Dr. Jerry Sokolowski

Education

• PhD, Mechanical Engineering and Technology, Institute of Metal Casting, Silesian University of Technology, Poland, 1974
• MASc & BASc, Mechanical Engineering and Technology, Institute of Metal Casting, Silesian University of Technology, Poland

Research Interests

• Development & industrial commercialization of new casting materials & technologies (metallurgy, casting, heat treatment & machining)
• Development of new analytical & testing techniques as well as technology platforms applied to aluminum, magnesium & cast iron components

Professional Affiliations

• Dofasco Research Centre, Hamilton, ON; Stelco Technology Centre, Burlington, ON; Alcan International, Arvida R&D Centre QUE; CAE Diecast Ltd., St. Catharine, ON
• McMaster University, Institute for Materials Research, Hamilton, ON; Silesian University of Technology – Poland; Technical University of Silesia, Gliwice, Poland
• Polish Cement Industry
• National Iron Institute, Gliwice, Poland
• Ford Motor Co. (Canada & USA) and their suppliers, Chrysler-Fiat (Canada & USA), GM USA and India, Yamaha Motors Co. Japan, Nissan Motors Co.
• CANMET – Advisory Board, NSERC, OCE, USCAR, NRC’s Industrial Materials Institute (IMI)
• Tinto ALCAN – Canada, NEMAK Canada, Meridian Lightweight Technologies Canada; Gesing Consultants - Toronto; Foundry Educational Foundation - Chicago, USA; American Foundry Society – Detroit/Windsor Chapter, GKS – Germany

Selected Publications

• P. Guba, A. J. Gesing, J. H. Sokolowski, A. Conle, A. Sobiesiak, and S. K. Das, “In situ - formed, low - cost, Al - Si nanocomposite materials,” Arch. Mater. Sci. Eng., Accepted: November 9, 2017.
   
• P. Guba, A. J. Gesing, J. H. Sokolowski, A. Conle, A. Sobiesiak, and M. Kasprzak, “Combined thermal , microstructural and microchemical analysis of solidification of Al25Si3Cu alloy,” Arch. Mater. Sci. Eng., vol. 85, no. 2, pp. 49–79, 2017.
   
• Gesing, A. J., Marchwica, P., Lackie, S., Sokolowski, J. H., (2013), “Quantitative X-Ray Fluorescence Determination of Elemental Composition of Micro-Constituents Smaller thanthe Electron Probe Volume”, presented at the TMS 2013, 142^nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Proceedings – Characterization of Minerals, Metals and Materials 2013, San Antonio, Texas, March 3-7, 2013.
   
• A. J. Gesing, J. H. Sokolowski, P. C. Marchwica, C. Blawert, J. Jekl, M. Kozdras, M. Kasprzak, and J. Wood, “Cooling curve and microchemical phase analysis of rapidly quenched magnesium AM60B and AE44 alloys,” J. Achiev. Mater. Manuf. Eng., vol. 582, no. 2, pp. 59–73, 2013.
   
• Marchwica, P. C., Gesing, A. J., Sokolowski, J. H., Blawert, C., Jekl, J., Kasprzak, M., Kozdras, M., Wood, J., (2013), “Combination of Cooling Curve and Micro-Chemical Phase Analysis of Rapidly Quenched Magnesium AM60B and AE44 Alloys”, Conference on Achievements in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (AMME’2013), Gliwice-Krakow, Poland, June 23-26, 2013.

Video

• Metal Casting and Post-Processing Technology Group