/) 2005-2008

Position: Graduate Research Assistant

• Determination of characteristic potential and temperature from novel conservative corrosion techniques

• Effect of oxyanions on localized corrosion inhibition of C-22, a highly corrosion resistant Ni-Cr-Mo alloy

Corrosion Research Group, Kanpur, India

(http://home.iitk.ac.in/~bala/lab.htm) 2003-2005

Position: Graduate Research Assistant

• Corrosion study of commercially-available Al and Mg-alloys

• Localized corrosion inhibition of Al-alloys using rare earth chlorides

ENSMM, Besancon, France 2002

Position: Summer Research Intern

• Powder Injection Molding of 316L SS and Ceramics

• Characterization of molded specimens

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

(http://www.iitk.ac.in/mse/test/) 2001-2003

• Powder processing of yttria and alumina reinforced 316L SS

• Mechanical testing of processed materials

• Microstructural characterization of composites

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Chemistry, UWO, London, ON, Canada October 2012

“Corrosion Behavior of Commercially-Available Ni-based Alloys in Aggressive Environments”

Advisor: Dr. Dave Shoesmith

GPA: 87%

M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, OSU, Columbus, OH, US August 2008

“Crevice Repassivation Potentials for Alloy 22 in Different Environments”

Advisor: Dr. Gerald Frankel

GPA: 3.5/4.0

M.Tech., Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT, Kanpur, India August 2005

“Localized Corrosion Inhibition of Aluminum Alloys by Rare Earth Chlorides”

Advisor: Late Dr. R. Balasubramaniam

CPI: 9.0/10

B.Tech., Materials and Metarllugical Engineering, IIT, Kanpur, Indian July 2003

“Powder Metallurgical Processing of Yttria and Alumina Reinforced Stainless Steel”

Advisor: Dr. A. Upadhyaya

CPI: 7.6/10

PUBLICATIONS (JOURNALS AND PROCEEDINGS)

• A.K. Mishra* and G.S. Frankel, Corrosion, 64, 11 (2008), p. 836

• A.K. Mishra* and G.S. Frankel, Proceedings of Materials Science and Technology, Detroit, US (2007)

• A.K. Mishra* and R. Balasubramaniam, Corrosion Science, 49, 3, (2007), p. 1027

• A.K. Mishra* and R. Balasubramaniam, Corrosion, 63, 3 (2007), p. 240

• A.K. Mishra*, R. Balasubramaniam and S. Tiwari, Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, 54, 1 (2007), p. 37

• A.K. Mishra* and R. Balasubramaniam, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 103, 2 (2007), p. 385

• A.K.Mishra* and R. Balasubramaniam, Proceedings of the International Conference on Corrosion, CORCON2004, NACE International India Section, New Delhi, India (2004)

• J.C.Gelin, T.Barriere, D.Renault, A.K.Mishra*, S.Paul and A.Upadhyaya, Proceedings of the International Conference on Powder Injection Molding of Metals, Ceramics and Carbides, Penn State, PA, US (2003)

• A.K.Mishra*, S.Paul, A.Upadhyaya, T.Barriere and J.C. Gelin, Indian Journal of Engineering and Material Science, 10, 4 (2003), p. 314

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• X.Zhang, A. Mishra*, D.Zagidulin, J.J.Noel and D.W.Shoesmith, ECS Meeting, Hawaii, US (2012), Oral Presentation (accepted)

• A.K. Mishra* and D.W. Shoesmith, Gordon Research Seminar, New Hampshire, US (2012), Poster Presentation

• A.K. Mishra* and D.W. Shoesmith, Gordon Research Conference, New Hampshire, US (2012), Poster Presentation

• A.K. Mishra* and D.W. Shoesmith, NACE Student Meeting, Toronto, Canada (2012), Oral Presentation

• A.K. Mishra* and D.W. Shoesmith, NACE Northern Area Eastern Conference, Ottawa, Canada (2011), Oral Presentation

• A.K. Mishra* and D.W. Shoesmith, NACE, Houston, US (2011), Poster Presentation

• A.K. Mishra* and D.W. Shoesmith, ECS Symposia, London (ON), Canada (2010), Poster Presentation

• A.K. Mishra* and D.W. Shoesmith, Gordon Research Seminar, New Hampshire, US (2010), Poster Presentation

• A.K. Mishra* and D.W. Shoesmith, Gordon Research Conference, New Hampshire, US (2010), Poster Presentation

• A.K. Mishra* and D.W. Shoesmith, NACE, San Antonio, US (2010), Poster Presentation

• A.K. Mishra* and D.W. Shoesmith, CSC, Hamilton, Canada (2009), Poster Presentation

• A.K. Mishra*, G.S. Frankel and D.W. Shoesmith, ECS Symposia, Montreal, Canada (2008), Poster Presentation

• A.K. Mishra* and G.S. Frankel, MS&T, Detroit, US (2007), Oral Presentation

• A.K. Mishra* and G.S. Frankel, NACE, Tennessee, US (2007), Poster Presentation

• A.K. Mishra* and G.S. Frankel, Gordon Research Conference, New Hampshire, US (2006), Poster Presentation.

• A.K.Mishra* and R. Balasubramaniam, CORCON, New Delhi, India (2004), Oral Presentation

• J.C.Gelin, T.Barriere, D.Renault, A.K.Mishra*, S.Paul and A.Upadhyaya, Powder Injection Molding of Metals, Ceramics and Carbides, Penn State, PA, US (2003), Oral Presentation

• A.K.Mishra*, S.Paul and A.Upadhyaya, International Conference on Minerals, Metals, Metallurgy and Materials, New Delhi, India (2002), Oral Presentation

• A.K.Mishra*, S.Paul and A.Upadhyaya, National Seminar on Advanced Materials, Nagpur, India (2001), Oral Presentation

JOURNAL ARTICLES (UNDER PREPARATION)

• A.K. Mishra* and D.W. Shoesmith, Effect of pH on passive film behavior of Ni-Cr-Mo Alloys, Journal of Electrochemical Society

• A.K. Mishra* and D.W. Shoesmith, Effect of carbonate and bicarbonate anions on passive film of Hybrid-BC1 and Alloy 59 in aggressive environments, Corrosion Science

• A.K. Mishra* and D.W. Shoesmith, Crevice Corrosion inhibition of Commercially-Available Ni-Cr-Mo alloys by Molybdenum and Tungsten, Corrosion

• A.K. Mishra* and D.W. Shoesmith, Metastable pit inhibition in Nickel-based alloys by Cu alloying, Corrosion Science

• A.K. Mishra* and D.W. Shoesmith, Effect of Chromium additions on passivity in Ni-Cr-Mo (W) alloys, Electrochimica Acta

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• Reviewed fifteen articles for peer reviewed journals; officially reviewed five journal articles (two for CORROSION Journal and three for ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA Journal)

• Nominated for A.B. Campbell Award for most outstanding paper by an young author published in Materials Performance or Corrosion Journal (2009)

• Images of sample from my Masters research work at Ohio State University was selected as a cover page picture for Materials Today Journal (October 2008)

• Travel award to present a poster at ECS Symposia, Montreal, Canada (2008)

• Best poster award at International Conference on Corrosion, CORCON2004, NACE International India Section, New Delhi, India (December 2004)

• Full Scholarship from Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) for Masters in Technology (M.Tech) studies at IIT-Kanpur, India (2003-2005)

• Ranked 9th in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in Metallurgical Engineering (99.4 percentile) (2003)

• Best talk at National Seminar on Advanced Materials, VNIT, Nagpur, India (November 2001)

• Selected for summer internship during undergraduate studies (Summer 2001) to do research at École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et des Microtechniques (ENSMM), France

• Full Scholarship from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) for undergraduate studies at IIT Kanpur, India (1999-2003)

• Ranked 1332 among approximately 400,000 students appeared for IIT-JEE entrance examination (1999) for undergraduate studies at Indian Institute of Technology, India (acceptance rate is < 1%)

• Recipient of National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) scholarship from Class 10th – 12th

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

• Student representative in Graduate Education Council (GEC), Department of Chemistry, UWO (2009-2012)

• Student member of National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) and Electrochemical Society (ECS) (2006-present)

• VP of Indian Graduate Student Association (IGSA), London, ON (2009-2010)

• Member of International Graduate Students Issues Committee (IGSIC) (2009-2010)

• Chairman, NACE Student Chapter of Ohio State University, OH, US (Fall 06 – Spring 08)

• Chairman, ECS (Electrochemical Society) Student Chapter of Ohio State University, OH, US (Fall 06 – Spring 08)

TEACHING EXPERIENCES

• Teaching Assistant for first year undergraduate chemistry (1100 and 1200 (2008-2009, 2011 – 2012) and 1024 (2009-2010)) at University of Western Ontario

• Teaching Assistant for Materials Failure course at Ohio State University (2006-2007)

• Teaching Assistant for Materials Characterization (2003-2004) and Mechanical Behavior of Materials (2004-2005) course at Indian Institute of Technology, India

RELEVANT SKILLS

• Electrochemical Techniques: Potentiodynamic, Potentiostatic, Galvanostatic, Cyclic Polarization technique, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and novel conservative corrosion techniques

• Characterization Tools: SEM with EDX, XPS, AES, Raman Spectroscopy, TOF-SIMS, AFM, Surface Profilometer and relevant softwares for data fitting

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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