Dr. Salimeh Saleh

• Dynamic mechanical analysis • Contact mechanical analysis • Nanoindentation • Atomic force microscopy (AFM) • Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) • Optical microscopy • Wood Research • Cellular materials • Fiber composites • Surface characterization • Sample preparation (embedding and ultramicrotomy) • Data analysis with Origin Lab and Excel • Image processing with Gwyddion and Image J • Supervision of the lab courses and student theses • Phase transformation of iron-carbon alloys

Hierarchical Mechanical Properties of Wood Cell Wall in Microscale and Nanoscale

•Identification and Selection of Materials •Fabrication and characterization of nanostructure forsterite-hydroxyapatite composite coating to improve the biocompatibility and bioactivity of 316L stainless steel • Sol-Gel Process • Coating • Corrosion testing (Potentiodynamic and Cyclic Polarization tests) • Biocompatibility testing

• Industrial Metallurgy • Preparation and characterization of forsterite-hydroxyapatite composite nanopowder • Bioceramics & Nanomaterials • Metallography & Optical Microscopy • Thermal modification of iron-carbon alloy