Alex Berlin

MASc Student

Affiliations

Centre for Advanced Materials Joining
Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
University of Waterloo

Contact Information

Email: aberlin@uwaterloo.ca
Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
Canada

Biographical Information

MASc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo (2011)
BASc, Honours Mechanical Engineering, Welding Specialization, University of Waterloo (2009)

Research Projects

Magnetic pulse welding of wrought magnesium alloys

Project sponsor(s)

  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Magnesium Network (NSERC MagNET)

Project supervisor(s)

  • Professor M. Worswick
  • Professor N. Zhou
  • Professor T. Nguyen

Research Interests

  • Impact welding of wrought magnesium

Selected Publications

  • A. Berlin, “Lap Magnetic Pulse Welding of AZ31 Mg Alloy Sheet”, Poster presentation, NSERC Magnesium Network Annual General Meeting, Jun. 2010, Vancouver, BC
  • A. Berlin, “Magnetic Pulse Welding of Mg Alloy Sheets”, Paper and presentation at 1st Annual Canadian Welding Association conference, Sept. 2010, Blue Mountain, ON
  • A. Berlin, “Metallurgical analysis of magnetic pulse welds of AZ31 magnesium alloy”, Presentation, NSERC Magnesium Network Annual General Meeting, Jun. 2011, Vancouver, BC
  • A. Berlin, T. C. Nguyen, M. J. Worswick and Y. Zhou, “Metallurgical analysis of magnetic pulse welds of AZ31 magnesium alloy”, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, Accepted Aug 20th 2011

Thesis Supervisor(s)

  • Professor N. Zhou