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Derek O. Northwood

Derek O. Northwood

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Materials Science

D-Index
57
Citations
12016
World Ranking
7950
National Ranking
144

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Derek O. Northwood is affiliated with the University of Windsor in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on subfields such as Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, and Metals and Alloys. Their work encompasses a range of specialized topics including Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels, Metal Extraction and Bioleaching, Extraction and Separation Processes, Metallurgy and Material Forming, Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals, Metal Alloys Wear and Properties, and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics.

Their recent publications reflect these interests and include the following papers:

  • "On nitrogen diffusion during solution treatment in a high nitrogen austenitic stainless steel" (2020), published in Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • "Wear behavior of a multiphase ductile iron produced by quenching and partitioning process" (2021), published in Engineering Failure Analysis
  • "Agitation Leaching Behavior of Copper-Cobalt Oxide Ores from the Democratic Republic of the Congo" (2023), published in Minerals
  • "A steel-like unalloyed multiphase ductile iron" (2021), published in Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • "Recovery of Valuable Metals from Polymetallic Refractory Concentrate by a Sulfuric Acid Curing and Leaching Method" (2023), published in Separations

Frequent co-authors with whom Northwood has collaborated include:

  • Hao Ma
  • Kristian E. Waters
  • Honghong Sun
  • Sanping Liu
  • Wentao Zhou

The venues in which they often publish their research demonstrate a concentration in applied materials and engineering sciences. These include:

  • Engineering Failure Analysis
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • Minerals
  • Molecules
  • Metals

Derek O. Northwood was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2016 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Spectroscopic study of electrolytic plasma and discharging behaviour during the plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) process

    R O Hussein;X Nie;D O Northwood;A Yerokhin

  • An investigation of ceramic coating growth mechanisms in plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) processing

    R.O. Hussein;X. Nie;D.O. Northwood

  • Effect of grain size on friction and wear of nanocrystalline aluminum

    Z.N. Farhat;Y. Ding;D.O. Northwood;A.T. Alpas

  • The effect of current mode and discharge type on the corrosion resistance of plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coated magnesium alloy AJ62

    R.O. Hussein;P. Zhang;X. Nie;Y. Xia;Y. Xia

  • Electrocatalysis of Borohydride Oxidation on Colloidal Pt and Pt-Alloys (Pt-Ir, Pt-Ni, and Pt-Au) and Application for Direct Borohydride Fuel Cell Anodes

    Előd Gyenge;Mohammed Atwan;Derek Northwood

  • An investigation into TiN-coated 316L stainless steel as a bipolar plate material for PEM fuel cells

    Yan Wang;Derek O. Northwood

  • Colloidal Au and Au-alloy catalysts for direct borohydride fuel cells: Electrocatalysis and fuel cell performance

    Mohammed H. Atwan;Charles L.B. Macdonald;Derek O. Northwood;Elod L. Gyenge

  • Influence of process parameters on electrolytic plasma discharging behaviour and aluminum oxide coating microstructure

    R.O. Hussein;X. Nie;D.O. Northwood

  • Storing energy in metal hydrides: a review of the physical metallurgy

    Douglas G. Ivey;Derek O. Northwood

  • The development and applications of zirconium alloys

    Derek O. Northwood

  • The effect of processing parameters and substrate composition on the corrosion resistance of plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coated magnesium alloys

    R.O. Hussein;D.O. Northwood;X. Nie

  • Corrosion properties and contact resistance of TiN, TiAlN and CrN coatings in simulated proton exchange membrane fuel cell environments

    L. Wang;D.O. Northwood;X. Nie;J. Housden

  • An investigation of the electrochemical properties of PVD TiN-coated SS410 in simulated PEM fuel cell environments

    Yan Wang;Derek O. Northwood

  • Systematic study of the electrolytic plasma oxidation process on a Mg alloy for corrosion protection

    Y. Ma;X. Nie;D.O. Northwood;H. Hu

  • An investigation into polypyrrole-coated 316L stainless steel as a bipolar plate material for PEM fuel cells

    Yan Wang;Derek O. Northwood

  • Effects of O2 and H2 on the corrosion of SS316L metallic bipolar plate materials in simulated anode and cathode environments of PEM fuel cells

    Yan Wang;Derek O. Northwood

  • The influence of pulse timing and current mode on the microstructure and corrosion behaviour of a plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coated AM60B magnesium alloy

    R.O. Hussein;D.O. Northwood;X. Nie

  • Corrosion protection properties of anodic oxide coatings on an Al–Si alloy

    X. Li;X. Nie;L. Wang;D.O. Northwood

  • Development of advanced rechargeable Ni/MH and Ni/Zn batteries

    M. Geng;D.O. Northwood

  • Tensile fracture behavior in CO2 laser beam welds of 7075-T6 aluminum alloy

    Cheng Liu;D.O Northwood;S.D Bhole

Frequent Co-Authors

Xueyuan Nie
Xueyuan Nie University of Windsor
Ahmet T. Alpas
Ahmet T. Alpas University of Windsor
Yan Wang
Yan Wang Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Jiecai Han
Jiecai Han Harbin Institute of Technology
Shanyi Du
Shanyi Du Harbin Institute of Technology
S.D. Bhole
S.D. Bhole Toronto Metropolitan University
Man On Lai
Man On Lai National University of Singapore
Allan Matthews
Allan Matthews University of Manchester
Adrian Leyland
Adrian Leyland University of Sheffield
Aleksey Yerokhin
Aleksey Yerokhin University of Manchester

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