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Ata Kamyabi
Materials Engineering
Ata Kamyabi was a PhD Student with the CCWJ from September 2009 - September 2015, initially working on an industrially sponsored MITACS Accelerate Internship/scholarship project. Ata managed to publish 4 peer-reviewed papers directly derived from his thesis work during his PhD program. During his time with the CCWJ, Ata developed a novel method to quantify phase transformations using dilatometry and calorimetry through differential equations and in-situ analysis. He was also Vice Chair for the Univeristy of Alberta AWS/CWBA Student Chapter.
Carter Trautmann
Materials Engineering
Carter Trautmann joined the CCWJ in 2020 to pursue an MSc in Materials Engineering, focusing on process development and metallurgy. Carter’s research, in collaboration with Amsted Rail, aims to develop overlay materials for the rims of locomotive wheels. His work seeks to extend wheel lifespans by enhancing wear performance and enabling the repair of in-service wheels, and will also reduce emissions from the fabrication of said wheels. As the 2022 president of the CWB/AWS student chapter, Carter has remained actively involved as an advisor, demonstrating his leadership and commitment to the…
Dmytro Havrylov
Materials Engineering
Dmytro Havrylov was a PhD candidate in Materials Engineering with the CCWJ, joining in September, 2016. Prior to this, Dmytro was a lead engineer in the E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute in Kiev, Ukraine. Dmytro’s research focused on the development of simple formulas that predict the effect of molten metal flows in a weld pool on weld shape and penetration.
Elham Kamali Heidari
Mechanical Engineering
Elham joined CCWJ in October 2018 as a visiting professor. She is currently a Research Associate at National Research Council of Canada.
Gentry Wood
Materials Engineering
Dr. Gentry Wood started at the CCWJ in the fall of 2011 working on a Dean’s Research Award (DRA) project on nickel tungsten carbide welding consumables. Having completed 4 projects over 4 semesters, Dr. Wood joined the CCWJ as a Ph.D. candidate straight from the undergraduate program, graduating in 2017. He was also Chair for the University of Alberta AWS/CWBA Student Chapter. Gentry’s thesis aimed to predict the geometry of coatings applied using state of the art laser technology. His work has served as the foundation of understanding that the sponsor company, Apollo-Clad Laser Cladding (a…
Goetz Dapp
Associate Direct
Goetz Dapp has been involved in the CCWJ since 2011. He has an eclectic interdisciplinary background and a great interest in welding. Goetz holds a welding certificate from the German Welding Society (DVS), a PhD in Theatre Studies from the University of Amsterdam (2013), degrees from the University of Toronto and the Johannes Gutenberg-University in Mainz, Germany, and a Professional Acting Diploma from Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario.
Mitchell Grams
Materials Engineering
Mitchell Grams earned his PhD in Materials Engineering with the CCWJ in 2021. His research focused on predictive modeling of welding residual stress and distortion, earning him the prestigious IIW Henry Granjon Prize (Category C) in 2022.
Nairn Barnes
Materials Engineering
Nairn Barnes graduated in the Fall of 2017 from the University of Alberta with a PhD in Materials Engineering under the CCWJ. The work he did with the CCWJ aimed to bring a deeper understanding to chromium carbide overlays. He joined Supreme Steel as a welding engineer-in-training directly following successful completion of his defence. Today, he works as a Senior Welding and Materials Engineer at IRISNDT.
Preetam Panja
Mechanical Engineering
Preetam Panja joined the CCWJ in September of 2021 as a Masters Student. Prior, he worked in the welding industry as a sales and application engineer where he researched and developed new welding procedures specifications (WPS) to help customers increase their productivity by minimizing overall cost while maintaining quality. He successfully developed a titanium welding procedure for pressure vessel equipment manufacturers by adhering to welding codes (ASME section IX) to increase productivity by 60%, saving the overall welding cost by 47% which resulted in increasing the company’s net…
Sandeep Singh Parmar
Materials Engineering
Sandeep joined the CCWJ as a materials engineering student in September of 2022. Hailing from India, he has worked with Indian and American multinationals as a welding engineer with over a decade of experience. During his time with the CCWJ, he worked on the correlation of the macro and micro properties of a martensitic stainless steel with a colleague from his former employer as a sponsor.
Sofia Salazar Torres
Welding Engineering
Sofia Salazar Torres joined the CCWJ in 2022 as a Master of Science student in Welding Engineering. Previously, she was an intern with the Centre through the ELAP scholarship. She is developing a mathematical model for friction stir welding, calculating the hot-working threshold temperature ratio for FSW optimization processes and with it, estimating welding parameters. She was President of the University of Alberta AWS/CWA Student Chapter and a Secretary in 2023. Sofia has presented her research at prestigious conferences such as Fabtech, Canweld, and IIW. She also participated in the AWS…
Stefano Sacco
Materials Engineering
Stefano Sacco joined the Canadian Centre for Welding and Joining in 2021 to pursue his Masters Degree in Materials Engineering. Stefano’s trailblazing work focused on creating a model to estimate the hydrogen concentration in billets and rods, allowing an estimation of the amount of hydrogen in each stage of steel making– something once unachieved by others in the field. He also worked on plasma physics on tungsten arc welding. He was involved in the University of Alberta’s CWB Student Chapter as Vice-President after having served as the counselor of the Mechanical Engineering FCFM Student…
Steven Borle
Welding Engineering
Steven Brole began his involvement at CCWJ as an undergraduate completing a Dean’s Research Award in September of 2010. After completing his undergraduate degree, he continued with the CCWJ as a Masters student. Steven’s research in welding has covered many processes including gas metal arc welding, submerged arc welding, laser beam welding, friction stir welding and plasma transferred arc welding. His research has encompassed a diverse range of subjects including high strength welding consumables, the effect of heat input in friction stir welding, and the application of wear and corrosion…
Syed Irtiaz Alam
Chemical Engineering, University of Alberta
Syed Irtiaz Alam was a Master’s Student in Welding Engineering whose research focused on automation and process control. Originally from Bangladesh, he first joined the CCWJ as a recipient of the Dean’s Research Award in Winter 2017, working on sensitivity analysis of bead geometry in manual SMAW welds. He continued his involvement through the Undergraduate Research Initiative, where he commissioned a semi-automatic orbital welding system known as “Firefly,” and later contributed to an automation project for stand-off design in vertical GMAW torches.
Terry Runyon
Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Terry Runyon has been a part of the CCWJ since it was founded in 2009. Her work is generally behind the scenes on payroll and administration. She was am born and raised in Edmonton, but have traveled to many places in the world.
Vicente Núñez Sánchez
Materials Engineering
Vicente Núñez Sánchez first joined the CCWJ in 2021 as a visiting student, returning to pursue his MSc degree from 2022 - 2023. Vicente was also Tresurer for the University of Alberta AWS/CWBA Student Chapter committee. His work with the CCWJ focused on droplet temperature measurement in Gas Metal Arc Welding in Aluminum alloys.
Viraj Patel
Materials
Viraj Patel came to know about the CCWJ during Fall of 2019. Amazed by the work done by its members in the field of welding, he began work under the guidance of Dr. Patricio Mendez and has been involved in the creation of a procedure database for industrial arc welding processes.
Yi Lu
Materials Engineering
Lu Yi (Louie) was a Ph.D. candidate with the CCWJ, joining in 2018. His work centred on scaling analysis of characteristic values under a moving heat source on a 2D panel. Louie enjoys exploring culturing differences and playing video games in his spare time. Louie received DB Robinson Graduate Scholarship, CWA Foundation UofA Graduate Student Award, Neil McEwen Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Welding Engineering, CWA Edmonton Chapter Scholarship for Graduate Student, UofA Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research Graduate Student Travel Award, UofA Graduate Student’s Association Academic…
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