Ahmad Reza Rastkar

CV Ahmad Reza Rastkar Personal Informations Ahmad Reza Rastkar Address: Shahid Beheshti University, Evin, Tehran,-, Iran Tel: E-Mail: ---www.sbu.ac.ir Website: Gender: M Date of Birth:- Nationality: Iran Work Experience ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Assistant and Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering/ Manager (2005 - 2021) Shahid Beheshti University, Laser and Plasma Research Institute, Tehran, Iran. ● Leading participation in the establishment and management of the department of Industrial Plasma Engineering in Laser and Plasma Research Institute. ● Scientific management of the interdisciplinary teams and development of innovative manufacturing processes for functional surfaces from nm to several µm sizes in research and industrial projects in the field of heat treatment, surface technology, nanotechnology and additive manufacturing through the development and manufacture of pilot series implementations, industrial plants and measuring systems. - Design and manufacture of sputtering deposition systems. - Innovative integrated sputter deposition of catalysts (Fe, Cr, Ni) and PECVD from multilayer graphene or vertically aligned single and / or multi-walled carbon nanotubes with open and closed heads or untouched crystalline carbon fibers for use in battery electrodes, solar cells, sensors and other optical devices. - PECVD deposition of thin and thick Diamond Like Coatings (DLC) on metals and glass. - Glow-to-arc discharge plasma for coating powders as additive layers on the surface of metals to repair the worn surfaces and welding or brazing of steel, Ni alloys, aluminum and titanium alloys. - Plasma past surface aluminizing of titanium aluminides and Ni super alloys. - Design and manufacture of equipments and plasma nitriding of steel, aluminum and titanium alloys. - Additive Manufacturing via Micro Arc Oxidation of metallic alloy to produce thin and thick layers, Plasma Electrolytic Nitrocarburising of metallic alloys, manufacturing of components by Plasma Spraying. - Design and construction of structural, electrical and mechanical parts of high vacuum chambers and systems. ● Management, implementation, evaluation and presentation of measurements and analyzes for layer and surface characterization, topography on different scales, hardness, friction, wear, optical and electrical properties through light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, FIB, RIE, lithography, transmission electron microscopy, Energydispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, XRD, IV device testing, cyclic voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy, optical glow discharge emission spectroscopy, spark spectrometry, Raman or FTIR spectroscopy, gas and liquid chromatography, DSC, TGA, micro and nano hardness testing, shear, fatigue and creep tests on bulk solids and surfaces. ● Teaching the courses of Plasma Surface Engineering, Plasma Laboratories, Manufacturing Processes, Physical Metallurgy, Heat Treatment, Welding, Non-Destructive Testing, Advanced Material Analysis and Thermodynamics. ● Supervision of more than 30 Master and PhD students. ● Experience in applying for publicly funded projects. ● Recognized reviewer of International Journals (Journal of Surface and Coating Technology, Wear, Chemical Engineering Journal, Tribology International, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Materials Science and Engineering A, Materials Letters). Seite 1 / 4 CV Ahmad Reza Rastkar -) Project manager (part time) Iran Organization of Air Industries ● design and manufacture of advanced coatings on titanium alloys. (2000 - 2018) Manager / Senior Engineer (part time) Iran Itok Consulting and Inspection Co., Tehran, Iran IEI Inspection Co., Tehran, Iran ● Technical support of NDT testers for preparation and tests according to NDT standards and customer specifications. ● Direction, management, training and implementation Non Destructive Tests (VT, RT, UT, MT, PT, Phased Array, TOFD, UT Guided Wave und Velocity Ratio) and quality control of industrial steel construction, Interpretation of X-ray films. ● Technical Management of Welding processes and construction. August 2007 Oktober 2007 Visiting Researcher Chemistry Department of University of Manchester ● Visiting Research Fellowship, supported by the Royal Society of England (Application of Plasma in the control of environmental pollution by the glow discharge in different gases). (1995 - 2000) PhD Student (Full time) Birmingham University, Birmingham, England ● Implementation of surface engineering and tribology tests (wear and friction) of coatings and/or thermochemical changes on the surface of titanium and aluminum alloys. Education (from 2020) (1995 -2000) -) -) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PhD in Business Administration Tehran University, Tehran, Iran ● Industrial Management PhD in Metallurgy and Materials Birmingham University, Birmingham, England ● Plasma Surface Engineering and tribology Master of Engineering Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran ● Material Engineering (Identification, Materials Selection und manufacturing Processes) Bachelor of Engineering Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran ● Material engineering (Metal forming) Personal Abilities ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Language Digital Skills Publications Very good command of English and German languages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------● Very good MS Office knowledge (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and AutoCAD, Catia, Solidworks. ● Good knowledge in SAP (MM, QM, PP). ● Basic knowledge of ANSYS, MATLAB. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, Mohammad Heydarzadeh Sohi, Phase Identification and Fracture Strength of Plasma Brazed Joints of Ti 45Al 2Nb 2Mn 1B with Ti-Ni-Cu filler metals, Materials Letters, Volume 286, 1 March 2021, 129249. ● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, “Plasma Enhanced Paste aluminizing of Ti-45Al-2Nb-2Mn-1B with Al-Si Alloys”, Surface and Coatings Technology, 283 -. ● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, Narges Rezvani, “The Effect of processing time on the microstructure and Seite 2 / 4 CV Ahmad Reza Rastkar composition of plasma pack aluminized and oxidized surface layers on low carbon steel”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 46A (8) (2015) ● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, “Phase Structure Wear Resistance and Antimicrobial Response of Austenitic Stainless Steels 316L by Sputtering Cu during Plasma Nitriding and PECVD of Silicon Nitride”, Journal of Coating Science and Technology, 1 -. ● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, P. Parseh, N. Darvishnia, S.M.M Hadavi, “Microstructural evolution and hardness of TiAl3 and TiAl2 phases on Ti-45Al-2Nb-2Mn-1B by plasma pack aluminizing”, Applied Surface Science 276 -. ● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, B. Shokri, “Surface modification and wear test of carbon steel by plasma electrolytic nitrocarburizing”, Surface and interface an analysis, 44 (3) -. ● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, A. Kiani, F. Alvand, B. Shokri, M. Amirzadeh, “Effect of pulsed plasma nitriding on mechanical and tribological performance of Ck45 steel”, journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology-. ● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, B. Shokri, “Surface transformation of Ti-45Al-2Nb-2Mn-1B titanium Aluminide by electron beam melting”, Surf. Coat. Technol. 204 -. ● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, B. Shokri, M. Kabir, M. Amirzadeh, M. R. Rahimipour, “Effect of Methane Pressure on the Size of Carbon Nanoparticles Deposited by Pulsed Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition”, Plasma Process. Polym. 6 (2009) S855–S859. ● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, A. R. Niknam, B. Shokri, “Characterization of copper oxide nano layers deposited by direct current magnetron sputtering”, Thin Solid Films 517 -. ● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, B. Shokri and T. Bell, “Structural and mechanical Evaluation of the effect of oxygen boost diffusion on a Gamma Based Titanium Aluminide of Ti-45Al-2Nb-2Mn-1B”, Surf. Coat. Technol. 202 -. ● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, B. Shokri, “A multi-step process of oxygen diffusion to improve the wear performance of a gamma-based titanium aluminide”, Wear 264 -. ● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, A. R. Niknam, B. Shokri, “The Effect of Two Surface Treatments on the Tribological Behavior of Gamma-Based Titanium Aluminides”, Plasma Process. Polym. 2007, 4, S761–S765. ● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, B. Shokri, T. Bell, “Effect of thermochemical treatments on the surface of a gamma based TiAl”, 2006 Proceedings - 15th IFHTSE - International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering Congress 2006, pp. 232-237. ● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, T. Bell, “Characterization and Tribological Performance of Oxide Layers on Titanium Aluminides”, Wear 258 -. ● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, T. Bell, “Tribological performance of Plasma Nitrided gamma based Titanium Aluminides”, Wear 253 -. ● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, “Sliding wear behaviour of two gamma-based titanium aluminides”, Wear 240 (1-2) (2000) pp. 19-26. ● Ahmad Reza Rastkar, K. Mao, “Realising the Potential of Thermal Spraying”, Surface Engineering, Vol. 13 (1997) No. 3. Presentations --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------● A. R. Rastkar, “Plasma enhanced diffusion of Al-Si alloys on the surface of Ti-45Al-2Nb-2Mn-1B titanium aluminide”, Fifteenth International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering-PSE 2016, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, September 12-16, 2016. ● A. R. Rastkar, “Diverse methods of surface engineering to combat wear of Titanium aluminides”, Asia-Pacific Interfinish 2010, Singapore, October 19-22, 2010. ● A. R. Rastkar, B. Shokri, “Plasma electrolytic process compete gaseous plasma nitriding of AISI 1045 steel”, Twelfth International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering (PSE 2010), GarmischPatenkirchen, Germany, September 13-17, 2010. ● A. R. Rastkar, S. Babaei, “Investigation the effect of conducting electrolyte on the characteristics of nano-structure aluminium oxide coatings produced via plasma electrolyte oxidation”, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference on Nanostructures (NS2010), Kish Island, Iran, March 10-12, 2010. ● A. R. Rastkar, A. Kiani, B. Shokri, “Effect of pulsed plasma nitriding on Tribological performance of Ck45 steel”, 3 rd International Meeting on Developments in Materials, Processes and Applications of Emerging Technologies (MPA-2009), Manchester, UK, 21-23 July 2009. ● A. R. Rastkar, F. Alvand, B. Shokri, “Surface properties of plain carbon steel treated by direct current plasma electrolytic nitrocarburising”, 3 rd International Meeting on Developments in Materials, Processes and Applications of Emerging Technologies (MPA-2009), Manchester, UK, 21-23 July 2009. Seite 3 / 4 CV Ahmad Reza Rastkar ● A. R. Rastkar, B. Shokri, M. Kabir, M. Amirzadeh and M. Rahimipour, “Effect of pressure on the size of carbon nanoparticles deposited by pulsed plasma enhanced CVD of methane”, Eleventh International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering-PSE, Garmisch-Patenkirchen, Germany, September 15-19, 2008. ● A. R. Rastkar, B. Shokri, S. Babaei, M. Amirzadeh, “Effect of frequency and electrolyte on the characteristics of aluminium oxide layers produced via pulsed DC plasma electrolytic oxidation”, Eleventh International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering-PSE, Garmisch-Patenkirchen, Germany, September 15-19, 2008. ● A. R. Rastkar, A. R. Niknam, B. Shokri, M. Kabir, M. Amirzadeh and M. R. Rahimipour, “Plasma enhanced CVD of graphite nano particles from methane at low temperatures”, presented at MPA 2008, Cambridge, UK, January 6-8, 2008. ● A. R. Rastkar, B. Shokri and T. Bell, “Effect of thermochemical treatments on the surface of gamma based titanium aluminides”, 15th Congress of IFHTSE with the "20th Surface Modification Technology Conference - SMT 20", Vienna, Austria, September 25-29, 2006. ● A. R. Rastkar, A. R. Niknam, B. Shokri, “Tribological behaviour of surface treated gamma based titanium aluminides”, 10th International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering (PSE), Po 3098, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, September 10-15, 2006. ● A. R. Rastkar and T. Bell, “Surface engineering to improve tribological performance of gamma based titanium aluminides”, EUROMAT 99, Munich, 1999. ● A. R. Rastkar, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, “Surface Engineering of Titanium Aluminides to Combat Wear”, 2nd International Symposium on Structural Intermetallics, USA, 21- 26 Sept. 1997. ● A. R. Rastkar, “First World Tribology Congress”, Institute of Materials, London, conference attendance, 1996. ● A. R. Rastkar, “Plasma Nitriding of Titanium Aluminide”, Mission Tribology, Institute of Materials, London, 1996. Projects Scholarships and Awards Certificates --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------National Projects in the field of surface engineering ● Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition of titanium aluminides with different coatings for the use in Air and space industries. ● Design and Manufacture of industrial plasma nitriding systems. ● Management and Implementation of development in small Sputtering equipments in laboratories. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------● Full scholarship of Iran Government for PhD studies in-. ● Winner of the prestigious international Bodycote PLC paper competition 1997, Bodycote, Umist, 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------● PhD Certificate ● MSc Certificate ● BSc Certificate ● Certificates of outstanding contribution in reviewing the international scientific journals ● Certificates of qualification in Non Destructive Testing (PT, MT, UT, Phased Array UT) Personal Interests --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mountain climbing, Travel, other cultures and languages, Music Documents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------● Copies of Certificates Seite 4 / 4