Professor Emeritus
dnorthwo@uwindsor.ca
Education
- Ph.D, Chemical Physics (Crystallography), University of Surrey, UK, 1968
- B.Sc (Eng), Engineering Metallurgy, Imperial College, UK, 1964
- ARSM, Royal School of Mines, London, UK, 1964
Research Interests
- Microstructure-properties (performance) processing relationships
- Lightweight (A1+Mg) materials for automotive applications
- Materials for energy applications, including fuel cells, batteries and hydrogen storage.
- Novel materials synthesis methods, surface-engineering for improved corrosion & wear
Professional Affiliations
- Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
- C.P. Eng, Australia
- National Engineering Register Australia (NER)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC)
- Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM), UK
- Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia (FIEAust)
- Fellow of ASM International (FASM), USA
- Fellow of the World Institute for Engineering and Technology Education (FWIETE), Australia
Selected Publications
- Northwood, D.O., Gilbert, R.W. et al, Characterisation of neutron irradiation damage in zirconium alloys – an international "round-robin" experiment, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 79(2) 379-394 (1979).
- Ivey, D.G., Northwood, D.O. Storing energy in metal hydrides: a review of the physical metallurgy, Journal of Materials Science, 18(2), 321-347 (1983).
- Feng, F., Geng, M., Northwood, D.O., Electrochemical behaviour of intermetallic-based metal hydrides used in Ni/metal hydride (MH) batteries: A review, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 26(7), 725-734 (2001).
- Ma, Y., Nie, X., Northwood, D.O., Hu, H., Systematic study of the electrolytic plasma oxidation process on a Mg alloy for corrosion protection, Thin Solid Films, 494(1-2), 296-301 (2006).
- Hussein, R.O., Nie, X, Northwood, D.O. et al, Spectroscopic study of electrolytic plasma and discharging behaviour during the plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) process, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 43(10), art. No. 105203 (2010)