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Dr Chamini Mendis
Head of Academic Affairs

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Summary

Dr. Chamini Mendis is a Reader in Metallurgy at BCAST in Brunel University of London 

Her research interest includes development of advanced magnesium alloys for structural applications using low cost alloying additions for both cast and wrought applications, microstructure property relationships of light alloys, solid-state phase transformations in light metallic alloys with focus on Al and Mg alloys and solidification and thermomechanical processing .Understanding the structure proeprty relationships that develop in Aluminium alloys subjected to thermomechanical processing including precipitate evolution and texture development in industrially relevant alloys

Broadly speaking research interests spans the phase transformations on the microstructures and mechanical and physical properties of the metallic materials processed via casting, forming or through other conventional and non conventional processing paths 

She received her Ph.D. (2005), M.Eng.Sci. (2000) and BE/LLB (1995/1997)) in Materials Engineering from the Monash University, Australia. Following the doctoral studies, prior to moving to MagIC,  she spent 6 years at the National Institute for Materials Science (Tsukuba, Japan) working with Prof. Kazuhiro Hono, first as a JSPS postdoctoral fellow and then as a MANA researcher, the design and characterization of light metallic materials especially newly developed precipitation hardable magnesium alloys, with a special focus on the characterization of nano-scaled particles using advanced transmission electron microscopy and 3 dimensional atom probe tomography.

She has published over 100 research publications including research papers in scientific journals, conference proceedings and a book chapter. She is a member of the magnesium committee The Materials Metals and Mineral Society (TMS) was a guest editor of the institute journal JOM.

Qualifications

Ph.D. (2005), M.Eng.Sci. (2000) and BE/LLB (1995/1997)) in Materials Engineering from the Monash University, Australia.