Dr Stuart McDonald
Researcher biography
Dr McDonald is a graduate of The University of Queensland (UQ) having obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (Manufacturing and Materials) in 1997 and a PhD in Materials Engineering in 2002. He is a currently a Senior Research Fellow in the Nihon Superior Centre for the Manufacture of Electronic Materials (NSCMEM).
His research is in the field of microstructure control through solidification science and in particular on understanding the effect of trace element additions on nucleation and growth phenomena. He has numerous publications and expertise in the areas of:
1. Lead-free Solder Alloys
2. Grain refinement
3. Machining and heat treatment of titanium alloys
4. Mg-based Hydrogen Storage Alloys
5. Casting and Solidification of Al-Si Alloys
6. Eutectic solidification and modification