| Biography: | Dr. El Kadiri, Haitham came to us after his Ph.D. from Ecole des Mines de Paris at the Materials Center, Paris/ France in February 2004. Earlier, in 1999, he received his DEA (Masters) in the Shaping Center at Ecole des Mines de Paris, Nice/France. In March 2004, he joined us as a Postdoctoral Associate. Currently he is an Assistant Professor at Mechanical Engineering Department. His research interest includes both the theoretical and experimental based understandings of the thermochemical performance and manufacturing of structural materials used in automotive and aerospace applications. |
| Research Interest: | Selective oxidation, Twinning and slip in HCP structures, Crystal Plasticity, Fatigue crack growth, Phase transformation. |