Ghaus Rizvi
BE, MS, MASc, Ph.D., P.Eng
Professor
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Contact information
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario L1G 0C5
Office: ACE 3021
905.721.8668 ext. 5745
905.721.3370 (fax)
Research topics
- Polymers and composites processing and characterization
- Smart and advanced materials
- Compounding of colors in plastics
- Wood-plastic composites
- "Green" Composites
- Nano-composites
- Processes and materials for tissue scaffolds and skeletal structures
- Corrosion of ceramic coatings
Education
Ph.D., Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 2003MASc, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 1999
MS, Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State University, California, 1982
BE, Mechanical Engineering, Karachi University, Karachi, Pakistan, 1977
Courses
- Advanced Materials Engineering;
- Structure and Properties of Materials;
- Design for Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing System Design I;
- Quality Control;
- Manufacturing & Production Processes;
- Automotive Materials and Manufacturing (graduate course);
- Advanced and Smart Materials (graduate course);
Research and expertise
C.B. Park, G.M. Rizvi, and H. Zhang, "Plastic Wood Fiber Foam Structure and Method of Producing Same," U.S. Patent 6,936,200, August 2005
- G. Guo, G.M. Rizvi, and C.B. Park, "Chapter-11: Wood Composite Foams," in Wood-Polymer Composites, Oksman, K., and Sain, M., eds., Woodhead Publishing, pp. 227-256, 2008.
- G.M. Rizvi and C.B. Park, "Chapter 14 - Wood Flour Composite Foams" in: Handbook of Polymeric Foams and Foam Technology, D. Klempner and V. Sendijarevic, eds., Hanser, pp. 409-446, 2004.
